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1 Cool Idea: Park(ing) Day
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3 Midday Muse: Park(ing) Day
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4 How-To: Build Your Park(ing) Day Park
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6 Park(ing) Day: 10 Hints For Your Own Park
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7 In Memoriam: Robert Royston
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8 Midday Muse: What's Old Is New Again
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9 How Do You Get Your Green?
Well, this is certainly one type of urban planning! Every day, thousands of New Yorkers flock to Bryant Park at lunchtime. While I'm sure none would be surprised to learn they're being watched, few realize they're being counted. Every day, an employee of New York's Department of Parks and Recreation walks through Bryant Park at lunchtime with clickers in hand—both hands. One is for men and the Read more
Last week, I told you all about my plans for Park(ing) Day. Now an international event, Park(ing) Day turns parking spots in urban areas into temporary parks, as a way to highlight the need for green spaces in cities, as well as to show how much physical room cars take up. My Sugar friends and I had a great time at Park(ing) Day! Since several of you told me that your interest was piqued, and Read more
Yesterday, I told you about the passing of famed landscape architect Robert Royston. Royston's concern for the public's need for green spaces is perfectly expressed in this video, which explains the ideas behind the 1955 construction of Palo Alto's Mitchell Park. What really strikes me about this video is that half a century later, the same issues that Royston outlines in the video (which he Read more
My participation in this year's Park(ing) Day has really got me thinking about the lack of green spaces in urban areas. Growing up in the country, it never really occurred to me that some people just don't have access to the green grass I was so tangibly familiar with. While there are a handful of wonderful parks in San Francisco to visit, including the vast Golden Gate Park, they simply can't Read more
Robert Royston, a beloved San Francisco Bay Area landscape architect, died in his Mill Valley home on Friday. He was 90 years old. Mr. Royston brought a modern sensibility to landscape architecture and public park design. He also loved to create public spaces that served the community, and envisioned his parks as beautiful, multifunctional spaces that could be accessible and useful for people of Read more
Did you make it to a Park(ing) Day Park on Friday? Several CasaSugar readers stopped by my park on Howard Street in San Francisco, and I spent the entire day chatting with friends and friendly strangers. While I didn't get time to check out a lot of the other parks, I did hear some rumors about some cool spots, including a beach park with a swimming pool and a park that was giving salsa lessons Read more
On Friday, I'm going to be in downtown San Francisco transforming an ordinary parking spot into a lush, green temporary park. Since Park(ing) Day is happening in cities all over the world, you might want to think about creating a temporary park in your town. To find out how, watch the slideshow! Source Read more
I've told you about Park(ing) Day before, but I have an update for you! This year CasaSugar's going to be participating in Park(ing) Day, too. The Sugar girls and I will be creating our own little slice of green in two parking spots in downtown San Francisco. I'll have many more details in the next two weeks, but if you're in San Francisco on Sept. 19, make sure to stop by and say hi to Read more
"Playing" in the park just took on a whole new meaning. Source Read more
Last year I wrote about the Park(ing) day in San Francisco, and I'd be remiss to not mention it again during Good to Grow month. Park(ing) Day is an event where businesses, government offices, and volunteers in several corners of the world take the time to construct parks in parking spaces. I found a cool video that shows the positive effects of this one-day event, and it's got me excited for Read more
