Sunday, October 2, 2011

SOOC: parklet on Piedmont Avenue

A couple of weeks ago Oakland participated in International Park(ing) Day.  The movement aims to make cities more liveable by adding more outdoor seating on streets.  Several businesses set up "parklets" in parking spaces in front of their stores.  This spot was in front of Shimizu, a Japanese restaurant on Piedmont Avenue.  The latest news is that the city has decided to permit 8(!!) longer term parklets around town as an experiment.  This shot is unedited and submitted to SOOC Sunday.
Posted by Oakland Daily Photo at 12:01 AM
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14 comments:

  1. RandyOctober 1, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    This is great I missed ours here in Santa Fe.

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  2. Louis la VacheOctober 2, 2011 at 4:34 AM

    Piedmont Avenue is a great venue for this!

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  3. LindaOctober 2, 2011 at 5:46 AM

    I hope someone remembers to water that wee plant.

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  4. JanisOctober 2, 2011 at 6:06 AM

    Great idea...nice way to get the people to visit and come back. Nice shot!

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  5. AnonymousOctober 2, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    What a great idea. Linking from SOOC.

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  6. DawnTreaderOctober 2, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    Looks nice! We have quite a few outdoor cafés in my town but I like the idea of more places to just "park yourself" :)

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  7. theconstantwalkerOctober 2, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    I have just discovered your lovely blog and just had a wonderful browse.
    Many thanks for sharing...

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  8. JackOctober 2, 2011 at 2:40 PM

    What a cool idea! It would be good if this initiative caught on in cities where there is not a dire shortage of parking. I can see it working in Hartford, but it would never work in Boston, for example.

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  9. VaishVijayOctober 2, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    That lot has a kinda rustic feel, with that worn out looking chairs and ppl too seem to be happy, good capture:)

    TQ for commenting on my post: Navaratri/Dussehra - Victory over Ignorance!.

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  10. MildredOctober 2, 2011 at 3:43 PM

    Very nice capture!
    That is a great idea! Love this kind of initiative!
    Tanks for sharing;o)

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  11. ArtandArchitecture-SF.comOctober 2, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    Love it!

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  12. AndrewOctober 3, 2011 at 4:29 PM

    love this photo. it's also an amazing idea to make a city more livable than it already is.

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  13. AnonymousOctober 4, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    I think this is great. I was in Italy this past summer and people there are so happy to just sit and enjoy the day. We need more places where it's okay to just 'be'.

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  14. KathyOctober 5, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    My first reaction was to chuckle. Then after pondering the idea some more, I decided it's probably a cute idea!

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