All over the world, people are celebrating Park(ing) Day, taking over metered parking spots with homemade hangouts and parklets to reclaim public space dominated by cars.
Park(ing) Day has come along way since its creation in 2005 by Rebar, a San Francisco-based art and design studio. In 2010, 180 cities around the world participated, from New Plymouth, New Zealand to Bucharest, Romania.
ABC7 went out early this morning to get some footage of Park(ing) Day L.A.
FULL STORY: LA celebrates Park(ing) Day with mini parks
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Happy Park(ing) Day! Should This Be the Last One?
Though Park(ing) day organizers stopped tracking numbers last year, it's safe to say that dozens of cities will be turning their parking spaces into public spaces today. But for Alissa Walker, participants could better spend their time and energy.
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