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Seattle parking spaces turned into mini-parks today

by KING 5 News

KING5.com

Posted on September 17, 2010 at 6:59 AM

Updated Friday, Sep 17 at 7:41 AM

SEATTLE - Don't be confused if you find grass and chairs in your favorite metered parking spot in Seattle Friday. It's the annual Park(ing) Day, when people all over the world take over parking spots and turn them into mini-parks as part of an eco-friendly push.

Nearly 70 on-street parking spaces across Seattle will be occupied by the public parks between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

"The point is to draw attention to how much space cars take up in our urban environment and how public space is used," said Max, one of the Seattle organizers.

Organizers say they have the proper permits from the city and that the event is legal. They advise drivers to keep their cars at home and take the bus into downtown.

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coffeekate said on September 18, 2010 at 9:54 PM

This little eco-friendly push will end when someone is hurt or killed in these unsafe "parks" and whatever the real point of these is will be further lost.

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scott_bellevue said on September 18, 2010 at 7:44 AM

I don't understand all the negative comments. It sounds more like the conversation in a redneck bar next to a trailer park than a forum on a news website. All these people are trying to do is call attention to the fact that our cars often occupy more and better space that we do. It's not an "environut" thing to try and make people aware of our urban living space and to try and improve the space we live it. Some cities like Seoul, Korea, have been putting massive amounts of money into making large urban areas greener and more livable. As for the redneck, uneducated, Neanderthal remarks - move to Detroit, you won't have to worry about green spaces and environuts there.

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blankingout said on September 17, 2010 at 11:26 PM

I grabbed my '66 diesel truck, filled it with farm diesel and went to find a parking spot next to one of these "parks". Ha ha, as I sat in my idling truck for an hour talking to my buddy, Roy, about sockeye fishing, I musta said f-off about 20 times as several of these shrimp tapped on my window saying I am not "jiving" with their event or something like that.

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anonymoususer said on September 17, 2010 at 2:11 PM

Stop driving then the state loses gas tax revenue and raises taxes to cover the budget gap.

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art_in_seattle said on September 17, 2010 at 2:09 PM

THANK YOU Seattle environuts. I have a retail business on the Eastside. Thanks for sending the business my way! Funny, if environuts tried to do this in front of my store, I would get a hose and water them and their garden - all day long - permitt or not!

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dede1978 said on September 17, 2010 at 1:59 PM

Not only happy to sit in that parking spot all day, but to also breath in the fumes of the passing cars.... yuk!!! I'd rather be at a real park away from the traffic. Suckers.

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yogibear said on September 17, 2010 at 1:54 PM

Interesting how some people are happy to sit in a parking spot all day.

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dede1978 said on September 17, 2010 at 12:13 PM

kbbcoop, I'd say you're just as much a laughing stock too for not reading the entire story or understanding what you're reading. The article clearly says this is done around the world, not just in Seattle.

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conseula said on September 17, 2010 at 11:49 AM

If drivers start taking the bus and not using the convenience of a parking space, what is the city going to use the empty parking spaces for? Do they plan on building mini parks like shown in the pictures?

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zaxxon7469 said on September 17, 2010 at 11:12 AM

Sounds like to me to get free parking, get the proper perit and cover your car with turf. Molbile park on the go, go green go LEED. I normally would say way to go, get out and tell it to the people, but my requirements had me go from a mid size car to a full size truck. There are only so many spots to park a full size truck in Seattle.

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kbbcoop said on September 17, 2010 at 10:59 AM

this is why Seattle is a laughingstock.

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anonymoususer said on September 17, 2010 at 10:48 AM

Next week it's drive your car to the city day - all week long. I usually take the light rail the few times I need to go into oz but next week it's take the car in protest of these idiots. Next you will have the parking authority asking for more money because of a decrease in revenue from parking meters - snf the bright idea to increase revenue will be to put in more meters.

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wilsonkb03 said on September 17, 2010 at 10:18 AM

of couse people in seatlle are taking part in this........stupid. glad i dont have to try to park my car in dowmtown today!

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musicfreak said on September 17, 2010 at 10:05 AM

Uh...that's friggen weird. I hope they're paying the meter all day long.

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digiwave said on September 17, 2010 at 9:51 AM

"The point is to draw attention to how much space cars take up in our urban environment..." This absurd event is more like these over-zealous eco-idiots drawing attention to how much space is between their ears! And by golly, they've succeeded!

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billy12345 said on September 17, 2010 at 9:35 AM

This has got to be one of the most idiotic things I have ever seen. Way to teach your kids it is OK to play in the street. Where is CPS???

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dede1978 said on September 17, 2010 at 8:43 AM

Ditto!!!!

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chevelle70ss said on September 17, 2010 at 8:26 AM

stupid, thats all i can say

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