It's Black Friday Parking Day!

Today's the day! Here's how to participate in our annual #BlackFridayParking event.

  1. Get outside and take pictures of the parking lots in your town.
  2. Upload your photos to Twitter, Facebook or Instagram with the hashtag #blackfridayparking. Bonus points if also include a note about how that parking lot could be put to better use in your community. (Housing? Offices? Park? You decide!) It's also helpful if you note the location of the parking lot and estimate how full it is.
  3. Check out other peoples' photos from across the country below.
RT @StrongTowns: Americans spend an enormous amount of money building parking that is rarely used, a bizarre luxury in places where people are struggling financially. This week, show your city just how excessive and unnecessary parking minimum laws are. bit.ly/2izL37T #blackfridayparking
@EdgehillCoalit1 ·
RT @natehoodstp: I didn’t get a chance to do #BlackFridayParking this year, but check out others who did! @strongtowns offers a great reminder why we should get rid of parking minimums. strongtowns.org
@jfoss8 ·
RT @StrongTowns: Americans spend an enormous amount of money building parking that is rarely used, a bizarre luxury in places where people are struggling financially. This week, show your city just how excessive and unnecessary parking minimum laws are. bit.ly/2izL37T #blackfridayparking
@HVGeenen ·
RT @StrongTowns: Americans spend an enormous amount of money building parking that is rarely used, a bizarre luxury in places where people are struggling financially. This week, show your city just how excessive and unnecessary parking minimum laws are. bit.ly/2izL37T #blackfridayparking
@YIMBYwiki ·
RT @DylanH2Oh: Apparently there isn't enough parking in Downtown Peterborough. I beg to differ. Lets stop parking the parking obsession once and for all! #blackfridayparking @ptbogreenup @CyclingHubPTBO @PappasTown @DianeNTherrien @transitionptbo @sustainableptbo stewardsnotes.wordpress.com/2017/11/24/dow…
@matthewfhayes ·
RT @J_Nickol: We are working in the postwar strip all throughout the Midwest. It is a relic of an outmoded, overbuilt way of doing one-and-done business. Here’s an image from one of our areas on #BlackFridayParking in #JeffersonvilleIN. It’s time for a new model.
@JKevinWright ·
RT @natehoodstp: I didn’t get a chance to do #BlackFridayParking this year, but check out others who did! @strongtowns offers a great reminder why we should get rid of parking minimums. strongtowns.org
@jeffsleasman ·
RT @StrongTowns: Americans spend an enormous amount of money building parking that is rarely used, a bizarre luxury in places where people are struggling financially. This week, show your city just how excessive and unnecessary parking minimum laws are. bit.ly/2izL37T #blackfridayparking
@Infrastructor ·
Black Friday shopping is not an excuse to park near other people. I still grabbed the farthest spot.😂 #bmwlivesmatter #protectyourcar #bmw #bmwlove #blackfriday2017 #blackfridayparking instagram.com/p/Bb7qrEcjZlm
@j_m0ney4 ·
RT @ChrisH_Fowler: We pay an enormous cost to have unneeded & unused parking spaces. That's true whether or not you personally take advantage of that handout. Help push back on the cultural consensus that you simply can't have enough parking. #PlaidFriday #Syracuse #BlackFridayparking
@MRC_SLC ·
RT @natehoodstp: I didn’t get a chance to do #BlackFridayParking this year, but check out others who did! @strongtowns offers a great reminder why we should get rid of parking minimums. strongtowns.org
@MRC_SLC ·
RT @J_Nickol: We are working in the postwar strip all throughout the Midwest. It is a relic of an outmoded, overbuilt way of doing one-and-done business. Here’s an image from one of our areas on #BlackFridayParking in #JeffersonvilleIN. It’s time for a new model.
@MKSK_Studios ·
RT @J_Nickol: We are working in the postwar strip all throughout the Midwest. It is a relic of an outmoded, overbuilt way of doing one-and-done business. Here’s an image from one of our areas on #BlackFridayParking in #JeffersonvilleIN. It’s time for a new model.
@NhoodPlays ·
RT @J_Nickol: We are working in the postwar strip all throughout the Midwest. It is a relic of an outmoded, overbuilt way of doing one-and-done business. Here’s an image from one of our areas on #BlackFridayParking in #JeffersonvilleIN. It’s time for a new model.
@SmartCityUrb ·
We are working in the postwar strip all throughout the Midwest. It is a relic of an outmoded, overbuilt way of doing one-and-done business. Here’s an image from one of our areas on #BlackFridayParking in #JeffersonvilleIN. It’s time for a new model.
@J_Nickol ·
RT @clmarohn: If not now, then when? #blackfridayparking
@Diego_DIAZ_SNCF ·
RT @natehoodstp: I didn’t get a chance to do #BlackFridayParking this year, but check out others who did! @strongtowns offers a great reminder why we should get rid of parking minimums. strongtowns.org
@BillLindeke ·
RT @clmarohn: If not now, then when? #blackfridayparking
@gmangan79 ·
RT @StrongTowns: Americans spend an enormous amount of money building parking that is rarely used, a bizarre luxury in places where people are struggling financially. This week, show your city just how excessive and unnecessary parking minimum laws are. bit.ly/2izL37T #blackfridayparking
@CaptiveDriver ·
RT @JasonSchaeferGF: Tons of empty parking spots in front of Target on Maryland Parkway in Las Vegas  #blackfridayparking https://t.co/rogL…
@cxj ·
RT @StrongTowns: Americans spend an enormous amount of money building parking that is rarely used, a bizarre luxury in places where people are struggling financially. This week, show your city just how excessive and unnecessary parking minimum laws are. bit.ly/2izL37T #blackfridayparking
@dudeluna ·
RT @jebr: Southridge Mall, Des Moines, IA. Main lot 70% full, secondary lot barren. #blackfridayparking
@larryjamesjr ·
RT @redclifford5000: Minimum Parking Requirements based on "peak demand," such as #blackfriday, are a lie and hurt the built environment. So many better options! #blackfridayparking in #portlandme @TheMaineMall
@dudeluna ·
RT @momarazzirochmn: Check out #blackfridayparking to see how parking minimums are wasting valuable land. All those parking spots at your local mall and big box stores are there for ONE day. Yet many still empty today. #rochmn
@evanheidtmann ·
RT @WesKCMO: JC Penney and Best Buy 64154 #BlackFridayparking #BFPKC
@evanheidtmann ·
RT @redclifford5000: Minimum Parking Requirements based on "peak demand," such as #blackfriday, are a lie and hurt the built environment. So many better options! #blackfridayparking in #portlandme @TheMaineMall
@evanheidtmann ·
RT @david_shane: #blackfridayparking at Sears at Lansing, MI. OK to use Sears might be cheating. Lot might be 1/4 full, if that. https://t…
@evanheidtmann ·
RT @jebr: Southridge Mall, Des Moines, IA. Main lot 70% full, secondary lot barren. #blackfridayparking
@evanheidtmann ·
RT @clmarohn: If not now, then when? #blackfridayparking
@evanheidtmann ·
RT @OnlineDarkly: This empty space could be put to such better use! #blackfridayparking #columbusga
@evanheidtmann ·
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