The project area encompasses 6 square miles of residential, commercial, industrial and civic corridors. It is bound by NW 71st and 79th Street on the north, Miami River to the south, I-95 to the east and NW 22nd, 19th, and 17th avenues to the west. The area is host to twelve distinct neighborhoods.
Scope of Work
The goal for this plan is to develop a blueprint for the City of Miami’s use as a tool for implementing greater resilience within City owned right-of-ways. The assessments
included in this document look to provide a holistic understanding of the existing
streetscape by overlaying the socio-political, environmental and cultural elements that define this region of the city. The results of this data gathering effort then provide the inputs for analyses that determine the prioritization of initiatives across the project area. At its conclusion, this plan will identify strategic opportunities which:
- Build the community’s resilience to the impacts of climate change through tree shading to reduce the urban heat island effect
- Maintain and enhance the quality of the air, water and land through a mature tree canopy’s ability to sequester carbon and release oxygen, and filter stormwater.
- Promote and encourage actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the creation of attractive and comfortable pedestrian and cycling routes which foster the use of alternate modes of transportation.
- Create a road map by which a sustainable urban forest can be developed, and implement a planning process that will support and cultivate the maintenance of ecological, social, economic functions and benefits, over time.
- Strengthen the sense of place, neighborhood identity, and aesthetics, through the identification of strategic tree planting locations at gateways, thoroughfares, and choice of species to identify specific districts along major corridors, and the reintroduction of native local plant species.
- Promote awareness among City residents of the benefits of trees through community education and outreach.
- Identify and enhance the unique character and potential of each neighborhood.
Status
Volume 1: Site Analysis and Assessment has been completed, and Volume 2: NW Street Tree Masterplan is pending.