Park(ing) Day NYC: to-do-to-do

Let’s rock peoples’ minds and inspire them to re-envision their streets!  The following guidelines will help you do just that and make Park(ing) Day NYC stress-free, fun, well-documented, conscientious and connected:

1. Bring your required materials

In addition to the materials you’re using for your spot, you must have the following at your park:

1. Street Activity Permit (to show NYPD or anyone else questioning your space’s legality—also very useful for asking car idlers to move and let you park-it)

1. Official Sign (so people know this is a public space that they can participate in)

1. Park(ing) Day NYC Maps (listing all the spots in the City – for you to distribute)

**Pick up these required materials at T.A.’s office—127 W. 26^th Street (between 6^th and 7^th Avenues), 10^th Floor—TODAY, September 17^th, from 8am-7pm.***

2. Keep it legal

Make sure your spot is in a legal parking space. “Spots” can not be in places that impede other people’s way or put visitors in danger: no crosswalks, bike lanes, fire hydrants, driveways, no standing anytime zones and bus stops.

3. Document your hard work, your ingenious creation and the experience of passers-by!

1. Photos: Take a bunch throughout the day, and upload to your account at parkingdaynyc.org and tag more with “parkingdaynyc” on Flickr. There’s also a Park(ing) Day NYC Flickr group that you can join and add photos to.
2. Tweet, tweet!: Send your park(ing) spots status updates via text message to nvfxtj(at)twittermail(dot)com. You can also receive text message parkingdaynyc twitter updates from other spots by signing up for a Twitter account online.
3. Video: Can you take some? Please send us your digital files and upload to YouTube after the event.  Cell phone, digital camera or flip camera quality is perfect.
4. The Blog: Send us write-ups about your spot and the planning process, or exciting occurrences throughout the day to info(at)parkingdaynyc.org .

4. Leave No Trace

This saying has just as much sway in our urban environment as it does when hiking in the rural wilderness.  Please collect or discard any trash or items left in your spot at the end of the day.