This Friday, September 21, the Organization of Cornell Planners (OCP) and Cornell AAP are celebrating Park(ing) Day by transforming the small sea of asphalt behind Sibley into a public gathering place.
Park(ing) Day is an annual international design event where participants take parking spaces and turn them into parklets for public use. The event generates discourse around how space in cities and towns is used, and spotlights how much public or semi-public space is devoted to the storage of private vehicles. Park(ing) Day also offers designers and planners a way to show off their creativity in a diminutive space.
This year, OCP is converting a few spots on the asphalt into a garden, bike repair station, and yoga area. Although the preliminary meeting for the September 21 event has passed, potential participants can contact Natalia Sanchez for more information.
See you on the lot!