Shoreline Park(ing) Day transforms Ridgecrest parking spot into a pop-up park

On Friday, September 20, Shoreline residents celebrated Park(ing) Day by transforming a parking space in front of Ridgecrest Books into a temporary pop-up park. Neighbors created a tapestry project, decorated a playhouse sculpture made of recycled pallets, played games, and socialized. A bike mechanic from the Shoreline Tool Library provided free bike repairs and maintenance tips.

Rosetta Kaufman helps decorate a playhouse made from recycled pallets at Park(ing) Day - photo courtesy Shoreline Urbanist

Park(ing) Day is an international event held in hundreds of cities where neighbors and community groups temporarily repurpose street parking spots as pop-up parks and social spaces. The event was spearheaded by Urbanist Shoreline, a new community group advocating policies to make Shoreline more live-able, affordable, and greener.

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