Puerto Rico Re_Start: Scenarios for a Resilient Future

Puerto Rico Re_Start Š Scenarios for a Resilient Future University of Florida Gainesville, FL

Prof. Martha Kohen Workshop Director

Maria E. Barrios

Workshop Assoc. Director

Cover Photo Credits: Prof. Martha Kohen

Puerto Rico Re_Start Š Scenarios for a Resilient Future University of Florida Gainesville, FL

Prof. Martha Kohen Workshop Director

Maria E. Barrios

Workshop Assoc. Director

Summary In the wake of the catastrophic impact of Hurricanes 2017 Irma and Maria, the recent 2020 earthquakes in the southwestern region, the current global pandemic, and the ongoing depleted socio-economic conditions, the Island became a necessary field for advancing visioning proposals addressing the preservation of the natural resources while elevating the human settlement conditions to procure a viable and more resilient future.

In the last three 2018, 2019 and 2020 PR_RS Puerto Rico Re_Start International Project & Research Workshops, led by the University of Florida, the Polytechnic University of PR, and the UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Urban Quality and Culture, through interdisciplinary inter-institutional collaborations between stakeholders, academia, government agencies, NGOs and international partners, we jointly addressed challenges on urban planning, architecture, housing, historic preservation, economic development, environmental engineering, transportation, green infrastructure, nature conservation, and landscape.

We counted with the invaluable contribution of participants from FEMA and the University of PR MayagĂźez, that together with the professors and students of the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico introduced and enlightened the dimensions of the Western challenges. Also, we were able to count with the scholars from la Sapienza University, the UNESCO Chair for Sustainable Urban Quality and Culture, the Center for Puerto Rican Studies in the City University of New York, and Dean Fraker from the University of Berkeley. The workshop is indebted to all of them.

This compilation, of over 100 projects from all the workshops, gathers and showcases holistic ideas for multiple prototypical situations and conditions, providing visioning on cohesive and resilient approaches that could be applied and scaled, as components for discussion and as a platform for future endeavors.

The Puerto Rico proposals resonate worldwide through the Climate Change impacted tropical realms.

We are already planning the next year’s Workshop, PRRS 4, to address the issues of Energy, Historic Cities, Ports, large scale Agricultural developments, Ecological Preserves, Eastern Beaches, and Islands. The Workshop will cover the areas from Guayanilla to Ponce, Guayama to Humacao, Luquillo to Loiza, including El Yunque, Vieques, and Culebra. We would like to invite all participants of the first three Workshops to return and contribute to the upcoming new edition!

For a detail information of projects, please visit www.puertoricorestart.org

Prof. Martha Kohen

Maria E. Barrios

All proposals combined

LEGEND Transportation Network Tourism Network Ferry Airport Proposal Transportation Hubs Bridges Shelters & Emergency Hubs Constellation Network Energy Generation Historic Retrofit Sites Economic Development Agricultural Sites Research & Educational Facilities Civic Facilities Recreational Facilities Waterfront & Green Infrastructure Marinas Housing Developments Public Housing Developments Retrofit of Abandoned Sites Eco-Transformation Container - Energy Unit Container - Logistic & Informational Unit Container - Medical Unit Container - Sanitation & Amenities Unit Touristic Attractions & New Developments

Complete Collection of Projects

Puerto Rico Re_Start 1

Lab 1: From Mountain to Floodplains LOIZA

1. Loiza Civic Hub + Cultural Center + Shelter 2. Waterfront + Stormwater Management + Green Infrastructure + Protective Dike 3. Economic Revitalization Hub

SAN ISIDRO

4. Marinas 5. Old Sugar Cane Mill Retrofit 6. Agricultural Research Center + Diversion Terraces

CUBUY

7. Cubuy Retrofitted Existing School + Shelter 8. Agricultural Research Center + Diversion Terraces

Lab 2: Vacant / Abandoned Buildings

9. Street Rehabilitation along Expressway Roman Baldorioty de Castro 10. Department of Health 11. Along Ponce de Leon Avenue 12. La Goyco Community Hub

Lab 3: Residential Resiliency

13. Llorens Torres Retrofit 14. Solar Roof Farm - Llorens 15. Laguna de los Corozoz Proposal 16. Pedestrian Bridge

Lab 4: Emergency Cores

17. La Playita Housing Proposal 18. Logistic + Information Unit Medical Unit Sanitation + Amenities

Lab 5: Economic Opportunities

Energy + Communication Unit 19. Tren Urbano Dense Community 20. Project Expo-Rico

Map of Projects

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Puerto Rico Re_Start 2

Map of Projects

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Lab 1: Regional Transportation Network Lab 2: Cities and Housing Strategies Lab 3: Array of Resilient Constellations ARECIBO Lab 4: The North Region DORADO

JAREALITO ARECIBO

CAÑO TIBURONES LAGO DOS BOCAS Lab 5: Eco-Transformation CATAÑO LEVITTOWN DORADO

1. New Transportation Hubs and Network New Touristic Route 2. Housing Development in Candelaria 3. Constellation of Re-naturalization Cities and Towns New Agricultural Area Re-purposed Abandoned City-center 4a. Horizontal “living” Levee Historic Site Housing in New Neighborhoods Educational Hub + Marine & Aquatic Hub Recreational Sites + Coastal Overlook Water Reclamation & Energy Restoration Agricultural Fields 4b. Breakwater, Coral Reef Habitat & Sand Dune Restoration Recreational Open Air Structure, Wetland Gardens + Rest Hub Civic + Community Amenities 4c. Horizontal Levee + Waterfront Rehabilitation Historic Structure Preservation + Heritage Walk Rehabilitated Housing Karst Institute & Museum Research Facility Retrofit Waterfront Promenade 4d. Wetland Restoration Bird Watching, Bike Trails, Kayak Route + Rest Hub 4e. Water/Landslide Protective System Recreational Facilities Hydro-power Research & Exploration Center Eco-Transformation Area Waterfront & Street Rehabilitation Waterfront Promenade Eco-Transformation Area The Living Machine, Energy + Recycling Center New Housing Typologies Eco-Transformation Area Eco-Hubs + Recreational Center Eco-Agriculture

Puerto Rico Re_Start 3

Map of Projects

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INFRASTRUCTURE

WATERFRONT / GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION

RESEARCH/ CENTER HISTORICAL RETROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS

TOURISM

HOLISTIC APPROACH

1. North-South Transportation System - From Aguada to Cabo Rojo 2. Del Mar Ferry for Western Puerto Rico - Aguadilla, Mayagüez, Cabo Rojo & Ponce 3. Aguadilla Air Cargo Proposals, Aguadilla 13. Multi-modal Hubs and Uber Elevated Proposal Sites 19. Mayagüez-Energy Evolve: Energy Infrastructure, Guanajibo, Mayagüez 20. Urban Connectivity: Mayagüez Waterfront, Mayagüez 28. Adapting Cabo Rojo: Green Infrastructure & Floating Communities, Puerto Real, Cabo Rojo Pueblo 35. Environmental Detox, Guayanilla Wetland Park 38. Wandering the Lighthouse, Guayanilla Lighthouse 11. Hangar Re-purpose, Aguadilla Airport 12. The Value of Hemp, Aguadilla 14. Coastal Infrastructure & the Ocean Economy, Aguadilla 15. Food Infrastructure: Agriculture Food Security Economy, Aguadilla 36. Excel & Grow, Guayanilla Region 40. Relocation of Communities in Guayanilla, Guayanilla 27. Cabo Rojo: Center for Hydrology, Geology, and Meteorology, Plan Bonito, Mayagüez 38. Social & Risk Management Center, Guayanilla 39. Social & Risk Management Center, Pueblo, Guayanilla 16. The Cultural Heritage Project, Coloso Valley, Aguada 7. Aguadilla Airport Community Relocation & Redevelopment Master Plan, Aguadilla Airport 9. New Housing Development, Aguadilla Airport 18. Añasco, Revitalization & Cultivation, Añasco 21. Mayagüez Housing Development, Mayagüez 22.Restructuring of Dulces Labios Neighborhood, Dulces Labios, Mayagüez 23. Pueblo Infill: Community Living Strategies in PR, Carcel, Mayagüez 24. Reshaping Mayagüez: Student Housing & Activity Hub, Plaza del Mercado, Mayagüez 25. Columbus Landing Housing Development, Columbus Landing, Mayagüez 29. Urban Infill Housing Prototype,Cabo Rojo Pueblo 30. Colinas Jardin, Boquerón, Cabo Rojo 31. Sustainable Housing Development & Natural Conservation, El Combate, Pole Ojea & Corozo, Cabo Rojo 37. Sustainable Communities, Barrio Macaná, Guayanilla 17. Aguada-Fortified & Eco-Adaptable Community 2045, Aguada Pueblo 34. The Quality of Fragility, Cabo Rojo 26. Puerta del Sol Ecological Network,Candelaria, Mayagüez 32. The Cabo Rojo Retreat, Cabo Rojo 33. Slow Tourism Eco Cabin Communities, Cabo Rojo to Guanica 4. Aguadilla Airport Site Redevelopment, Aguadilla Airport 5. Emerging a New Urban Center by Recalling the Old Urban Fabric, Aguadilla Airport 6. Aguadilla Airport Site Redevelopment, Aguadilla Airport 8. Laguna National Park of Puerto Rico, Aguadilla Airport 10. Aguadilla Airport Design Area, Aguadilla Airport 41. Alternative Scenarios for the Future, Guayanilla Bay Region

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Special Thanks to the following Municipalities:

Photo Credit: Prof. Martha Kohen

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