Comments on: park(ing) day http://www.streeteditors.com/2007/09/18/parking-day/ Delivering Brisbane's daily dose of global pop culture and creative news Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Morgan Daly http://www.streeteditors.com/2007/09/18/parking-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1915 Morgan Daly Fri, 21 Sep 2007 05:53:23 +0000 http://www.streeteditors.com/index.php/2007/09/18/parking-day/#comment-1915 Hello all, I think that today was a success with lots of feedback telling me that people were sorry to see it go. So many people thought that it was a great idea and many requested that we do it more than just once a year. Something interesting is that we were not visited by any authorities. I know that the police were notified and they did drive past twice but no one stopped to talk to me about it. The council did not turn up either. If someone complains then the council has to take action. Could it be that simply no one complained? How cool would that be? Or are we to conclude that PARK(ing) is an acceptable use of Brisbane City Council car parks? Or is it literally that hard to get the ticketees out? I will be posting a Gallery soon, but until now enjoy this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojZpVYkcPC4&NR=1" rel="nofollow">time lapse</a> from <a href="http://www.zenstick.com.au" rel="nofollow">Adz</a>. Hello all,

I think that today was a success with lots of feedback telling me that people were sorry to see it go. So many people thought that it was a great idea and many requested that we do it more than just once a year.

Something interesting is that we were not visited by any authorities. I know that the police were notified and they did drive past twice but no one stopped to talk to me about it. The council did not turn up either. If someone complains then the council has to take action. Could it be that simply no one complained? How cool would that be? Or are we to conclude that PARK(ing) is an acceptable use of Brisbane City Council car parks? Or is it literally that hard to get the ticketees out?

I will be posting a Gallery soon, but until now enjoy this time lapse from Adz.

]]> By: Tristan http://www.streeteditors.com/2007/09/18/parking-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1913 Tristan Fri, 21 Sep 2007 04:56:48 +0000 http://www.streeteditors.com/index.php/2007/09/18/parking-day/#comment-1913 Morgan - can you email me some photos of your nice street garden at Paddington? Thanks and good work Tristan find_you_lost@yahoo.com.au Morgan – can you email me some photos of your nice street garden at Paddington?
Thanks and good work
Tristan
find_you_lost@yahoo.com.au

]]> By: Robert http://www.streeteditors.com/2007/09/18/parking-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1911 Robert Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:59:27 +0000 http://www.streeteditors.com/index.php/2007/09/18/parking-day/#comment-1911 Good to see someone reclaiming the streets for more useful purposes Morgs, great stuff. Will have to ramp it up next for year and get a heap of others involved. I heard it was a great success this morning. Pity Campbell cannot see his way to provide spaces for car share programs; bloody amazing someone so smart can be so blinded Good to see someone reclaiming the streets for more useful purposes Morgs, great stuff. Will have to ramp it up next for year and get a heap of others involved.
I heard it was a great success this morning.

Pity Campbell cannot see his way to provide spaces for car share programs; bloody amazing someone so smart can be so blinded

]]> By: Morgan Daly http://www.streeteditors.com/2007/09/18/parking-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1907 Morgan Daly Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:21:07 +0000 http://www.streeteditors.com/index.php/2007/09/18/parking-day/#comment-1907 It was the night before PARK(ing) Day. It was the night before PARK(ing) Day.

]]> By: Tristan http://www.streeteditors.com/2007/09/18/parking-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1902 Tristan Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:42:43 +0000 http://www.streeteditors.com/index.php/2007/09/18/parking-day/#comment-1902 If you were a Labor or Liberal Councillor it is clear why would you oppose car sharing, car pooling and any real improvements to public transport, walking and cycling services - they need to gaurantee the private sector that lots of people will be using the car tunnels. Business will not invest money into the car tunnel projects (which are being delivered as public-private parnerships) unless they are reassured that the government is going to keep us in our cars. If you were a Labor or Liberal Councillor it is clear why would you oppose car sharing, car pooling and any real improvements to public transport, walking and cycling services – they need to gaurantee the private sector that lots of people will be using the car tunnels. Business will not invest money into the car tunnel projects (which are being delivered as public-private parnerships) unless they are reassured that the government is going to keep us in our cars.

]]> By: Josh http://www.streeteditors.com/2007/09/18/parking-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1900 Josh Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:16:10 +0000 http://www.streeteditors.com/index.php/2007/09/18/parking-day/#comment-1900 Are you serious Emma? Mr Newman, is engaged in a running feud with his Labor counterparts about supplying a number of buses to negate the current demand for public transport. Car sharing is another way to offset the traffic congestion currently experienced on our roads, and he has confirmed, in writing, he will not support it? Certainly a case of tunnel vision. Email him here http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/# Are you serious Emma? Mr Newman, is engaged in a running feud with his Labor counterparts about supplying a number of buses to negate the current demand for public transport. Car sharing is another way to offset the traffic congestion currently experienced on our roads, and he has confirmed, in writing, he will not support it? Certainly a case of tunnel vision. Email him here http://www.campbellnewman.com.au/#

]]> By: Emma http://www.streeteditors.com/2007/09/18/parking-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1899 Emma Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:28:55 +0000 http://www.streeteditors.com/index.php/2007/09/18/parking-day/#comment-1899 Great initiative guys. The Lord Mayor of Brisbane confirmed in writing his unwillingness to support carsharing services last week, so events like PARK(ing) Day are a great way to show our governments what the people want in their public spaces. Make sure you take some photos, Morgs! Great initiative guys. The Lord Mayor of Brisbane confirmed in writing his unwillingness to support carsharing services last week, so events like PARK(ing) Day are a great way to show our governments what the people want in their public spaces. Make sure you take some photos, Morgs!

]]> By: Morgan Daly http://www.streeteditors.com/2007/09/18/parking-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1894 Morgan Daly Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:06:57 +0000 http://www.streeteditors.com/index.php/2007/09/18/parking-day/#comment-1894 I hope to have the park open from 7am. It will be in an un-metered 2 hour parking spot, and not so easy for us to move but that should not worry council as they never come out to patrol our street and enforce the current restrictions that would see a better flow of customers to our street. Also after seeing The 11th Hour last night, I am very keen for us to be having a discussion about green space verses car space. Maybe if the cars were green then the space would be a kind of green space. See you on Friday. I hope to have the park open from 7am. It will be in an un-metered 2 hour parking spot, and not so easy for us to move but that should not worry council as they never come out to patrol our street and enforce the current restrictions that would see a better flow of customers to our street.

Also after seeing The 11th Hour last night, I am very keen for us to be having a discussion about green space verses car space. Maybe if the cars were green then the space would be a kind of green space. See you on Friday.

]]> By: Yen Trinh http://www.streeteditors.com/2007/09/18/parking-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1890 Yen Trinh Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:00:59 +0000 http://www.streeteditors.com/index.php/2007/09/18/parking-day/#comment-1890 Awesome. What time is the meter running? The day crept up on me this year, but I'd like to make it happen as an supported event in Brisbane. Awesome. What time is the meter running?

The day crept up on me this year, but I’d like to make it happen as an supported event in Brisbane.

]]> By: Josh http://www.streeteditors.com/2007/09/18/parking-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1886 Josh Wed, 19 Sep 2007 01:53:15 +0000 http://www.streeteditors.com/index.php/2007/09/18/parking-day/#comment-1886 Morgs at <a href="http://www.urbangrind.com.au" rel="nofollow">Urban Grind</a>, Paddington, is going to be doing this on Friday so make sure you check it out! Morgs at Urban Grind, Paddington, is going to be doing this on Friday so make sure you check it out!

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