PARK(ing) Day: Reclaiming urban space, one bay at a time

By Christina Oon, Stuart Macdonald

September 2015 FEATURE
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Creative installation during (PARK)ing Day in San Francisco, US.
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This September, expect a few creative (and possibly quirky) parking bays in George Town as Penangites reclaim their urban spaces.Fancy a game of 4v4 football? (PARK)ingIt began in 2005 when Rebar, an art and design studio, converted a single-metered parking space into a temporary public park in downtown San Francisco. Since then, PARK(ing) Day has gained an international following with thousands of people around the globe working independently but guided by a common set of core principles: to collaborate and...

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Christina Oon

Stuart Macdonald

is a fellow and head of Urban Studies at Penang Institute.


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