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It’s Park(ing) Day All Over America

This morning, street reclaimers across the country are settling into their Park(ing) spaces -- more than 450 spots in 80 cities, according to the latest count. For our readers outside New York City, check out the Trust for Public Land's Google map to find a spot near you. TPL also has a great round-up of Park(ing) Day media coverage and the beginnings of a Flickr pool.
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This morning, street reclaimers across the country are settling into their Park(ing) spaces — more than 450 spots in 80 cities, according to the latest count. For our readers outside New York City, check out the Trust for Public Land’s Google map to find a spot near you. TPL also has a great round-up of Park(ing) Day media coverage and the beginnings of a Flickr pool.

New Yorkers: Here’s the link again to the map of Park(ing) locations, and don’t forget to tag your photos “streetsblog” when you upload them to Flickr.

Happy Park(ing)!

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Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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