No Parking Collage
“No parking” sign + prevention fashioned out of breeze block, wire, metal grill and ubiquitous no-parking sign.
Materials: Wire, Breeze Block, Metal Grill, No Parking Sign
Location: Nagoya
Parking Fix in Cone and Wire
Problematic barrier post made more visible by affixing an old traffic cone with wire.
Materials: Wire, Traffic Cone
Location: Nagoya
Parking Protection in Foam and Two Types of Duct Tape
Foam and duct tape create a safe + scratch free parking spot in a tight location.
(Note also how in the left-hand space storage trumps cars)
Materials: Duct Tape, Foam
Location: Nagoya
No Parking in Beer Crates
Beer crates placed in front of stop entrance create no-parking zones on days off.
Location: Nagoya
Materials: Beer Crates
No Parking/Private Parking in Cones and Junk
Keeping a section of the curb car free (or permanently reserving a parking spot for the local ‘boss’) is carried out with the use of concrete junk, traffic cones and barriers.
Material: Concrete, Traffic Cone, Traffic Barrier
Location: Nagoya
Roadside Brick Planter
Long roadside planter constructed of loosely packed bricks also functions as parking deterrent on residential street.
Materials: Bricks
Location: Akishima-shi, Tokyo
Traffic Cone Reuse in Marker and A3
Traffic signage put to a different traffic related use with the help of marker and paper.
Materials: Paper, Marker
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Parking Tape
Small space + oversize auto = reflective parking tape on a dangerous corner.
Materials: Reflector Tape
Location: Akishima-shi, Tokyo
Pot Plant Bicycle Parking
Pot plants along footpath used as bicycle parking.
Materials: Pot Plants
Location: Akabanebashi, Tokyo
Bicyle Parking Nameplates in Paper and Tape
Apartment bike parking, which is often free-space, ordered into fixed parking spaces with paper and tape.
Materials: Paper, Tape
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Carpark Greening in Breeze Blocks
Breeze blocks that form the edging of a carpark double as sturdy plant pots.
Materials: Breeze Blocks
Location: Nagoya, Aichi
Parking Aid in Electrical Tape 2
Yellow electrical tape on a pesky brick provides ample parking direction for this apparently very tricky driveway.
Materials: Electrical Tape
Location: Nagoya, Aichi
Parking Aid in Electrical Tape
Yellow electrical tape on a pesky brick provides ample parking direction for late night maneuvers.
Materials: Electrical Tape
Location: Nagoya, Aichi
No Parking in Cones, String
Traffic cones and barriers prevent parking in Shibuya side street. Flexibility (length, getting around power poles) provided by using string in place of rigid barrier poles.
Materials: Traffic Cones, String
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
No Parking Chair
Chair + Sign = ‘Official’ No Parking Zone in Shibuya side street.
Materials: Chair, Stock Sign
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
Bicycle Parking Forms Walkway
Bicycles are parked in a way which creates a path of least distance from the exit of the train station to the nearest convenience store. I imagine that one reason for this courtesy is to try to stave off retribution for parking in a no parking zone – another may be the subconscious adherence to the paved markings in front of the shop (a very subtle but effective form of control).
Materials: Bicycles
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Parking Bumper in Sponge Breeze Block
Sponge breeze blocks affixed to concrete breeze blocks with string form a safety bumper for errant parkers.
Materials: Breeze Blocks, Sponge Breeze Blocks, String
Location: Kamogawa, Chiba
No Thoroughfare
Upturned Coke crates signal “No Thoroughfare” between two parking areas.
Materials: Crate
Location: Kamogawa, Chiba
Parking Protection in Foam
Building protection from errant parkers made of foam affixed to wall. Obviously well placed (see last photo).
Materials: Foam
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo
Chain Storage in Hook and Tie
Entranceway chain storage performed by plastic hook and plastic twine.
Materials: Plastic Twine, Hook
Location: Harajuku, Tokyo
Bike Stand in Off-Cuts
Motorcycle propped up on uneven surface with wood off-cuts.
Materials: Wood
Location: Nakano-Ku, Tokyo
Bicycle Parking in Brick
A single brick acts as an elegant and sufficient stopping block for a bicycle outside a local restaurant.
Materials: Brick
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
Barrier in Rope and Wire
Rope barrier to workshop parking/storage area. Constructed from rope and wire. Wire is used in two ways: (1) To fashion a hook at one end to facilitate opening/closing of the barrier (2) To bind excess rope to the main barrier.
Materials: Wire, Rope
Location: Akishima, Tokyo
