Ben's Blog

Park(ing) Day LA 2008
- Posted on 09.22.08
Normally I spend a total of about 10 seconds sitting in parking spaces. I park my car, weep for a few seconds, then get out and go about my business. Friday was different. I spent about a total of 4 hours sitting on the street. The point of the event was to show how LA doesn't have enough parks and the use of space. When I first heard the concept I thought it was kind of silly but I went a long with it. However after sitting out there for 10 minutes I really did start to think about the use of space in Los Angeles. It also made me want to spend more time hanging out with friends at parks. Let me explain to you what the point of Park(ing) Day LA is. For every 1000 residents we should have 8-10 acres of parks and open space - though, Los Angeles only reaches about 10% of that requirement. So Park(ing) Day LA was a success in my mind and I can't wait for the 2009 event. It's funny because at first my thought process was "I guess new parks would be a good idea" however it changed to "of course this is a great idea, we need to spend more time outside and in parks". It's amazing that an event like this can really change your mind. And yes, that's faux grass I'm sitting on.

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