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This Park(ing) Day In Chattanooga: The Parklet Of Your Dreams

Closeup of Park(ing) Day 2024 banner.
Chattanooga Design Studio

(Aired Tues 9/17/24)

One day each year, people around the world repurpose street parking spaces in their communities - turning them into tiny parks and places for art and play to flourish.

This year, what’s known as Park(ing) Day is this Friday - and here in downtown Chattanooga, you’ll find it along Broad St. between 6th and 8th Streets.

Ginger Birnbaum and Sydney Smith of Chattanooga Design Studio tell us more about it - and about Design Your Neighborhood.

Park(ing) Day 2024 banner.
Chattanooga Design Studio

Ray is the host and producer of Scenic Roots, Mondays - Thursdays at 3 PM on WUTC.
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