El barrio La Pequeña Habana de Miami

declarado Tesoro Nacional de EE.UU.

Miami (EE.UU.), 27 ene (EFE).- La Pequeña Habana, el emblemático vecindario del exilio cubano en Miami, fue declarada hoy Tesoro Nacional y, como tal, emprenderá un plan de revitalización a largo plazo apoyado por diversas organizaciones.

Durante la ceremonia de designación, en presencia del alcalde de Miami, el cubano Tomás Regalado, el National Trust for Historic Preservation destacó el espíritu inmigrante que construyó La Pequeña Habana y la comunidad que la hizo su hogar.

"La Pequeña Habana no es solo el Parque del Dominó ni el Teatro Tower, es una isla de Ellis del sur", destacó el alcalde en referencia al famoso punto masivo de entrada de inmigrantes en Nueva York.

La presidenta del National Trust, Stephanie Meeks, aseguró que la historia de la Pequeña Habana es la misma de Estados Unidos y resaltó además que el vecindario "sigue siendo dinámico, rico en cultura y asequible".

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CRAFTING BETTER COMMUNITIES IN THE SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION

ISSUES AND OPTIONS FOR MIAMI'S LITTLE HAVANA

Little Havana is at a crossroads.

It is vibrant, thanks to visionaries such as Fausto.

But FDOT must redesign Calle8 as complete street.

So far, FDOT's designs favor turning the corridor into a speedway/driveway into Brickell and Downtown.

This is a MUST ATTEND meeting. 

Many issues will be covered, but the most pending issue now is getting FDOT to redesign Calle8 for humans.

TODAY IS PLUS URBIA DESIGN DAY

THANK YOU TO THE CITY OF MIAMI FOR HONORING OUR STUDIO'S PRO BONO
VISIONING WORK TO CREATE A BETTER CALLE OCHO CORRIDOR

The PlusUrbia Team was humbled this morning when the City of Miami declared today PlusUrbia Design Day and honored our collaborative work with the Little Havana Community to create a better, safer, more prosperous Calle Ocho.

Thanks so much to Mayor Tomas P. Regalado, Commissioner Frank Carollo and Commissioner Francis Suarez for saying such kind words of praise on the dais about our pro bono designs, community forum and dedication to improving SW 7-8th avenues between SW 27 and Brickell avenues.  Thanks to each of you for co-sponsoring our proclamation awarded during this morning's Miami City Commission meeting.

Thanks also to Commission Chair Wilfredo "Willy" Gort and Vice Chair Keon Hardemon for their continued leadership and for honoring our mutual commitment to a better Miami.  Our gratitude also goes out to Commissioner Marc Sarnoff for his decade of leadership that included the enactment of the Wynwood Neighborhood Revitalization District.

We were honored that Commissioner-elect Ken Russell was in the Commission Chambers this morning, applauding our recognition with the rest of the audience. A special thanks to City Manager Daniel Alfonso, Planning and Zoning Director Francisco Garcia and the entire hardworking city administration for being present when we received our proclamation on the dais.

We continue to work with the community and FDOT to ensure that the Calle Ocho corridor is redesigned as a complete streets with calmed two-way traffic, wide sidewalks, safe crossings, transit lanes, bike lanes and prosperous merchants and cultural institutions.

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