On September 20th, 2013 volunteers from Better Block OKC organized Oklahoma City's first ever participation inPARK(ing) Day, an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform parking spots into temporary public parks, a way to call attention to the need for more urban open space. For the event, parking spots were turned into "parklets" in 7 different OKC locations.
The PARK(ING) Day concept was invented in 2005 by Rebar, a San Francisco-based art and design studio, with the goal of generating critical debate around the creation and allocation of public space, as well as improving the overall quality of urban human habitat.
