Take The Lane 2022

Ariel Ben-Amos' nonprofit, StreetboxPHL, hosted a day-long symposium in Philadelphia in September 2022. They talked building with people, reforming access to approval, and, once again, the MUTCD.

More than a few bumps in the road: This past Park(ing) Day Philadelphia advocates and officials explored barriers to placemaking in the right-of-way.

From L-R: Tya Winn, Alex Gilliam, De’Wayne Drummond

In September 2022, StreetBoxPHL, a Philadelphia non-profit program that helps neighborhood groups transform their streets, hosted a symposium on Park(ing) Day.  For over a decade Philadelphia architects, community groups, and others have used Park(ing) Day as an opportunity to showcase just how much can be done within 160 square feet (the typical size of an on-street parking space). And each year, it’s led by the passion of the organizers and participants, as well as a network of supportive institutions that make these public space stewards’ work a little bit easier.  So it was fitting that Take the Lane brought together local placemakers, ad…