Here at Transportation Alternatives we’re getting very excited for Park(ing) Day NYC 2010! Mark your calendars for Friday September 17th, 2010.

In the coming weeks the website will be up to date and registration will be live. As in years past, Park(ing) Day NYC aims to transform parking spaces into people-friendly public spaces supporting everything from playgrounds to community meeting places, urban gardens to small sculpture parks, performance stages to relaxing respites. Park(ing) Day NYC is an opportunity for community advocates, environmentalists, artists and NYC residents to re-create our urban landscape and reinvent public street space.

In the coming weeks we will be posting interviews with past Park(ing) Day NYC participants about their Park(ing) Day experiences and their ideas on public space in New York. We’ll also talk to other Park(ing) Day cities about how this event has changed their public discourse on urban space. Have an idea for a blog post? Let us know at alyssa@transalt.org.