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Parks Pop Up In Parking Spaces

Parking spaces along Main Street in downtown Dallas turned into little parks Friday – the second annual ‘PARK(ing) Day Dallas’.

Nearly 60 groups and individuals adopted parking spaces and transformed them into interactive events, including a soccer field; a carnival ball-toss game; and a carpeted library with shelves full of free books.

The event was a big surprise to Debbie and Eddie Hernandez, visiting from Columbus, Texas.

“My wife and I are just kind of strolling around and we’ve been noticing the festivities going on,” said Eddie Hernandez. “It looks kind of exciting to me. That’s a wonderful idea. It has a festive attitude, you know.”

Organizers of the event say that’s exactly the reaction they were looking for.

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Former KERA reporter BJ Austin spent more than 25 years in broadcast journalism, anchoring and reporting in Atlanta, New York, New Orleans and Dallas. Along the way, she covered Atlanta City Hall, the Georgia Legislature and the corruption trials of Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards.