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Park(ing) Day 2025: Youth Activating Spaces

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Park(ing) Day is Friday, September 19, 2025
Engaging Young Minds. Reimagining Public Space. Inspiring the Future.

This year, ASLA invites members, chapters, and student groups across the country to celebrate Park(ing) Day with a shared focus: Youth Activating Spaces. Work with students to imagine, design, and activate temporary public spaces that reflect youth perspectives on sustainability, equity, and community.

Add your Park(ing) Day installation to the map.

Ways to Participate
  • Partner with a school or youth program
    Collaborate with students to co-design your space.  

  • Create a youth-inspired installation
    Highlight themes like pollinator gardens, resilient schoolyards, or safe routes to school.  

  • Display student artwork
    Feature posters, models, or drawings that showcase ideas for healthy, green spaces.  

  • Host a STEAM learning station
    Invite the public to engage with landscape architecture through hands-on activities.  

  • Advocate for youth-centered public space
    Use your space to spark conversations about access, equity, and sustainability.  
Use #ParkingDay2025 and tag @nationalasla on social media for a chance to be featured by ASLA.
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Reach out to your local ASLA Chapter or Student Chapter for more ways to participate.
 
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Janet W. Davis
Senior Manager, Conferences, Meetings, and Special Programs
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Meg Krug
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