The Public Space Challenge is on
The Public Space Challenge took submissions for neighbors' ideas on taking vibrant public spaces and turning them into spaces that connect neighbors.
The Challenge helps in creating, improving and activating parks, plazas and local gathering places. Together with Health Foundation of South Florida and the Office of Miami-Dade County Commissioner Juan C. Zapata, they invest $305,000 to make the top ideas a reality.
Individuals, groups, for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations submitted ideas, the submissions ended on April 21.
A couple were submitted regarding Coconut Grove.
Bonsai Miami suggested a pop-up bonsai garden. The small gardens would feature low cost, short term installations in parks and such. Waterhole is another idea from Home Eleven, who suggests filling potholes and cracks around the city with water. This would raise awareness to the problem of cracks and holes and of course, the water-like mosaics would stand out as reminders of nature.
A Causeway connection between the Alice Wainwright Park area to the Rickenbacker Causeway is an idea that would make it easier for bikers and runners. Didn't Sylvester put the kybosh on that years ago? Well, now he's gone, so maybe the fences can be removed and the neighborhood can be returned to the public.
Bike Coconut Grove has an idea of a Bike Station in the Brove where a vacant storefront in a central location can turn into a bike valet place for people to meet, leave their bikes and promote bike safety. A great solution to our lack of car parking.
There is also Grove Space at Plaza Street and Grand Avenue, where the space would be turned into a shady event space, opening up the area to the community.
There are so many great ideas, most of them outside the Grove, but perfect for Miami. I think one of my favorites is Pianos in the Parks. They are randomly placed around the city after being painted by students. Anyone can just come up, play and gather a crowd. It's such a great community unifier, it's been done in other cities. New York did it in 2010 (see here).
You can check out all the ideas here, the ones you "like" have a chance fo receiving funding. There is a "like" button next to each submission.
ideas.ourmiami.org/page/about
The Challenge helps in creating, improving and activating parks, plazas and local gathering places. Together with Health Foundation of South Florida and the Office of Miami-Dade County Commissioner Juan C. Zapata, they invest $305,000 to make the top ideas a reality.
Individuals, groups, for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations submitted ideas, the submissions ended on April 21.
A couple were submitted regarding Coconut Grove.
Bonsai Miami suggested a pop-up bonsai garden. The small gardens would feature low cost, short term installations in parks and such. Waterhole is another idea from Home Eleven, who suggests filling potholes and cracks around the city with water. This would raise awareness to the problem of cracks and holes and of course, the water-like mosaics would stand out as reminders of nature.
A Causeway connection between the Alice Wainwright Park area to the Rickenbacker Causeway is an idea that would make it easier for bikers and runners. Didn't Sylvester put the kybosh on that years ago? Well, now he's gone, so maybe the fences can be removed and the neighborhood can be returned to the public.
Bike Coconut Grove has an idea of a Bike Station in the Brove where a vacant storefront in a central location can turn into a bike valet place for people to meet, leave their bikes and promote bike safety. A great solution to our lack of car parking.
There is also Grove Space at Plaza Street and Grand Avenue, where the space would be turned into a shady event space, opening up the area to the community.
There are so many great ideas, most of them outside the Grove, but perfect for Miami. I think one of my favorites is Pianos in the Parks. They are randomly placed around the city after being painted by students. Anyone can just come up, play and gather a crowd. It's such a great community unifier, it's been done in other cities. New York did it in 2010 (see here).
You can check out all the ideas here, the ones you "like" have a chance fo receiving funding. There is a "like" button next to each submission.
ideas.ourmiami.org/page/about
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2 Comments:
No idea how Wynwood is doing it but there are people Everywhere. I am talking about a place that was the hood not too long ago. Having The Wynwood Life festival which is going on right now and it is free and there are people everywhere Twenty plus food trucks.. Swarm runs some of these events and they do a decent job although my 5 buck water was not in my budget. And yes they do have that free golf cart or two or three running around for transportation. They do not have bed races but if they did they would not charge money. I am rambling here but who would have thought 5 years ago that 2600 NW 2nd Ave would be kicking the Groves ass for people willing to spend money. I see it. It's nuts there!!!!!! Any weekend
That's because the idiots in the Grove couldn't stop complaining when the big clubs were there.now they are paying the price.and its going to get worse
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