Employees of Via Agency hang out in a parking space on Congress Street where they were taking Polaroid photographs and interviewing pedestrians to create a "People of Maine" profile series.

Katelyn McKay of Portland peddles a bicycle rigged up to a blender to make milkshakes while Abby King from Bicycle Coalition of Maine watches. Portland celebrated PARK(ing) Day on Friday by transforming metered parking spots across the city into temporary public parks.

Members of The Art Department stage a stop-animation film shoot in a parking space on Congress Street. Portland celebrated PARK(ing) Day on Friday by transforming metered parking spots across the city into temporary public parks.

Jessica Beer, left, and Kelsey Weber, both of Portland, drink coffee and talk with Christian Prasch in a parking space on Middle Street that Prasch designed in collaboration with Bard Coffee.

Architect Michael Belleau reads in a parking space on Exchange Street that he designed as a piazza to give people a view of urban design.