SPUR Special Event: Parklet Permit Info Session

“Wish PARK(ing) Day lasted longer than one day?  Learn how to get your very own “parklet,” the City’s innovative experiment to create more public space by temporarily transforming parking spots into mini-parks. Join Andres Power from the Planning Department and Kit Hodge of the Great Streets Project to get information and ask questions about a new permitting process for parklets.”

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Parklet Open House and Information Session #1

By Stan Parkford |
From the Planning Department: Got questions about the Parklet proposal process? Parklet design and maintenance? Want to know more about what’s involved? RSVP for one of the Parklet Open House Information Sessions, where you will have the opportunity to learn more from City staff, parklet designers, and current parklet sponsors.

Parklet Open House and Information Session #2

By Aaron Bialick |
From the Planning Department: Got questions about the Parklet proposal process? Parklet design and maintenance? Want to know more about what’s involved? RSVP for one of the Parklet Open House Information Sessions, where you will have the opportunity to learn more from City staff, parklet designers, and current parklet sponsors.

Oakland Looks to Restart Its Faltered Parklet Program

By Melanie Curry |
The success of PARK(ing) Day got a lot of communities excited about the possibilities of reusing street space for something other than car storage. In cities like San Francisco and Oakland, many merchants were attracted to the idea of giving up a couple of parking spots in order to provide a nice place to gather and […]

Five Years On, SF Parklets Are Going Strong and Looking to Grow

By Aaron Bialick |
Five years after the city installed its first parklet, there are more than 50 of these neighborhood gathering spaces throughout San Francisco. Using a couple of parking spaces for public space is no longer the act of rebellion it was ten years ago. The practice is now an institution in SF, and parklets are more widespread here than in any other city. […]

Parklet Appreciation Day in Oakland

By Aaron Bialick |
From Walk Oakland Bike Oakland via Facebook: Come join WOBO and the 40th Street Parklet for a Parklets Appreciation Day! Join us at the 40th Street Parklet on Saturday March 23rd from 11am-2pm. We will have games, raffle prizes and food from El Taco Bike & Fist of Flour. Hope to see you there!