[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GetAbout Columbia Encourages Participation in PARK(ing) Day 2014

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Contact: Janet Godon, 441-5495

GetAbout Columbia Encourages Participation in PARK(ing) Day 2014

COLUMBIA, MO (August 29, 2014) - GetAbout Columbia, in partnership with Columbia Parks and Recreation, is encouraging local artists, organizations and citizens to temporarily transform metered parking spaces into public parks and other social spaces, as part of an annual event called "PARK(ing) Day." This global event is being celebrated on Friday, September 19.  PARK(ing) Day “How-To” Manuals are available by calling 874-7460 or emailing jlgodon at gocolumbiamo.com.

 

Originally invented in 2005 by Rebar, a San Francisco-based art and design studio, PARK(ing) Day challenges people to rethink the way streets are used and reinforces the need for broad-based changes to urban infrastructure. “In urban centers around the world, inexpensive curbside parking results in increased traffic, wasted fuel and more pollution,” says Rebar’s Matthew Passmore. “The planning strategies that generated these conditions are not sustainable, nor do they promote a healthy, vibrant human habitat. PARK(ing) Day is about re-imagining the possibilities of the urban landscape.”

 

Since 2005, the project has blossomed into a worldwide grassroots movement: PARK(ing) Day 2011 – the last year statistics were collected -- included 975 “PARK” installations in more than 160 cities in 35 countries on six continents. Though PARK(ing) Day now longer tracks the number of PARKs each year, the project continues to expand to urban centers across the globe.

 

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About GetAbout Columbia (getaboutcolumbia.com):  Funding for GetAbout Columbia is provided by the Federal Highway Administration’s Non-Motorized Transportation Program.  Education and encouragement programs are administered by the Columbia Parks and Recreation Department.

About PARK(ing) Day (parkingday.org):  PARK(ing) Day began in 2005 and is an open-source Rebar invention created by hundreds of independent individuals and groups worldwide. “PARK(ing) Day” is a registered service mark of Rebar Group, Inc.

About Rebar (www.rebargroup.org):  Founded in 2004 in San Francisco, Rebar is an internationally recognized art and design studio operating at the intersection of art, design and ecology

 



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