Charlottetown's 1st Park(ing) Day considers new uses for parking spaces

City parking spaces usurped for other purposes

Image | Parking Day, Charlottetown

Caption: Some people got immediately into the spirit of using the space. (Tracy Lightfoot/CBC)

There was a little less parking in downtown Charlottetown Friday, but people were putting the spaces to other uses.

Image | Parking Day, Charlottetown

Caption: People paused to consider the space outside of city hall. (Tracy Lightfoot/CBC)

It was Charlottetown's first Park(ing) Day. Two of the city's downtown parking spaces were taken over to demonstrate other ways the space could be used.

Image | Parking Day, Charlottetown

Caption: Books were provided. (Tracy Lightfoot/CBC)

The idea is let people know what could be done with the space if people biked or took public transit into the downtown, and there weren't so many parking spaces needed.

Image | Parking Day, Charlottetown

Caption: And there were games. (Tracy Lightfoot/CBC)