Comments on: StreetFilms: Park(ing) Day 2007 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:07:22 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Didi http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-37525 Didi Tue, 25 Sep 2007 17:23:30 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/#comment-37525 Love the film. Great job! I have bookmarked it. And you put it together so quickly! Here are some photos from Seattle's first annual Park(ing) Day - this year. Your film offers lots of ideas for next year, like the Bicycle Blender. http://didia.smugmug.com/gallery/3493595 Love the film. Great job! I have bookmarked it. And you put it together so quickly!

Here are some photos from Seattle's first annual Park(ing) Day - this year. Your film offers lots of ideas for next year, like the Bicycle Blender.

http://didia.smugmug.com/gallery/3493595

]]> By: brian http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-37478 brian Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:52:56 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/#comment-37478 What a lovel film! Trackback from http://carfreeusa.blogspot.com Come enjoy pictures from California's Park(ing) day. In Solidarity, - Carfree USA blog What a lovel film!

Trackback from http://carfreeusa.blogspot.com

Come enjoy pictures from California's Park(ing) day.

In Solidarity,
- Carfree USA blog

]]> By: Charlie D. http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-37464 Charlie D. Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:54:10 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/#comment-37464 Great video! It really makes you wonder why we give priority to people's vehicles over the health and enjoyment of people themselves. Great video! It really makes you wonder why we give priority to people's vehicles over the health and enjoyment of people themselves.

]]> By: momos http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-37459 momos Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:33:34 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/#comment-37459 Clarence - awesome video as always. Loved the LES Girls Club. Clarence - awesome video as always. Loved the LES Girls Club.

]]> By: Anne (www.sustainableflatbush.org) http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-37457 Anne (www.sustainableflatbush.org) Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:06:38 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/#comment-37457 In a Height-Of-Irony situation, the bench and chairs at Cortelyou Rd. Park arrived late because we were trapped on a block filled with double-parked cars! In a Height-Of-Irony situation, the bench and chairs at Cortelyou Rd. Park arrived late because we were trapped on a block filled with double-parked cars!

]]> By: Larry Littlefield http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-37455 Larry Littlefield Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:56:13 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/#comment-37455 I had a thought about park space vs. parking. The way street sweeping is now done, an entire neighborhood has half its curb space unavailable for parking for a couple of hours two days each week. If one leaves the car to go to work, that really means half the spaces in an entire area are unavailable all day. Imagine instead that, on one-way side streets, the city swept both sides of the street along a the entire length of street on one day, going across mutiple neighborhoods. So every fifth street would be unavailable for parking one day per week -- actually more curb space available. My thought was that the street being swept could be otherwise closed to traffic, and converted to a play street, for the entire day until dusk. So within five blocks there would be a play street open every single day, at the added cost of moving police barricades and signs twice a day. And no one would be stuck with kids out playing on their block more than one day a week. I had a thought about park space vs. parking.

The way street sweeping is now done, an entire neighborhood has half its curb space unavailable for parking for a couple of hours two days each week. If one leaves the car to go to work, that really means half the spaces in an entire area are unavailable all day.

Imagine instead that, on one-way side streets, the city swept both sides of the street along a the entire length of street on one day, going across mutiple neighborhoods. So every fifth street would be unavailable for parking one day per week -- actually more curb space available.

My thought was that the street being swept could be otherwise closed to traffic, and converted to a play street, for the entire day until dusk.

So within five blocks there would be a play street open every single day, at the added cost of moving police barricades and signs twice a day. And no one would be stuck with kids out playing on their block more than one day a week.

]]> By: Dan Icolari http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-37453 Dan Icolari Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:42:34 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/#comment-37453 Reports from participants in the event here in St. George, Staten Island--which was held in front of the Borough Library Center one block uphill from the ferry terminal--was that it was successful, with lots of encouraging comments from passersby. In short, a success. Reports from participants in the event here in St. George, Staten Island--which was held in front of the Borough Library Center one block uphill from the ferry terminal--was that it was successful, with lots of encouraging comments from passersby. In short, a success.

]]> By: Gargamel Tralfaz http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-37452 Gargamel Tralfaz Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:33:03 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/09/24/streetfilms-parking-day-2007/#comment-37452 My favorites are Lower East Side Girls Club, Cortelyou, and the kids gym in Williamsburg. Can you imagine the ideas for next year? My favorites are Lower East Side Girls Club, Cortelyou, and the kids gym in Williamsburg. Can you imagine the ideas for next year?

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