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Open Space Master Plan, Miami-Dade County Parks & Rec Dept.TRANSCRIPT
BUILDING A BETTER MIAMI-DADE COUNTYParks and Open Space System Master PlanParks and Open Space System Master Plan
www.miamidade.gov/parks/
Creating a 50 Year, Unifying Vision for a Livable, Sustainable Miami-Dade County “through the Parks Window”
Public Realm Components:
1. Great Parks2. Great Public Spaces3. Great Natural and Cultural
Areas 4. Great Greenways and
Blueways5. Great Streets
Parks and Open Space System Master Parks and Open Space System Master PlanPlan
EquityEquity AccessibilityAccessibility
SeamlessnessSeamlessness SustainabilitySustainability
BeautyBeauty Multiple BenefitsMultiple Benefits
Guiding Principles to Create a Model Park System:
Where Residents Want to Where Residents Want to LiveLive
Employers Want to Do Employers Want to Do BusinessBusiness
Tourist Want to VisitTourist Want to Visit
Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County
MAJOR METROPOLITAN CHALLENGES
Diminished Quality of LifeIncreasing Congestion
Declining Recreation and Open SpaceVisual Blight
Limited Transportation OptionsSocial Inequities
Population Growth and Diversity
20602005
17.9 Million
35.8 Million
State of Florida Population Forecast
Biggest ChallengesBiggest Challenges
Population GrowthPopulation Growth
Existing Developed Land and Permanent Conservation Lands
Developed Land
Conservation LandsPermanently Protected
2060 Developed Lands and Permanent Conservation Lands
Developed Land
Conservation LandsPermanently Protected
Meeting the ChallengeMeeting the Challenge
Great Parks
1. Great Parks1. Great Parks2. Great Public Spaces
3. Great Natural and Cultural Areas 4. Great Greenways and Blueways
5. Great Streets
Park System Window
Great ParksGreat Parks Are Accessible to Everyone, Regardless of Age or Ability…
providing a diverse and balanced system of passive and active recreational opportunities
Walk for recreation Exercise Walk the dog Ride a bike, skate Sit outside, read, contemplate Play on a playground Play a game of catch, frisbee Picnic, sun bathe Play pick-up sports Fish without a boat Attend a local arts festival,
concert or other special event
Locally, every resident should be able to:
Play organized indoor and outdoor competition sports
Exercise, attend classes/ lectures/ social functions
Swim recreationally or competitively in a pool
Paddle a canoe or kayak
Go boating
Go to the beach
Every resident should also be able to:
and Greenwaysand Greenways
Through the Park System WindowThrough the Park System Window
Through the Park System WindowThrough the Park System Window
Through the Park System WindowThrough the Park System Window
Through the Park System WindowThrough the Park System Window
New Affordable Housing Sites Stabilized Neighborhood Defined Edges of Park Space Additional “Eyes on the Park” for Security
Through the Park System WindowThrough the Park System Window
Great Public Spaces
1. Great Parks2. Great Public Spaces2. Great Public Spaces
3. Great Natural and Cultural Areas 4. Great Greenways and Blueways
5. Great Streets
Park System WindowPark System Window
Great Public SpacesGreat Public Spaces are Designed to Engage Residents…
providing diverse social, recreation and economic
development opportunities
Transit Transit StationsStations
TRANSIT ORIENTED PARKSTRANSIT ORIENTED PARKS
Natural and Cultural Areas
1. Great Parks2. Great Public Spaces
3. Great Natural and Cultural 3. Great Natural and Cultural Areas Areas
4. Great Greenways and Blueways
5. Great Streets
Park System WindowPark System Window
Great Natural and Cultural Great Natural and Cultural AreasAreas are Planned and Managed to Balance Access and Resource Protection…
protecting and enhancing the natural and cultural heritage of the
region, as well as restoring biological diversity and ecological
function.
Trinity Pine Rockland
FP&L Mitigation Bank
Balance Access, Conservation and Education Outreach Programs, Marketing, Neighborhood Involvement, Water Conservation
Greenways and Blueways
1. Great Parks2. Great Public Spaces
3. Great Natural and Cultural Areas
4. Great Greenways and 4. Great Greenways and BluewaysBlueways
5. Great Streets
Park System WindowPark System Window
Great Greenways and Great Greenways and BluewaysBlueways Connect Every Resident to Parks, Schools, Work and Shopping…
provide wildlife habitat, scenic vistas, recreation
and transportation opportunities and provide
urban form
Biscayne-Everglades Greenway
Biscayne-Everglades Greenway
Western Greenway:
Enhances the Rural Character of the Area
Helps Transition to Farmland and the Everglades
Provides New Recreation Opportunities for all County Residents
GREAT STREETS
1. Great Parks2. Great Public Spaces
3. Great Natural and Cultural Areas 4. Great Greenways and Blueways
5. Great Streets5. Great Streets
Park System WindowPark System Window
Great StreetsGreat Streets Are Designed as Linear Parks…
connecting parks and neighborhoods through tree lined
boulevards, parkways, and neighborhood streets that
encourage people to walk, bicycle and live healthier lifestyles
Green Infrastructure
SW 22nd Terrace
Olive Avenue – West Palm Beach
Master Plan VisionMaster Plan Vision
This is Not an Impossible Dream… This is Not an Impossible Dream…
Next Steps:
Shape Public Policy and Practices
Institutionalize Master Plan
South Florida Park Coalition
Parks Foundation www.parksfoundationofmiami-dade.com/
What Can You DoWhat Can You DoBecome Champions of Parks
Join the Parks Foundation
Plant a Tree…Adopt a Tree
Organize Your Neighbors
Adopt a Park
Become Stakeholders
Bike to Shop
Walk to A Park
www.miamidade.gov/greatparksummit/
Thank YouThank You
http://www.miamidade.gov/parks/
www.miamidade.gov/greatparksummit/
www.parksfoundationofmiami-dade.com/
Additional Examples
NORTH MIAMI BEACH: SNAKE CREEK CANAL GREENWAY
CONNECTS STADIUM TO BEACHES
ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC EXAMPLES:
Green InfrastructureTamiami Trail
Green Infrastructure
SW 137 Ave
DOWNTOWN ORLANDODOWNTOWN ORLANDO