2009 Pittsburgh Parking Day Map

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The second Pittsburgh Parking Day on September 18th was a relative success. There were a good number of projects spread around and a lot of symbolic support from sponsors and politicians.However, from what I could tell the event still has failed to spark serious publicity about Pittsburgh's antiquated and regressive land use and parking policies. Put on a Green T shirt, take the picture, next event! That's Pittsburgh.

Here are some images taken by Chuck Alcorn , People used their spaces for demonstrations, some as mini parks, a few sold stuff and many handed out literature about parking day and their own organizations. I only managed to see the three spaces on Craig street.

More Things Happening This Weekend

It's happening more and more that Merge, doesn't catch a few of things that interest me with his weekend picks. Here are a few things that caught my eye, both on and off his list.

Friday

Parking Day Pittsburgh As part of a global event to both have fun, and increase awarness of the precious urban space used for car parking, activists, artists and others have set up mini parks in parking spaces.

I saw three parks in Oakland on Craig St, by Kiva Han and Caliban Books, and one in done by the Mattress factory downtown. Also, I think there are several others and keep an eye out for something called a parkcycle. What's going on in these parks? most have chairs and some kind of "grass", at least one has robot and Gigapan demos and one is selling cool clothes.

(Ooops, there was something that past! (I was gonna tell you about The Taste Of Lawrenceville benefit for FE )


The Warhol Opens Drawn To The Summitt

"Join us for the opening celebration of the Drawn to the Summit: A G-20 Exhibition of International Political Cartoons exhibition. The cartoons in Drawn to the Summit highlights the work of the leading cartoonists from the G-20 nations and provide an alternative perspective on G-20 themes such as the global economy and its impact on the environment, human rights, world trade, etc. The exhibition will be on view through October 18, 2009.">"Drawn to the Summit: A G-20 Exhibition of International Political Cartoons exhibition. The cartoons in Drawn to the Summit highlights the work of the leading cartoonists from the G-20 nations and provide an alternative perspective on G-20 themes such as the global economy and its impact on the environment, human rights, world trade, etc. The exhibition will be on view through October 18, 2009."

Merge mentioned the Dividing The Goose Show @ Future Tenant

Dividing the Goose will explore the role of fairy tales in shaping artistic creativity. We ask the artists, as well as the audience, to set aside abstract, conceptional notions of art and think back to their childhoods. Fairy tales served as ways of escapism, fueling our imaginations. They fascinated and frightened us. The lessons imparted to us from magic mirrors and big bad wolves were more real to us than reality. Some tales added a humorous dimension to our everyday lives. Fairy tales have endured countless interpretations through literature, film and art. It is the essence of their timelessness that allows us to never tire of them. The artists in Dividing the Goose will retell a fairy tale existence in a modern‐day world.




Saturday

Both Friday and Saturday, one can see short plays by local,regional and national playwrites generally performed by local companies in Mckees Rocks.

Pittsburgh New Works Festival is dedicated to fostering the development of original one-act plays. PNWF is an annual event. Each September, 12 new one-act plays are produced by different theater companies during the four weeks of the festival.

Cost: The cost is $10 for a single ticket per performance or $25 for a festival pass.


Main Festival – Week Two - September 17 to September 20

Down on Delancy
by Bret Sarlouis
Produced by McKeesPort Little Theater
Chai
by Robert Isenberg
Produced by The Theatre Factory
Partners in Crime
by Carol Mullen
Produced by Summer Company


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Of course you or your bosses normal mode of transport is a motorcade, your options are likely a lot greater as more and more venues open up for private events, grand openings and press tours.

See Merges list of events here, including the Unicorn Mountain fundraiser party and the Obscurae Art Exhibit and Art Lottery in Braddock.

Gigapan Training @ Caliban Bookstore Parking Day Spot In Oakland

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Just starting to learn the locations of some Parking Day, mini parks. Tomorrow is Parking Day!

Join us tomorrow, Friday 9/18, at the CREATE Lab parking spot - Craig Street by Caliban bookstore. Stop by for hands-on Gigapan training + more anytime between 11 AM and 3 PM.

Gigapan allows people to take very highresolution digital panoramic pictures.

GigaPan was developed by Carnegie Mellon University in collaboration with NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group, with support from Google.

After we have made every square foot of the planet a parking spot, our robotic cars may be able to take pictures of each other. Cool.

Not Too Late For Parking Day Projects

Still not too late to particpate in Parking Day, 2009.
The deadline for permits for metered parking was Sept 11th but it looks like no permits are needed for non metered spaces.

Friday, September 18, 2009 marks the return of PARK(ing) Day to Pittsburgh. PARK(ing) Day is an annual, one-day, international event in which artists, activists and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform parking spots into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public parks.

"Calling artists, activists, and citizens for this one-day global event!" Go Here to learn more and see examples of Pittsburgh PARK(ing) spaces from last year. Should you decide to use a Pittsburgh Parking Authority metered space, click here for a registration form.

PARK(ing) Day is a great chance to get Pittsburghers thinking about how they use public space. It is also a great opportunity to generate more awareness about your organization by showcasing your mission, activities and values to people on the street!

The Community Design Center of Pittsburgh is partnering with the Mattress Factory and the Office of Public Art to promote Pittsburgh’s Second Annual PARK(ing) Day. Please contact CDCP’s Andrea Lavin or the Mattress Factory’s Emily Craig with any questions.

The Office of Public Art is a partnership between the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council and the City of Pittsburgh funded by The Heinz Endowments. For more information visit us at http://www.publicartpittsburgh.org.

This is Legal!

Here's the park the mayor and a few city council members put together last year.

Pittsburgh Parking Day 2009 Is September 18th

CommunityWalk Map - PARK(ing) Day 2009 Map

Ever look at a building or place and wonder what else might have been done with it? Usually, you can't go back but some folks in San Fransisco in 2006 lauched a plan to get people to turn sterile parking spaces into mini parks or art projects for one day. One day to see other possibilities for scarce urban land.



Since then, it's taken off and is in 124 cities accross the world. Pittsburgh's first parking day was last year.

More Info here.