{"240091":{"#nid":"240091","#data":{"type":"news","title":"A Better Use of Parking Space","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMembers of Georgia Tech\u2019s Student Planning Association transformed two metered parking spots in Technology Square into a temporary public park on Friday, September 20. \u0026nbsp;The informal park is part of an annual\u0026nbsp;open-source project called PARK(ing) Day, which aims to start a dialogue on how urban space is allocated. Begun\u0026nbsp;in 2005 by\u0026nbsp;a San Francisco art and design studio, the project has evolved to include individuals and organizations around the world. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe coinciding Georgia Tech Family Weekend generated a large amount of foot traffic by the event, with students, professors, parents, and other Atlantans stopping by the park to enjoy music, games, and street food. \u0022The park was a huge success. We achieved the goal of creating a welcoming space and got people off the street and into the park,\u0022 said event co-organizer Marion Phillips.\u0026nbsp;Fellow Student Planning Association member Greg\u0026nbsp;Giuffrida added,\u0026nbsp;\u0022If it gets people to start thinking about all the space devoted to cars,\u0026nbsp;we have been successful.\u0022\u0026nbsp;While the event takes place only once a year, the Student Planning Association received requests to poach the parking spaces on a monthly basis.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMembers of Georgia Tech\u2019s Student Planning Association transformed two metered parking spots in Technology Square into a temporary public park on Friday, September 20. \u0026nbsp;The informal park is part of an annual\u0026nbsp;open-source project called PARK(ing) Day, which aims to start a dialogue on how urban space is allocated.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27714","created_gmt":"2013-09-24 17:20:09","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:56","author":"Kyle James","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-09-24T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"240081":{"id":"240081","type":"image","title":"Parking Day 2013 Comparison","body":null,"created":"1449243670","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:41:10","changed":"1475894914","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:34","alt":"Parking Day 2013 Comparison","file":{"fid":"197762","name":"parkingday_comparison.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/parkingday_comparison_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/parkingday_comparison_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":128997,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/parkingday_comparison_0.jpg?itok=1glJK_cb"}}},"media_ids":["240081"],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"75091","name":"open space"},{"id":"4577","name":"park"},{"id":"44311","name":"PARK(ing) Day"},{"id":"14248","name":"parking day"},{"id":"75101","name":"parking spots"},{"id":"5988","name":"parks"},{"id":"44151","name":"public space"},{"id":"167544","name":"Student Planning Association"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}