PARK(ing) Day - San Francisco |
Monday, 21 January 2008 |
To celebrate the 3rd annual PARK(ing) Day, San Francisco based art collective Rebar decided to take things a little further, with their pedal-powered park on wheels; the Parkcycle.
This one-day global event encourages artists, activists and everyday
citizens to temporarily transform parking spots into "PARK(ing)"
spaces: temporary public parks. This time around an astounding 180
parks in 47 cities were created.
"The process of rethinking the ways streets are used is an important
first step in making permanent changes in our cities to improve the
quality of urban human habitat," says John Bela, cofounder of Rebar.
The Parkcycle, which can be cycled by a team of three, but enjoyed by
many more on it's 7m lawn, features a 5m tall tree and solar charged
battery which run's the cycles breaks.
With a top speed of 5mph, it is hardy going to get a yellow jersey in
the Tour de France, but makes for an incredibly scenic picnic. By Brendan McKnight
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