PARK(ing) Day: Laid Back and Literal

Without a word of protest, San Francisco's Rebar Group leads the 5th annual worldwide event which highlights the need for public green space.

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September 21, 2010, 12:29 PM PDT

By The Intrepid Staff

"In Burlington, Vermont, those who occupied downtown parking spaces for three hours last Friday - and fed the meters to avoid being ticketed - were described as 'a decidedly mellow coalition' of activists. They served bicycle-powered fruit smoothies to passersby. They handed out homemade scones. And they distributed literature 'extolling the virtues of reclaiming urban landscapes (even temporarily) from a culture that devotes entirely too much space to cars'"

Thanks to Renee Brutvan

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