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title: Road Rage(r)
date: 2024-09-20T05:30:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/road-rager"
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# Road Rage(r)

*September 20, 2024* — by [Maggie Haslam](/author/maggie-haslam)


> On Park(ing) Day, Terps to Transform Ordinary Asphalt Into a Pavement Party

*DSC 0707 1920x10801 — No banana seat, just bananas: Students can try out the "smoothie bike" for a free (and refreshing) treat at UMD's Park(ing) Day, happening Friday on Prienkert Drive.*

Some of the University of Maryland’s biggest parties during football season originate out of the back of a car. But a block-long bash along Preinkert Drive on Friday proves you don’t need a tailgate to congregate—and might change your perspective on the prime real estate reserved for cars.

Park(ing) Day, a guerilla-style appropriation of asphalt, transforms street parking into lounge spaces, mini gardens and pop-up parks for one day to demonstrate how we might re-envision our campus roadways. Held in over [300 locations](https://www.myparkingday.org/) around the world, Park(ing) Day advocates for safer, greener and more equitable streets.

Here’s what you can expect if you pull into UMD’s event along Preinkert Drive:

- Giveaways, including Black-Eyed Susan seed packets from the student chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects and a chance to win bike gear from Terps4Bikelanes.

- Free donut holes and a round of Rails and Roads, a riff off Chutes and Ladders, in the Student Planning Association’s game lounge.

- WMATA’s bus bike rack demo and Metro swag, where Terps can practice loading their bike onto a Metrobus.

- Registration for state carpool programs and [IncenTrip,](https://www.incentrip.org/) a sustainable rewards app developed by UMD researchers at the Maryland Transportation Institute. The program pays you [up to $600](https://www.mdot.maryland.gov/tso/pages/Index.aspx?PageId=33) per year for responsible driving and sustainable transportation trips to work.

- DOTS Smoothie Bike: Toss your favorite fruit into the fender blender, created by the makers of the [Bicycle Powered Music Festival](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULyORRe2Xfw), and pedal your way to a to-go healthy snack.


*group sits under tent with cornhole board in chalk-decorated parking space — Students from the urban studies and planning program, landscape architecture program and Terps4Bikelanes transform parking spaces into a street oasis with treats, games, giveaways and a place to chill—or play cornhole.*



**Sidebar note:**

UMD’s Park(ing) Day runs 10 a.m -3 p.m. Friday along Preinkert Drive (in front of Queen Anne’s Hall), featuring lounge spaces, giveaways, snacks and more.

For more two-wheeled fun, join BikeUMD at 8:30 a.m. Monday at Vigilante Coffee, 4327 Gallatin St. in Hyattsville for [“Bikes and Beans.”](https://terplink.umd.edu/event/10301562#:~:text=Description,t%20wait%20to%20see%20you!) Grab a coffee and jump on your bike for a scenic and beginner-friendly group ride to campus along the Trolley Trail to celebrate Car-Free Day. ([Sign the Car-Free Day Pledge](https://www.carfreemetrodc.org/pledge-page/) to help UMD win the Campus Challenge for a third consecutive year!)





**Topics:** [Campus & Community](https://today.umd.edu/tags/campus-community)


**Tags:** [Plant Science and Landscape Architecture](https://today.umd.edu/topic/plant-science-and-landscape-architecture), [Urban Studies and Planning](https://today.umd.edu/topic/urban-studies-and-planning), [Student Experience](https://today.umd.edu/topic/student-experience)


**Units:** [College of Agriculture and Natural Resources](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-agriculture-and-natural-resources), [Department of Transportation Services](https://today.umd.edu/topic/department-transportation-services), [School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation](https://today.umd.edu/topic/school-architecture-planning-and-preservation)