{"id":671,"date":"2013-09-26T08:29:36","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T14:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.challenge.dev2.formbox.biz\/blog\/?p=671"},"modified":"2013-09-26T08:29:36","modified_gmt":"2013-09-26T14:29:36","slug":"ddf2013-parking-day-detroit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/ddf2013-parking-day-detroit\/","title":{"rendered":"#DDF2013 & Park(ing) Day Detroit"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was privileged to walk in the footsteps of the city\u2019s creative talent last week at The Detroit Design Festival <\/a>(#DDF2013<\/a>). The five day event (Sept 17-22) showcased a spectrum of ideas, exhibits and experiences using retail, technology and design. The first event I attended, was the kick-off expo on Tuesday night. 10 other fellows accompanied me as we embraced the art that surrounded us. I was most intrigued by a \u201clive\u201d display that featured a white 2013 SRT Viper. The sports car served as a canvas for multiple video projections. I was inspired to learn that these video projects were in fact a live feed of attendees at the expo. As a producer of digital content, this aesthetic was invigorating to me.<\/p>\n

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Experience<\/b><\/p>\n

\"emafterdark\"<\/a>With over 70 events in the festival, I was able to attend several that appealed to me. One in particular was Eastern Market After Dark (EMAfterDark). Walking through the retail culture of Eastern Market at night was fun, and encouraged me to come back to the neighborhood.\"EMAfterDarkBlog\"<\/a><\/p>\n

On Friday, Challenge Detroit actively supported the events on Livernois Avenue, Detroit\u2019s historic fashion & retail corridor. In collaboration with the Livernois Community Storefront<\/a>, fellows helped pop-up retailers set up for the day of activities. At night DDF incubated one of the most community-involved events of the festival: Light Up Livernois.<\/p>\n

Create<\/b><\/p>\n

Everyday I am reminded how creative this class of fellows is! We put on our design caps and participated in Park(ing) Day<\/a>. #ParkingDayDet served as a prototype for open-source urban design, accessible to the Detroit community. In its inaugural launch, the event was made possible by the Detroit chapter of Architecture for Humanity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Design<\/b><\/p>\n

Fellows split into teams and creatively tackled 4 different 8\u2019x18\u2019 spaces. Each of our teams took time to plan and design around this question: Considering the range of social, cultural or ecological deficiencies in Detroit, what is missing from this city? We pulled from our experiences Living, Working, and Playing in the city to come up with some exceptional parking spaces:<\/p>\n