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 Biscayne Everglades Greenway
The
growing population of Miami-Dade County is one of the most ethnically
diverse in the country. Residents represent many countries
and
cultures, and make up the fourth largest public school system in the
U.S. The county comprises thirty-five cities as well as
sprawling
areas that are unincorporated. Those neighborhoods that are
not
part of the cities are represented by elected Community
Councils.
Many lack identity or “sense of place.”
The Tropical Greenway initiative will use Miami-Dade County’s
park system to link Biscayne Bay, the county’s natural border
to
the east, to the Everglades, the natural border to the west.
This
link will be accomplished using existing parks, road rights-of-way, and
procured land. The project will connect Greater
Miami’s
various communities with one grand Greenway winding across the
county. Cultures will be joined at the grassroots level,
community by community, with designs that reinforce the ethnicity and
culture of each.
AIA
Miami
will work with the Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department,
elected officials, Community Councils and non-profit groups to divide
the Greenway into “community zones.” Town
Hall
meetings and community planning workshops will engage citizens of each
zone in identifying their needs and desires for their part of the
Greenway.
The Greenway will be designed to accomplish the following:
- A pedestrian-friendly route,
allowing
residents and tourists to walk or bicycle to shops, services, schools,
and cultural resources while reducing traffic and encouraging a
healthier, more active lifestyle
- A variety of transportation
options, recreation and aesthetic choices for the community
- Lively places with specific meaning
to a diverse populace in various stages of life
- Connection between varied
communities,
land uses and building types – both practically and
symbolically,
within the context of a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly park system
- A grand public space featuring
public art and places that encourage civic participation
- A series of focused public
identities,
reflective of the communities and cultures of the residents, woven
together to create a broader county-wide identity
- An enhanced and expanded park system
Following two rounds of community workshops and collaboration with the
Associated General Contractors for cost estimates, AIA Miami
presented the proposed design in a public meeting. The
process of
funding the project has been initiated with the County Commission.
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