The event, which is held in cities around the world on the third Friday in September, is meant to challenge people to rethink the use of streets as public space.
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The Transportation and Mobility Department was giving away cotton candy, popcorn and goodie bags filled with sunglasses and handheld fans.
Locals, artists and activists of Brownsville got together and transformed parking spaces into small park spaces.
Great Falls’ PARK (ing) day was coordinated by the Great Falls Business Improvement District, and designed by Steve Tilleraas from Tilleraas Landscape and Nursery. “We’re pretty excited and we’ve noticed there’s a lot of interest from the pedestrians walking by”.
Many parking meters along downtown Brownsville were reserved for creative public outreach.
In all, about 10 parking spots were converted into temporary city parks.
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If you were driving on Lower Broadway Friday morning looking for parking, you may have noticed that the spots were filled, not by cars but by tiny “parks”. Organizers are hoping to expand the concept in coming years. “We’re looking to the neighborhood and businesses to participate and maybe even create a map that will tell people where the best parklets are”.
