STAMFORD—To mark Stamford's PARKing day and encourage a green rethinking of public spaces, members of the Springdale Neighborhood Association will set up a temporary garden in a spot on Carroll Street on the west side of Springdale to get public feedback about the concept.
The garden which will include decorative plants will be in place from 12 to 8 p.m. on Friday Sept. 16 on the street, according to Christine Reid, president of the Springdale Neighborhood Association. Representatives will be on hand to get input from community members about the idea, Reid said.
The one day remaking of a parking spot on Carroll Street follows a well received proposal by the association to create an on-street vegetable garden on the street earlier this year, Reid said.
PARK(ing) Day began in 2005 when a San Francisco art and design studio called Rebar turned a metered parking space into a parklet for two hours, the meter's time limit, in an experiment to redesign public space. The event has grown into a global initiative to activate public space, and parklets pop up on the third Friday in September annually.
In 2015, a group of Stamford residents activated one parking space in front of Lorca, an independently-owned coffee shop downtown, with seating, tables, potted plants, board games and free treats donated by Lorca. This year's event with further, with yoga on the street, a UFC ring, mini golf and other activities.