Park(ing) Day 2019

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Have you ever wondered what Richmond would look like with a park on every corner?

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On September 20th, 20+ Richmond design, architecture, creative firms and artists will participate in the annual global event called Park(ing) Day!

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Explore all of the different parklet locations that will create an urban space for fun, relaxation, and imagination for one day only!

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List of 2019 locations:

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Downtown

• Art 180 at 114 W. Marshall Street
• Walter Parks Architects and KBS at 313 N. Adams Street
• Ryan David at Saison Market on N. Adams Street
• Cite Design at Saison Market on N. Adams Street
• ADO Design at 105 E. Broad Street
• LaDiff at 207 W. Broad Street
• 1213 Hair Studio & Echelon Event Management at 230 N. 6th Street
• Elevation at 9-13 W. Main Street
• Buddy at S 17th & Dock Streets
• Madison + Main at 101 E. Cary Street
• BridgePark #1 at S. 9th & E. Canal Streets (Gateway Plaza)
• BridgePark #2 at S. 9th & E. Cary Streets (Gateway Plaza)
• HKS and DPR at 1214 E. Cary Street
• smbw architects at 114 Virginia Street
• PlanRVA at 17th Street (around the corner from 1701 E. Main Street)
• Visual Art Studio at 208 W. Broad Street

Brookland Park

• FORM Coaltion at 108 W. Brookland Park Boulevard

The Fan

• Robin Street Association at 203-205 N. Robinson Street

Scott's Addition

• Team Carl Patow & Leila Ehtesham at 3300 W. Broad Street, on Mactavish Avenue

VCU

• Red Peg at S. Madison & Cary Streets 21.VCU #1: RamBikes at 201 N. Belvidere Street
• VCU #2: Cabell Library at N. Cathedral Place

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Event Schedule:

9AM-4PM - Parklets are open for public to explore

10:30AM-12PM - Judging of parklets

4:30-7:00PM - Design/Build contest winners announced at happy hour at Bar Solita and via social media

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Started in San Francisco in 2005, PARK(ing) Day is a global event that occurs annually on the third Friday of September, aimed at reclaiming on-street parking spaces by temporarily transforming them into exciting and imaginative park spaces or parklets.

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The event will take the form of a design/build competition, to be judged by a panel of notable Richmonders. The person, organization, or business associated with the winning pop-up park that day will have the opportunity take their urban park to the next level by partnering with Venture Richmond and the City of Richmond on the creation of a more permanent parklet installation for people to use every day of the year.