This Is Edmonton: Park(ing) Day 2015

Art in a parking stall. All photos by Tom Young

Edmonton’s second annual Park(ing) Day was held last Friday, temporarily occupying numerous parking stalls on Namêw (97 Street) and Okisikow Way (101a Avenue) east of Canada Place. Organized by The Drawing Room, the City of Edmonton’s CityLab and the U of A’s City Region Studies Centre, the event is described as:

“PARK(ing) Day Edmonton empowers people to co-create safe, inspiring and inclusive spaces with the community. We hope to catalyze conversation at the intersection of geography and culture while strengthening a shared sense of belonging to this place. We asked participants, “How might public spaces better accommodate and celebrate the diverse people that live here?” Working within the parameters of an 8 by 24 foot parking stall, participants embraced the challenge by submitting proposals that engage passersby, get creative with urban design, and celebrate diversity.”

Thanks to everyone who helped make this year’s event a public space success!

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At the CityLab stall with the City’s Big E

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The Letters to Trees stall (send a tree an email at letterstotrees@gmail.com)

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Clothing swap!

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An excellent excuse to wear a Starfleet uniform

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Street yoga

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Freestyling in a Gucci suit

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Talking about the City’s environmental plan

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Chatting urban agriculture at Stantec’s converted shipping container

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Visitors were invited into the Lookout room to draw what they saw through the portholes

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The urban agriculture stall through one of the portholes

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Advice! And if you couldn’t think of a question to ask, she had advice to ask of you

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Tai chi (on constant rotation!)

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Sharing stories of the history of Chinatown

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A familiar face, Paul Giang, offering short tours of Chinatown