PLUS URBIA DESIGN SUBMITTED THIS IDEA TO THE PUBLIC SPACE CHALLENGE BY THE MIAMI FOUNDATION
My idea to improve this place...
Create a
parklet out of a parking space in East Little Havana (ELH) residential
area. A parklet is a low-cost, high-impact urban oasis created out of
parking spaces (asphalt). ELH has virtually no open space. This parklet
would create an open space (to play dominoes) in a densely populated
area that lacks gathering spaces. Civic pride can be strengthened
through the simple joy of a safe, welcoming place carved from the
intensity of the city.
So that people could...
Have a gathering
place in the dense urban neighborhood lacking on open space. Diversity,
density and proximity to jobs are East Little Havana’s strengths. But
all those people have very few places to gather to play dominoes,
discuss politics and rest their bones on comfortable chairs. This
parklet is for the locals, away from the tourists of Calle8. Separated
from traffic, raised above street level to connect to the existing
sidewalk, this small grouping of tables and chairs can be the start of
something big – an emphasis on livability in East Little Havana.
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