RACE STREET CLEMENTE

STREET

APPLETON STREET POCKET PARK

COMPLETE STREET WITH BIKE LANES ON RACE STREET

TREE & MEADOW LINED CANAL WALK WITH STEPS TO WATER

VEGETATED BUMP OUTS & PARKLETS ALONG MAIN STREET

The final design embraces the vibrancy and activity of the existing project site through creating enhanced spaces that can accommodate a range of uses for the community members that live, work, and visit the project area.

CHURCH GARDEN

RACE STREET EXERCISE PARK

KIOSKO-LINED PEDESTRIAN ONLY BETTY MEDINA STREET

MOTORCYCLE PARKING LOT ENLACE DE FAMILIAS GATHERING SPACE

MIXED-USE INFILL DEVELOPMENT

COLORFUL, TREE-LINED, PATIO INTERSECTION

MUNICIPAL PARKING LOT PLAZA

COLORFUL ALLEYWAY

SOUCY PARK WATER FOUNTAIN

The heart of the site, the municipal parking lot, is now also a multipurpose plaza that supports public programming and community gatherings. The plaza is linked to other spaces that create a neighborhood destination with opportunities to relax, explore, linger, and play for all. Spaces extending from the plaza include a redesigned Soucey Park with a water play area and Betty Medina Street, a partially closed shared street with kiosks that leads to a newly completed canal walk on Race Street.

The design shows pocket parks, formally empty lots, with a variety of proposed uses, such as for exercise and hosting workshops. Mixed use development is also proposed within empty lots. Increased vegetation throughout the site brings shade, stormwater management, beauty, and access to nature. Vegetated bumpouts and parklets for businesses and organizations create an attractive streetscape that also encourages drivers to slow down. New murals added to buildings and streets to demonstrate care for the neighborhood, draw people to a place, and engage the public with the built landscape.

Added amenities include trash and recycling cans, bus stop pavilions, street furniture, and planters. Embedded throughout the final design, are design interventions that aim to reflect the cultural heritage of the community.

URBAN ORCHARD WITH CASITA

Implementation, maintenance, and management of the final design will require: long term funding; additional community engagement and site analysis; integration with the future Puerto Rican district; the guidance of transportation engineers and other experts; and potential changes in zoning.

Designed By: Eva Hogue & Bindu Nicholson Spring 2023