PARK(ing) Day

PARK(ing) Day in Sarnia

These pop-up parkettes are a community-led project intended to provide temporary public open spaces – one parking spot at a time.

Parkettes, or ‘mini-parks’ are designed to provide a new public place and bring awareness to the amount of public space that is devoted to the automobile rather than to creating vibrant community spaces. Parkettes are intended for people, and offer a place to connect, play or simply rest while taking in the activities of the street.

Project Goals

Goal 1

Promote community creativity.

Goal 2

Provides a temporary place for socializing.

Goal 3

More effective use of streets for all.

Project Results

The results of this project speak for themselves! We received excellent feedback on socials and in person:

"This was an absolutely top notch event! Felt so good to just sit and relax in spaces we haven't enjoyed before. Looking forward to next year for sure!"

"I really love what you al did btw. I'm a big fan of the concept of 5 minute neighbourhoods and this aligns very much with that."

"My son really appreciated the (children's) installation in front of The Refined Fool."

"Looks great! Makes me want to walk downtown."

"We had a fantastic time enjoying all the parkettes!"

Thank you to the small business owners and volunteers who brought this global initiative to life here in Sarnia. Got a great idea for PARK(ing) spaces around Sarnia? Have thoughts on how to expand this project next year? Want to join the participants/volunteer list? Reach out to us!