Vol.07 | Place-making, Environment
PARK(ing) Day Seoul: Tactical Urbanism Experiment
파킹데이 (PARK(ing) Day)
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DESIS Thematic Area
DESIS Thematic Area
Design for Social Innovation and Cities
Design for Social Innovation and Cities
Period
Period
2022–2024
2022–2024
Location
Location
On-street parking spaces, Seoul, South Korea
On-street parking spaces, Seoul, South Korea
KEY VALUES
KEY VALUES
Spatial Transformation · Citizen Participation · Tactical Urbanism · People-Centered
■ CONTEXT
■ CONTEXT
Urban space is overwhelmingly designed for automobiles. A single parking space (2.4m×5m) holds one car all day, yet it could serve 100 citizens as a rest area.
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■ DESIGN APPROACH
■ DESIGN APPROACH
Temporary transformation of parking spaces into citizen-oriented micro-parks—mini gardens, café terraces, galleries, and play areas—as part of the global PARK(ing) Day campaign. This tactical urbanism approach tests possibilities through low-cost, reversible interventions.
■ SOCIAL INNOVATION
■ SOCIAL INNOVATION
The central question—“Do all these spaces really need to be for cars?”—challenges automotive hegemony through experiential proof. Temporary interventions have seeded permanent policy changes, including parklet ordinances converting parking to pedestrian rest zones.
■ GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
■ GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
PARK(ing) Day International Network (Global coordination) × Seoul Metropolitan Government & district offices (Administrative permits) × Citizens, designers, artists (Voluntary planning & operation)
■ EVIDENCE & IMPACT
■ EVIDENCE & IMPACT
Global expansion to hundreds of cities since 2005. Contributed to parklet policy adoption in Seoul. Growing citizen participation year over year. Raised public awareness of urban space reconfiguration.
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