Park(ing) Day 2012: City parking spaces transformed into public parks

Last Friday, 59 metered parking spaces got a temporary makeover in celebration of Park(ing) Day 2012. Park(ing) Day is a worldwide event to enhance public awareness of the need for more green spaces in our urban environments. Last year, Philadelphia had 30 parks. This year (the fifth for the city), there was a record-high 59

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The Return of the Parklet: Mini-parks to open throughout Philly this summer

University City District reopened its parklet last week on 43rd Street. | Image via universitycity.orgSomewhere between a green city and a crowded city lives a unique creature—the parklet. Born in New York City and raised from the idea that even the country’s most populous urban centers can support green spaces, parklets are popping up in

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