But what the hell: here’s the q13 video.

So wait these are actually in the street? Huh. I’d heard they’d be in parking lots, or on the sidewalk. Interesting…

Do the parkers get a little sticky parking payment ticket to pay for the space all day to keep the cops off their back? Or is this pre-permitted? Or is it just hope-for-the-best-that-the-cops-dont-shut-it-down strategy?

My questions regarding this to the unpavingparadise blog have gone unposted and unanswered. :/

I hear they’ve got plants to give away once the park goes away.

Why do we have to copy everything San Francisco does, only… like… a year later?

http://www.rebargroup.org/projects/parking/

I read this comment on Slog last year jesse. But anyhow, today’s activities are part of National Parking Day and Seattle participated last year.

Although it was an awesome tiny park in its own right, the Unpaving Paradise mini-park was also an outreach event for the park-to-be at John and Summit. Last the public heard, Parks needs $150K+ to build this park as designed (yep, that’s almost twice what we heard before).

Without the money, all we get is a grassy slope – better than a parking lot, but the neighborhood already has that at Thomas St. and Cal Anderson. With the money, we get a sorely needed P-Patch (plus more eyes on the park), seating, trash cans, a barbecue, skate dot, etc. Unfortunately, it’s fallen on the community to take John and Summit from a lawn to an urban gem. Fortunately, we’re very passionate about our green space.

To learn more or donate, see unpavingparadise.blogspot.com.