If you read today’s StreetBeat you may have heard - POP.Park finalist entries will be included in a workshop at the upcoming Conflux Festival. Conflux is an annual New York festival for contemporary psychogeography, the investigation of everyday urban life through emerging artistic, technological and social practice.

At Conflux, people from a wide variety of backgrounds and cultures come together to re-imagine the city as a playground, a space for positive change and an opportunity for civic engagement. It’s the perfect place to talk about Park(ing) Day and POP.Park.

Friday September 18, Park(ing) Day, T.A. will host an interactive, mobile workshop to discuss Park(ing) Day NYC, POP.Park and other creative ways to re-define our streets as places for people and not just cars. T.A. will lead a tour from the festival to the POP.Parks - set-up at a secret location in the city. (check back soon for more information)

This year’s Conflux Festival starts on September 17 and runs through September 20. Join us in building the dialogue about NYC’s valuable public space and how we choose to use it. For more information, schedules and a complete list of participants, go to http://confluxfestival.org/2009/.