Photos: Locals celebrate International Park(ing) Day on Tucson's west side
Tucsonans reclaimed the parking spaces in front of Mercado San Agustin on Friday morning in celebration of International Park(ing) Day.
Park(ing) Day is a globally celebrated day for locals to temporarily repurpose curbside parking spots into social spaces. The event brings awareness to the amount of space wasted on vehicle storage.
Erin Brunelle, left, and Bettymaya Foott, a first year member of the American Society for Landscape Architects student chapter add soil to a succulent planter during Park(ing) Day, West Congress Street, Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2024. Park(ing) Day is a globally celebrated day for locals to temporarily repurpose curbside parking spots into social spaces. The event brings awareness to the amount of space wasted on vehicle storage.
Tucsonans consume the parking spaces in front of the MSA Annex in celebration of International Park(ing) Day, West Congress Street, Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2024. Park(ing) Day is a globally celebrated day for locals to temporarily repurpose curbside parking spots into social spaces. The event brings awareness to the amount of space wasted on vehicle storage.
Maya Martin paints blue flowers onto a planter at the Lane Santa Cruz booth during Park(ing) Day, West Congress Street, Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2024.
The City of Tucson encouraged Park(ing) Day guests place dots on places where space is wasted on storing cars, West Congress Street, Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2024.
Logan Havens, a designer with Silva + Havens explains how “The Shed” could put an end to the homelessness crisis in Tucson during Park(ing) Day, West Congress Street, Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2024. “The Shed” is a 162 square foot structure designed at a low cost with the capability to tackle the growing houseless population in Tucson.
Ava Haines, left, and America Blackketter journal around a variety of native desert plants at the ASLA UofA student chapter booth during Park(ing) Day, West Congress Street, Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2024.
A snake skin is on display at the Desert Dwellers booth during Park(ing) Day, West Congress Street, Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2024.
Alberta Chu, owner and head chef at Herculean Chicken, checks the temperature of an order of chicken while her husband Kyle Virden helps customers during Park(ing) Day in Tucson on Sept. 20.
Park(ing) Day, West Congress Street, Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2024.
Tucsonans reclaim the parking spaces in front of Mercado San Agustin during Park(ing) Day, West Congress Street, Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2024.
Joseph Graff places a sticker on the water harvesting block in an effort to push local government to improve the safety and comfort of public transit and overall walkability of Tucson during Park(ing) Day, West Congress Street, Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2024.
People browse the Desert Dwellers booth during Park(ing) Day, West Congress Street, Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2024.
A woman holds her succulent plant after adding soil during Park(ing) Day, West Congress Street, Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2024.
Park(ing) Day, West Congress Street, Tucson, Ariz., Sept. 20, 2024.
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