Jose Marti Park Adaptive Redesign

Miami OCI conducted a study and design program for resiliency sea level risk mitigation to serve as a standard for future river side projects. The City exchanged information with community members to understand their priorities and needs as part of this redesign. The feedback focused on opportunities to support recreation, ecology, economy, and equity.

Recently, in May 2023, The Waterfront Alliance has officially confirmed that the Jose Marti Park project has achieved WEDG® (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) Verification, following a thorough documentation and review process. Developed by the Waterfront Alliance, the WEDG® program sets the gold standard for resilient, accessible, and ecologically sound waterfront design. Through this important WEDG® Verification, this project design in the City of Miami, District 3, is going above and beyond in waterfront resilience and risk reduction design. This project is part of the Miami Forever Bond (MFB) Sea-Level Rise and Flood Mitigation category.

Please refer to this link: 2023.06.14-Press-Release-WEDG-Verification.pdf(PDF, 213KB) to view the June 16, 2023, press release regarding the WEDG Verification.  

Resilience Tour Video of the Adaptive Design Plans of Jose Marti Park:
Learn about the new, improved and resilient elements that will strengthen the park’s resiliency and will bring interactive and enjoyable outdoor areas for the community in the near future!

Virtual Community Meeting: September 30th, 2020

Click the link below to view the virtual meeting recording:

Based on the feedback received at our first community meeting on February 19th,  2020, The City of Miami, District 3 Commissioner Joe Carollo,  the Department of Parks and Recreation and the Office of Capital Improvements (OCI) hosted a Virtual Community Meeting to share the project vision and concept of the Jose Marti Park Adaptive Redesign. The meeting was conducted in English and in Spanish. First, the information was presented in English, followed by a presentation in Spanish.

Thank you to all who attended and participated!

Jose Marti Park Adaptive Redesign Project Plans(PDF, 2MB)

Planes del Proyecto de Rediseño Adaptativo del Parque José Martí(PDF, 2MB)

Provide your feedback about this project here / Deja tus comentarios sobre este proyecto aquí

New, Improved and Resilient Elements in the park will include:

• Kayak Launch and improved Riverwalk with access to the waterfront
• Living shoreline Stabilization and Water Management System: Stormwater Drainage and High Tide Resiliency
• Solar Lighting and abundant Tree Canopy 
• New Park Furniture and Designated Areas for Concession Stands
• Flexible Open Spaces and Water Taxi Stop with Unloading Deck 

Community Meeting (February 2020):

Keeping engaged with the community about on-going projects is very important for the City of Miami Office of Capital Improvements, OCI.  As such, community meetings are being programmed to obtain feedback and share information with City residents.  Throughout the first semester in the year, we have exchanged information with the community on several projects.  In the resilience category, a community meeting took place for Jose Marti Park in February 2020, regarding the adaptive redesign for the park, with the objective of developing solutions that will strengthen the park’s resiliency to climate change and flooding.  This meeting included three interactive areas, allowing residents to provide their input and select elements of the plans for the upgraded seawall, kayak launch and landscaping improvements that are part of the Phase One of the project. 

Objectives:

• Design and permitting of a seawall, kayak launch, and river walk.