Last month people in lots of cities used parking spaces for something a bit different. Instead of parking cars they put down grass, potted plants and outdoor furniture.
The day is called Park(ing) Day. The organizers want people to think about how public space is used. As you can see from the pictures, some people made mini parks. The parking space decorated with the balloons was called 99 Gallons Per Mile. The 99 balloons represent the volume of carbon dioxide given off by a sports utility vehicle (SUV) during a 1.6km (one mile) drive.
The people who took part simply put money in the parking meters and then set up. As they had paid for the right to use the space they were allowed to stay there until the meter ran out.
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The organizers in San Francisco, US, would like to see more public space turned into parks. The day also helps us to think about how much urban planning is centered around cars instead of people.(staff writer with AFP)
上個月在很多城市，人們使用停車位的方式有點不一樣。他們不把車停在停車位，反而放上草、盆栽和戶外家具。
這一天稱作「停車位改造日」。主辦單位希望人們想想如何使用公共空間。正如照片上看到的，有些人把停車位改造成迷你公園。那個用氣球裝飾的停車位叫做「每英哩九十九加崙」，九十九顆氣球代表一台運動休旅車行駛1.6公里（一英哩）所排放的二氧化碳量。
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參加活動的人們只需在停車收費器投錢，然後就可以開始改造。因為他們付了錢，有權使用空間，直到收費器時間到為止。
美國舊金山的主辦單位，希望看見更多的公用空間轉化成公園。這一天也讓我們思考，有多少都市計畫的主題是圍繞在車子而不是人們。
（法新社／翻譯：楊鴻泰）
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