From MIAMI’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS

Van Alen Institute and the City of Miami recently announced the release of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the climate-adaptive redesign of Jose Marti Park, a popular 13-acre public facility on the Miami River in the East Little Havana neighborhood.

Van Alen’s introduction of climate adaptation to the project scope solidified the city’s commitment of $940,000 to the budget for the early phases of the redesign. The Jose Marti Park project is part of Keeping Current: A Sea Level Rise Challenge for Greater Miami, Van Alen’s multi-year inquiry into how cities and communities can use design as a catalyst for adapting to climate change.

“This is the kind of project that highlights Miami’s strengths,” Mayor Francis Suarez said.

“We have a strong and engaged community with new ideas that bring people together to face our challenges as a city,” Suarez added.

“By involving the people who live here in the design process and incorporating resilience, this project will both protect and engage people as it showcases creative design strategies,” said Jessica Lax, Van Alen Institute’s director of Strategic Initiatives.