#BlackFridayParking Highlights

Our third annual #BlackFridayParking event was a resounding success! You posted from dozens of states and shared hundreds of photos on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. 

Here are some top tweets from Friday's event: 

Another enormous, 3/4 empty parking lot on #BlackFridayParking. Parking minimums are killing cities. pic.twitter.com/A6vx8IuPUm

— Dan Gilmartin (@DPGilmartin) November 27, 2015

#BlackFridayParking Adjacent to unaffordable Austin neighborhood where homes avg $450K @StrongTowns @ImagineAustin pic.twitter.com/kJYZwhyTqX

— ProjectGreatStreets (@greatstreetsATX) November 27, 2015

We had photos of surface lots...

Dang, why can't I find any #BlackFridayParking?!? pic.twitter.com/NXQNiqTZ5A

— Scott (@sbwhite) November 27, 2015

...garages...

#BlackFridayParking Edgewood Retail District ATL Noon. pic.twitter.com/GhwCWUibsX

— Eric Kronberg (@EricKronberg) November 27, 2015

...downtowns....

Downtown #BlackFridayParking. pic.twitter.com/qB065JjRPi

— Jake Krohn (@jakekrohn) November 27, 2015

...and even bike parking.

#BlackFridayParking in Brooklyn. @StrongTowns @clmarohn pic.twitter.com/MZbYp6enNr

— Mike Lydon (@MikeLydon) November 27, 2015

Many of you came up with additional activities to make use of these lots, since they weren't full of cars:

Anybody up for some flag football, go kart racing, track meet? Plenty of room at the mall today #BlackFridayParking pic.twitter.com/eURR6eU4U3

— Dave Moss (@t0wnp1ann3r) November 27, 2015

clmarohn @MRC_SLC Reading 'Suburban Nation' in a fitting location this Black Friday #BlackFridayParking pic.twitter.com/CMwNu32QYB

— Sean Emerson (@FourCornersSean) November 27, 2015

Some of you remarked on how full the stores were, yet how empty the lots remained:

Target and Best Buy are packed, but there are still 200+ empty spaces. #BlackFridayParking @StrongTowns pic.twitter.com/I1WondiKUJ

— David Mann (@PlannerMann) November 27, 2015

I guess some areas do fill up their parking, right? (1 of 2) #BlackFridayParking pic.twitter.com/ZLDbiUHLmW

— Dave Moss (@t0wnp1ann3r) November 27, 2015

Oops, nevermind, this is just to the right of that picture (2 of 2) #BlackFridayParking pic.twitter.com/MTtynAat7H

— Dave Moss (@t0wnp1ann3r) November 27, 2015

Stella is not a big fan of parking lots. #blackfridayparking pic.twitter.com/Im96W4Ltv9

— Charles Marohn (@clmarohn) November 27, 2015

Thank you to everyone who participated.

Our work to end parking minimums is far from over. Visit this page for resources that can help you end parking minimums in your own community. Also, be sure to check out our updated map of towns that have removed or reduced parking minimums.

And let us know when you have success lowering or eliminating minimums in your community. We'd love to hear about it.