Future Kent hosts a Park(ing)Day workshop for community members at the Kent Public Library, 212 Second Ave., from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Park(ing)Day is an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform parking spots into temporary public parks for their community. Started in 2005 by Rebar, an art and design firm in San Francisco, Park(ing)Day is an “open-source” activity free to participate, in and open to interpretation and personalization.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Future Kent representatives Kira Connery and Roy McGarrah want to hear the public’s ideas and make 2013 the first year the city participates in the event. The program allows groups from throughout the city to choose parking spots, imagine an alternative use and make that use come to life on Friday, Sept. 20.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Future Kent is a project to empower residents to envision and co-create their environments through community design. It is about storytelling and story gathering, embracing a diversity of experiences and perspectives and learning from each other.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Future Kent was started by students at the University of Washington, working to learn how community design can add more voices to the discussion of improving the places they live, work and play.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n