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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 18 > Bend parking spots to go green for day

Bend parking spots to go green for day

Franklin Avenue spots to be turned into parks – temporarily – to help promote open spaces

By Scott Hammers / The Bulletin
September 18, 2009

Bend will get two new city parks today " but only for a few hours.

Volunteers will be transforming two parking spaces along Franklin Avenue into temporary parks as part of "Park(ing) Day," an international event intended to raise awareness of the importance of open....

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