2024 (PARK)ing Day

In partnership with the Nashville Department of Transportation (NDOT), the Civic Design Center is shutting down the block in front of Donelson Plaza (well—part of it anyway) to celebrate reclaiming public space for pedestrians and unveil the new parklet in front of the Bagelshop.

We have been hosting PARK(ing) Day in Nashville for 12 years. New to PARK(ing) Day? PARK(ing) Day is a global, public, participatory art and design project which started in San Francisco in 2005. It is a day where people across the globe temporarily repurpose street parking spaces into tiny parks and places for art, play, and activism. Learn more about past interventions in Nashville.

Since NDOT had recently released the new Parklet Permit, last year we decided to host a design competition to support the creation of the very first permanent parklet instead of focusing our efforts on pop-ups. In our 2nd year of the Parklet Design Competition, we are not only bringing another permanent parklet to Nashville, but we are committed to celebrating the Donelson community where the parklet is being built. We couldn’t do it without Hardaway Construction, whose team is donating time and materials to bring this parklet to the neighborhood.

We are currently seeking Donelson-based vendors and musicians to bring Old Lebanon Rd to life! Please reach out to Veronica at civicdesigncenter.org if you are interested in learning more.

Community Partners: Choose How You Move, Donelson Library, Nashville Moves, NDOT

Confirmed Vendors: Bagelshop (naturally), Aviate Press, Cold Brew Boba, Hibbs Hunt Vintage, PHAT BITES, Pink Pizza Portraits, Plus Closet, Smiling Frog Farm, Ugly Duck Vintage, Yoga Muttz Movement Lounge, and more to come!

Musicians: Liam Bauman, Emilio Gonzalez, Michael Witt, and special guest, Sean McNamara with Nosey Flynn

Host or Publisher Civic Design Center