Park(ing) Day

[bixaorellana]

Park(ing) Day is an event created to focus on the importance and viability of utilizing public space for recreation.

I can vouch for the fact that more use of the streets throughout the day and night make for a safer city. One of the reasons I always feel safer walking around at night in Mexico than I ever would in the US is because there are scads of other people -- men, women, and children -- out and about as well.

Read about the pavement-to-parks movement here, and see a cheerful slide show here of this year's Park(ing) Day in San Francisco.



<-- The High Line, New York City

[fumobici]

There's an old tram causeway in Paris that looks quite similar to the photo above with plantings. There's also a park in Seattle called Gasworks Park converted from an old- hold on- gasworks. I really like the concept of converting old industrial infrastructure into recreational spaces, it creates interesting visual juxtapositions.

[Deleted]

Yes, the "promenade plantée" is an old train line that goes from Place de la Bastille to the edge of the city.

It's on top of the brick arches.