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PUBLIC SPACE CAP
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Assuring Little Havana's environment fosters emotional well-being, physical activity and nutritious food access.
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Goal SubcategoryObjectivesProjectsPotential Partner(s)Data SourceOutcome MetricBaseline Status Fund Total HLH FundedFunding SourceFund StatusLinks/ResearchComments / Notes
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PS1 Increase the number of public spaces co-designed by the community, stakeholders, and the City.PS 1.1 By January 2024 Healthy Little Havana will have developed X number of new partnerships from public and private stakeholders looking to invest in the community, providing a stream of funding for maintaining current public spaces and acquiring new ones. PR 1.1 Propose a model policy that will allow the City of Miami to prioritize funds that are allocated for acquiring public spaces within the Healthy Little Havana Initiative boundaries. Urban Health Partnership (UHP)/Miami-Dade County/City of Miami/Office of Grant Administration (City)/University of Miami/University of Miami Health System/Florida International UniversityData will come from partners that join HLH in addressing this subgoal. Partners on-board for funding HLH projects (n); Amount of funding to be received per project by stakeholders ($). 0City of Miami; Trust for Public LandThe Hidden Wealth of Cities Creating, Financing, and Managing Public Spaces (Jon Kher Kaw & Hyunji Lee, 2020); http://archive.miamigov.com/grants/ ; https://urbanhp.org/; In order to better fund public spaces, investment from private sectors to kick-start initiatives and generate economic growth are required. Government spending on public works has long been overstretched and might be viewed as high risk (e.g. the City of Miami prioritizing spending on HLH's projects). Once, however, private funding is able to generate fiscal viability, then public entities will be more motivated to help maintain the projects (i.e. long-term maintenance of public spaces in Healthy Little Havana's boundaries).
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PS 1.2 By January 2025 Live Healthy Little Havana should partner with major players like the Trust for Public Land to acquire, create, improve, and maintain public parks and green spaces throughout Little Havana. PR 1.2 Review mechanism for the City to acquire additional land and designate it as public spaces in Little Havana. University of Miami; The Trust for Public Land; City of MiamiMiami Parks Master Plan: https://learn.sharedusemobilitycenter.org/wp-content/uploads/policy-documents-2/FL_Miami_Parks_Master_Plan.pdf

Little Havana Master Plan: https://nthp-savingplaces.s3.amazonaws.com/2019/06/14/13/28/07/872/20190611-little-havana_me-importa-lr-p.pdf _		Number of public parks and green streets created, improved, or maintained in square miles. Miami Foundation
Trust for Public Land
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PS 1.3 By January 2025, Live Healthy Little Havana will have established a grant proposal with a community partner(s) regarding the upkeep of the public space. PR 1.3 Establish incentives for city or county-owned land to be utilized as public space. Urban Health Partnership/ University of Miami/ volunteer clean upData will come from community partners and volunteer programs as they joinnumber community partners/ volunteer programs participating (n); funding contributed towards grant (4)0https://www.miamidade.gov/global/service.page?Mduid_service=ser1539102476686691

https://www.miamigov.com/Services/Organize-a-Neighborhood-Cleanup-or-Volunteer-to-Help

https://urbanhp.org/projects/
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PR 1.4 By January 2025, Live Healthy Little Havana will have established and increased the platform to include 15 community partners. These partnerships will allow these public spaces to be engineered by experts to maximize sustainability , the clients may serve as potential funding sources and spread word to more developers and property owners to join initiative. PR 1.4 Establish a network of property owners of Little Havana that can serve as a platform for outreach and collaboration on LHLH focus areas. Create partnership with following companies & their clients: Spinnaker Group, Ecosystems and Lady Green Recycling Partners. Resume Public Space Challenge ( The Miami Challenge).Similar to " Public Space Challenge" website, create an interactive GIS map where HLH marks all designated public spaces and an organization/ partnership is assigned a specific area. This will allow for different organizations to be assigned to area that is within their expertise, allows us to count number of projects and organizations involved.Number of community organizations, property owners engaged (n); Funding that each organization or individual contributed ($).0 ( no partnerships/ networks currently in place)https://culturecrusaders.com/2020/08/17/5-local-miami-businesses-helping-the-environment/;
A few examples of companies that are environmentally sustainable in terms of energy, water and waste energy. Many of their clients include commercial and multi-family units. If a partnership were to be created where these companies can help Healthy Little Havana's goal through providing the resources for these products. From using these services, we can assume many of their clients are invested in sustainability, may be a potential funding source for this goal and spread awareness amongst their colleagues in the industry to have a variety on this platform. https://www.publicspacechallenge.org/12/25.72940/-80.28774; The Public Space Challenge has not happened since 2019, but was open to suggestions of anyone of how to transform public spaces and shows a model where Healthy Little Havana can engage not only with property owners, but the entire community.
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PR 1.5 Utilize private property or non-utilized private property on the weekend to host LHLH events that build social cohesion, reduce fear of gathering, provide opportunities for physical activity, and improve mental health by deisolation.PR 1.5 Cubaocho Art and Research Center, Miami Dade County https://www.cubaocho.com/This location is a museum and gathering space with a large collection of art. This center also has a research library, and cafe bar which also offers live entertainment on event nights. There are about 20 open spaces where events can be held around the area of Little Havana. -There are about 3 nearby recreational parks (Fern Isle, Coral Gate, Henderson, and Riverside) where outdoor events can take place.
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PR 1.6 Increase utilization of a public space within Live Healthy Little Havana by implementing a pop-up park.Miami Dade County- the mayor's office, The Police Department, Health Foundation of South Florida, America Walkshttps://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11524-017-0167-9.pdfOverall park use and proportion of active park users
were measured using the System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities. The two main sections of the park (the green space and skate park) were designated as target areas for observation. Each target area was divided into sub-target
areas when needed to ensure the accurate measurement of PA and user characteristics. 		physical activity at the Pop-Up Park in 2013 and 2014 and looking to see which year had more participants show up.
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PR 1.7 Utilize the network of LHLH property owners to increase their community benefits by partnering with LHLH in providing educational and resource opportunities onsite.Dade County Commission/East Little Havana Community Development Corp./Little Havana Activities & Nutrition Centerhttp://www.lhanc.org/ ; http://www.eastlittlehavanacdc.com/ ; https://www.miamidade.gov/global/government/commission/home.pageEach partner has a location tailored to certain individual groups; low income, elderly, and there's are walk-in locations for the Commission where any individual can go (3 locations)6 locations total
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PR 1.8 Improve Healthy Little Havana’s relationship with residents by showcasing the Initiative’s advocacy for public spaces that are reflective of the residents’ input.Little Havana Neighborhood Service Center Division (Formerly NET), Office of Community Advocacy, Miami Dade Housing and Community Development, City Planning, transportation, Advocacy, and Public Relations https://www.miamigov.com/Government/Departments-Organizations/Neighborhood-Service-Center-Division-Formerly-NET?fbclid=IwAR0WRa0SqIIzVOm-sAronoEgoIyy3KNxFdZulwR39Nf1skny6SmklxcowHIThese relations boards and groups will collect all of residents complaints and/or input and share with LHLH who will host town halls and different pop up events showcasing how they infused community ideas into their initiatives one pop-up event/town hall a month
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PR2 Culturally and linguistically appropriate park environment and community wide signage.Develop and implement a signage program that takes cultural and linguistic considerations into account when using typefaces, visual messages, and colors by January 2030. The signage program should function as a coherent system that helps to build a sense of location, from highway and on-site directional signage to amenity identification. At key decision points, it should include succinct and appropriate information.PR 2.1 Develop model policy language for an elected official to sponsor having culturally and linguistically appropriate environment and community wide signage. Little Havana City and County Commissioners, Neighborhood Enhancement Team (NET), Public Space Challenge by The Miami Foundationhttps://nthp-savingplaces.s3.amazonaws.com/2019/06/14/13/28/07/872/20190611-little-havana_me-importa-lr-p.pdfProgram efficiency Program efficiency = Total program services expenses ÷ total expensesN/Ahttps://tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=arch_tp
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Obtain a strong understanding of the community living near the park by looking at demographic data. Develop an advisory board or hold a focus group of Spanish-speaking community members that can work with officials to provide feedback and evaluate the guidelines based on the needs of actual people in the community. Partner with third party organizations and agencies (schools, nonprofits, local law enforcement, faith-based orgs.) to ensure signage is appropriate and inclusive to all members. It should be clearly stated in the guidelines that signs are required to be written in both English and Spanish to reflect the predominantly Spanish-speaking population using the park. In addition, guidelines should state that font sizes between languages should either be equal, or larger for words in Spanish.PR 2.2 Create guidelines for parks to include culturally and linguistically appropriate signage in predominantly Spanish-speaking communities. https://www.nrpa.org/contentassets/e386270247644310b06960be9e9986a9/park-recreation-inclusion-report.pdfOpen ended responses/feedback from Spanish-speaking community members on the advisory board/focus group as to whether the guidelines are effective at promoting culturally and linguistically appropriate signage N/A
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Renovation Strategies
1) Conduct renovations of each park at separate times to allow Little Havana residents to continue visiting
Inclusivity Improvements to Park Environment & Signage: 1) Addition of gender-neutral bathrooms with appropriate signage 2) Addition of “Safe Space” signage
Cultural Improvements to Park Environment & Signage: 1) Addition of signage that recognizes and educates park visitors about the cultural history of the park’s land 2) Addition of signage that recognizes any Indigenous historical stakes in the park’s land. Accessibility Improvements to Park Environment & Signage: Physical 1) Ensure the existence or, if necessary, the addition of handicap-accessible ramps to all parks. 2) Addition of handicap-accessible benches and picnic tables. 3) Ensure the existence or, if necessary, the addition of reserved handicapped parking spaces in park parking lots. Linguistic 1) Ensure the existence or, if necessary, the addition of Braille translations on all park signage. 2) Renovation of Parks & Recreation park rules signage and, if associated, park history signage to display both Spanish and English translations with QR codes linked to translations in other common local languages. 3) Addition of signage on children’s playground equipment that demonstrate how to sign “hello” or “let’s play” in ASL. 4) Addition of signage featuring text accessible for people with dyslexia or color processing disorders/color blindness.		PR 2.3 Update, expand, improve with culturally inclusive and appropriate signage within each Little Havana park. The Safe Zone Project, NRPA, The National Trust for Historic Preservation/PlusUrbia Design, Parent to Parent of Miami, University of Miami Department of Languages, Miami Deaf Center, South Florida Deaf Recreation Association, Miami Lighthouse for the Blindn/aThis metric will be measured by counting the number of Little Havana parks with inclusive signage and comparing it to the total number of parks. When this ratio reaches 1, the project has been successful.n/ahttps://www.healthylittlehavana.org/public-space, https://www.miamigov.com/Residents/Parks-Directory/E.G.-Sewell-Park, https://www.miamigov.com/Residents/Parks-Directory/Fern-Isle-Park, https://www.miamigov.com/Residents/Parks-Directory/Henderson-Park, https://thesafezoneproject.com/about/what-is-safe-zone/, https://www.nrpa.org/our-work/partnerships/initiatives/parks-for-inclusion/, https://www.nrpa.org/contentassets/e386270247644310b06960be9e9986a9/park-recreation-inclusion-report.pdf, https://calleochonews.com/new-revitalization-plan-little-havana-me-importa/, https://www.advocacynetwork.org/resources/#_miami, https://www.ptopmiami.org/about-us/how-we-can-help/, https://www.miamideafcenter.com/, https://www.guidestar.org/profile/37-1697801, https://www.miamilighthouse.org/,
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PR 2.4 Build off of the Vamonos campaign to continue to increase awareness of the mental and physical health benefits of active transportation and utilizing parks
(partially in-progress).
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PR 2.5 Establish an Amigos for Parks group in Little Havana.
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PR3 Vibrant and active parks where residents feel safe and connected.
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PR 3.1 Reducing crime in Little Havana parks, decreasing overall crime rate in little havana by 15% by 2026PR 3.1 Address sight lines in all parks and implement environmental changes that increase safety in parks (i.e. lighting of dark areas)Parks foundation of Miami-Dadehttps://www.areavibes.com/miami-fl/little+havana/crime/. https://www.miamidade.gov/global/initiatives/coronavirus/parks-outdoor-recreation.pagecrime rates in park system, comparing crimes associated from years prior to the year that park safety enhancements are completedLittle Havana has a yearly crime rate of 3867 crimes reported for every 100,000 residents, a 25% reduction in crime rates associated to parks and recreation would be indicative of progress. Planning Stage
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PR 3.2 Hosting events for resident (especially seniors), events such as wellness, meditation, and cooking. PR 3.2 Increase the utilization of parks by creating or improving infrastructure that would encourage residents to gather and engage in physical activity.Little Havana Activities and Nutrition Center,Planet Fitness of Little Havanahttp://www.lhanc.org/about.htmlIncrease in attendance to exercise and meditation classes, increased mobility in non active seniors0, no current metric exists to quantify physical activity in Little Havana, parks and activities at parks are limited to conserve social distancingPlanning Stage
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PR 3.3 Increasing the use of Florida Flora that is representative of the state's diversity, using parks to grow and increase the population of endangered florida plantsPR 3.3 Enhance the beauty and comfort of parks within the Live Healthy Little Havana boundaries by improving the landscaping structures and maintenance.Florida Department of Agriculturehttps://www.fdacs.gov/Forest-Wildfire/Our-Forests/Forest-Health/Florida-Statewide-Endangered-and-Threatened-Plant-Conservation-Program/Florida-s-Federally-Listed-Plant-Species20% increase in native endangered plants in Little Havana Parks.Approx. 54 native Florida plants are in endangered or threatened statusActive protection plans by Department of agriculture, further local collaboration needed.
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PR 3.4 Increasing community surveillance and community education without increasing policing, focus on teaching and building safety rather than using traditional law enforcement practicesPR 3.4 Develop group-based programs in public spaces that increase safety and security of Little Havana residents.Dade Heritage Trust, Live Healthy Little Havana, Health Foundation of South Florida and Urban Health Partnerships, Miami Community Police Benevolent Association
https://mcpba1946.com/about-usnumber of community members trained in surveillance, plateau of law enforcement officials 2,700 Little Havana residents and stakeholders are engaged in the projectPlanning Stage
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PR4 Safe and accessible routes for pedestrians and cyclist to parks and schools.*boulder, co ranked #1 safest city for bike and pedestrians. maybe we could implement and see what they did and how we can bring it to Little Havana. PR 4.1 City of Miami’s Complete Streets Resolution is leveraged to seek adoption of the Miami-Dade Complete Streets Guidelines or creation of the City of Miami Complete Streets Guidelines.Miami-Dade Transit Department, Florida Department of Transportation, FPL FDOT data source Initiatives implemented N/A *could not find much information about the progress of proposed initiatives n/ahttps://www.miamidade.gov/global/recreation/neatstreets/complete-streets.page
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By January 2030, decrease pedestrian crashes and fatalities from about 800 (2000-2017) to as small as possiblePR 4.2 Propose mechanism to prioritize creation of “complete streets” to link Little Havana parks and public spaces with safe and secure pedestrian, bicycle, and mass transit paths. The Underline, US DOT, FDOT, Highline NYCFDOT data source number of cycling and pedestrian accidents 2008-2013: 500 pedestrian crashes.2012-2017: 12 pedestrian deaths, 293 total crasheshttps://www.theunderline.org/ https://www.thehighline.org/
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By January 2030 we want to have an increase of safers routes that directly connected with parks and open green area . We also want an increase of people in the community walking to the parks By collaborating with council city members in order to create funding to make sides provide regulation of speeds and zones for those walking around or near the area of parks and open spacesPR 4.3 Create accessible and safe routes to public spaces that directly connects Little Havana parks. City official/ Representative , local business , developers, transits companies , contractors FDOT FDOT data source number of sidewalks and paths created into the parks and around htoll of the 1,240,000 crashes on roads
* Not much information could be found on stats 		N/Ahttps://beltline.org/the-project/. https://www.miamidade.gov/global/recreation/neatstreets/complete-streets.page
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1. Implement "Complete District" concepts; plan workshops involving the community to understand current needs of the community, identifying street elements such as shade, trees, etc. to make them more safe and enjoyable, set goals to track progress on health outcomes that are associated with the built environment 2. Re-balance street right-of-ways; reorganize street space that is under-utilized, wide streets can be narrowed to slow traffic and make room for larger sidewalks 3. Provide safety and comfort; providing more shaded and seated areas, implementing physical structures that can alleviate traffic issues such as proper signage and updated traffic lightsPR 4.4 Building upon the Little Havana Community Master Plan, aim to increase incidental physical activity by developing networks of corridor from residential areas to transit and business centers that support active transportation as a central mode of transportation.Urban Impact Lab (specializes in creating meaningful spaces), Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED), Little Havana Me Importahttps://issuu.com/plusurbia/docs/20190611_little_havana_me_importa-l
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mqn0mAf1CobEWGmSDe_xtM7zQOFXfQUw/view
https://www.urbanimpactlab.com/
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mqn0mAf1CobEWGmSDe_xtM7zQOFXfQUw/view
https://www.healthylittlehavana.org/public-space
number of trees, bridges over roads, investment in aesthetics, number of pedestrian-related motor accidents, Census survey data may indicate general population trends in rates of physical activity, which could provide more information about long-term impacts. To measure short-term outcomes to ensure action was taken, physical infrastructure, such as bike paths and attractive walking spaces and parks. This can be measured in terms of numbers of trees, playgrounds, implementation of small, and one-way roads. Another indicator of lack of pedestrian-friendly roads is number of accidents.Current survey data shows over 50% of Little Havana residents believe pedestrian-friendly physical structures are missing from the area. Between 2008 and 2013, study shows approximately 500 pedestrian-related traffic incidents
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PR5 Aesthetically pleasing community with stress reduction factors such as shade and without the presence trash and illegal dumping.By September of 2021, provide the managers, supervisors, frontline staff, and Little Havana residents with online modules for at least eight weeks that address the many different types of stress, in order to help them cope with stress during challenging times.PR 5.1 Develop a stress-reduction toolkit for Little Havana serving organizations and City departments to adopt.Vibrant Emotional Health: https://www.vibrant.org ; Kaiser Permanente Health Care Company: https://my.kp.org/sig/wp-content/uploads/sites/660/2017/10/Finding_Balance_stress_management_toolkit.pdf ; Unison https://southeast.unison.org.uk/content/uploads/sites/41/2018/03/UNISON-stress-toolkit.pdf; The American Institute of Stress; WHO (World Health Organization)Self Assessment surveys, interviews, and meetings that would capture the results of their progress or the effectiveness of the tool kit. Level of stress, if any; Progress; satisfaction; Moralean increase in productivity, reduced injuries, increased satisfaction; increased morale; less turnover https://thecommunity.nonprofitnewyork.org/servlet/fileField?entityId=ka00y000000XccKAAS&field=File__Body__s
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By the end of 2022, there will be adequate education, enforcement, and infrastructure to curtail the high level of littering. This multi-level approach with the help of the government and citizens will stigmatize littering and promote clean, safe communities. PR 5.2 Property owners within the network of Little Havana Owners provide illegal dumping and trash information to residents at signing the lease agreements and when they are informed that they are not renewing their lease.EPA, Miami Dade Department of Waste Management, City of Miami Officials, Miami Dade Police DepartmentPolice department data regarding littering tickets, local government recording levels of litter in different precincts and locations, surveys of random citizens regarding their perceptionMeasurement of trash collected, amount of litter collected by local officials, number of littering citationsMeasurement of trash before and after littering education/enforcement is enactedhttps://www.miamidade.gov/global/solidwaste/lets-clean-things-up.page
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Establishing a database that encompases all Little Havana residents with data points such as waste/recycling total and types of waste/recycling by 2025 in order to accurately provide the correct number of waste/recycling bins to each resident or residential complex.PR 5.3 Establish a system that would encompass an inventory of current types of bins at properties and overlays it with the needs of each property to assure an equitable response to bin needs.Waste management/Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation/Los Angeles/City MultiFamily Residential Recycling Program/Los Angeles - For Miami: Waste Management/Miami Department of Sanitation/City of Miami/Healthy Little HavanaUse of real-estate database which provides accurate assessment of multi family complexes within Los Angeles.Multifamily units (n)70,000 units in 2007 provided by MFRP database for the city of Los Angeles402,000 units included with 102,000 tons of recyclable waste diverted from landfills by 2016https://www.mswmanagement.com/recycling/article/13023876/city-of-los-angeles-multifamily-residential-recycling-challenges
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By the end of 2022, a pipeline between members of the community and non-governmental and governmental stakeholders .By establishing a feedback loop it engages the residents in solving their communities problems while developing leadership amongst the residents to ensure longevity of the initiative.PR 5.4 Establish a feedback loop between LHLH resident and stakeholder input and the City departments. Najy SadigCity of Miami Officials, program coordinators, stakeholders (investors), members of the community (include religious figures or community organizers)Community conversations and collecting feedback (in a systemic manner). Utilizing various data collection to understand the general sentiments of the community. As well as using different types of modes to promote the program among the community in a way that leads to change in behavior.thorough and intentional ongoing process to align the goals of the program with the goals of the community. overall satisfaction of the community as well as a marker for how well the program is targetting the problems it set out to addressInitial community conversations- town hall to inform the residents about the plans of the program,what that means for them and how to include the community into the process.https://www.gjcpp.org/en/article.php?issue=30&article=179
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By December of 2022 all low-income neighborhoods will be supplied with enough personal waste containers to adequately store solid waste until its expulsion from their household. Large dump containers will be conveniently located in low-income neighborhoods near current garbage collection centers and will be easily accessible to the public 24/7. The location of the local dumps will be inscribed on the personal waste containers. The placement of these dump sites will be relative to the current trash collection site as provided by the Miami Dade Department of Waste Management.PR 5.6 Assist low-income individuals with possibilities of transporting their items to
a proper dump site.		EPA, Miami Dade Department of Waste Management.Weight of collected trash from waste collection service.Weight of trash collected upon installing communal dumping centers as well as the administration of waste collection bins to the community.Average weight of waste that is currently being collected by waste management services. https://www.miamigov.com/Services/Garbage-Recycling/View-Garbage-Pickup-Map-Schedule
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- By 2030, have 5 partnerships with NGOs whose mission is to support migrants in order to help gather essential quantitative and qualitative data about undocumented migrants, who tend to live in the shadows and “not exist”. By 2030, have accessible town-centered initiatives in the 5 major municipalities that provide immigrants (regardless of immigration status) with alternative forms of identification like Consular Identification Cards (for Mexican migrants), Municipal Identification Cards, and Community Identification Cards. PR 5.7 Individuals will not need to demonstrate a photo-id only proof of residency to drop off materials at City of Miami sites (immigration).People Acting for Community Together (PACT), Miami-Dade County Identification Program, University of Miami Law Immigration Clinic, Florida Immigrant Coalition, Immigrant Powered- 5 partnerships with non-governmental organizations focused on equitable living for migrants communities in Florida - 3 community centers in major municipalities for migrant-related paperwork processing https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/immigration/reports/2020/12/02/493307/protecting-undocumented-workers-pandemics-front-lines/
http://www.miamidade.gov/govaction/legistarfiles/Matters/Y2019/190928.pdf		More information about strategy
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By 2022, experimental studies measuring the amount of stress caused by illegal dumping will be conducted to measure its impacts on mental and physical health of residents. Physically, illegal dumping poses extreme hazard to the safety of residence either by placing hazardous objects like glass or by being prone to combustion. Mentally, there seems be a correlation with dumping and lack of concentration, depression, anxiety, and fatigue. A number of assessments should be conducted that focus on the residents themselves including public forums and listening sessions, surveys, service utilization data, interviews, capacity assessments, etc. to provide a "snapshot" of the current situation facing Little Havana. Once initial assessments are completed and gaps in services are identified, resources and solutions to improve mental and physical health can be further investigated. PR 5.8 Establish a pre/post neighborhood evaluation to determine the impact of blight/trash/ illegal dumping on physical and mental health. Florida Department of Health, Miami-Dade Mayoral Office, University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies, The Children's TrustFL Health Charts, U.S. Census and American FactfinderStress levels N/AIncompletehttps://www.thechildrenstrust.org/sites/default/files/kcfinder/files/providers/measures-eval/Community_Needs_Assessment_and_Information_Resources_110717.pdf https://www.qstartech.com/illegal-dumping-and-mental-health/#:~:text=Studies%20show%20that%20there%20may,causes%20residents%20to%20lack%20concentration. https://www.ccia-net.com/illegal-dumping-effect-health/
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By 2025, initiate an illegal dumping campaign targeting the public spaces of Little Havana to educate the community about illegal dumping. This includes encouraging recycling when possible, and the proper disposal of garbage.PR 5.9 Signage that promotes a clean environment in Little Havana.Roadside Litter Prevention Education (RLPE), Neat Streets Miami, Keep Miami BeautifulN/ASigns (n)0Incompletehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pw6M6rKCzjPLx2q9W7UXdVNcEBTtL6Vw/view
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• By January 2030 increase little Havana green space from 1.6% to 30%
• Implementing vegetated streets and walkways and measure the crime rates associated in that area
• Implementing community gardening and green lots then measure the crime rates associated in that area
• According to a study done in Pennsylvania, implementing these green spaces and the removal of overbrush and abandoned buildings is overall inexpensive and done often and proved impactful in low-income communities
• In addition to community gardens, turning these areas into park will increase the mental and physical health of the community. Having places where parents and children feel safe to exercise will create a positive environment for everyone.
• A creation of a strategic long term sustainability plan that will ensure the green spaces continue to flourish
• Increase public awareness of the importance of green space and get the public involved with carrying out.
•Establish long term funding
PR 5.10 Examine opportunities to increase greenery within areas with high rates of blight (e.g., cleaning up vacant lots and/or creating community gardens). Community Greening / Arbor Day foundation/ Urban Green WorksN/A• Number of new green spaces (community gardens, green lots etc.) (g)
• Number of removed overbrush and abandoned buildings (b)
• Crime rates before new green spaces vs after implementation of green spaces (c) 		1.6% of the total land of Little Havana is currently the amount of green space https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/environment-and-health/urban-health/publications/2016/urban-green-spaces-and-health-a-review-of-evidence- https://www.ioer.de/greenkeys/Greenkeys_Tools/files_manual/GreenKeys_manual_Chap_2_250808.pdf2016#:~:text=Urban%20green%20spaces%2C%20such%20as,and%20reducing%20exposure%20to%20air
https://communitygreening.org/programs/ https://www.arborday.org/programs/tdgreenspacegrants/current-projects.cfm https://www.urbangreenworks.org/environmental-action
https://leaf.leeds.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2015/10/LEAF_benefits_of_urban_green_space_2015_upd.pdf
https://www.wlrn.org/news/2019-06-11/little-havana-revitalization-plan-released-will-now-go-into-action
https://communitygreening.org/programs/

https://www.arborday.org/programs/tdgreenspacegrants/current-projects.cfm

https://www.urbangreenworks.org/environmental-action
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/24/5119/pdf

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By June 2022, a proposal has been presented to the various bond programs of the City of Miami and Miami Dade County. • If approved for funding by one of these programs, have informed most of the community about its intention to install cameras and work with the community to hear their thoughts on the potential most effective locations to put the cameras to limit harmful dumping by 2023. By January 2024, have 20 camera stations in trash and illegal dumping hot spots in Little Havana. If dumping does not improve by at least 50 percent by January 2025, the next 5 years are meant to double the amount of cameras by 2030, and ensure that at least half of them are motion detection so as not to force manpower to fruitlessly watch so many videos simultaneously and constantly. • If not approved by one of these programs, by 2023, campaigned for the majority vote of electorate for General Obligation Bonds or just amongst the city legislatures, mayors, and other actors for Lease-Revenue Bonds. By 2024, have funding attained for the project and have informed most of the community about its intention to install cameras. Work with the community to decide most effective places to put cameras to limit dumping. By 2025, have 20 camera stations in trash and illegal dumping hot spots in Little Havana. If dumping does not improve by at least 50 percent by 2026, the next 4 years are meant to double the amount of cameras by 2030, and ensure that at least half of them are motion detection so as not to force manpower to fruitlessly watch so many videos simultaneously and constantly.PR 5.11 Propose building more cameras stations for trash and illegal dumping hot spots throughout Little Havana with Bond funds.The City of Miami Police Department, Citizens for a Better South Florida, Miami Dade County (Building Better Communities Bond Program and the Citizens' Advisory Committee/Board of County Commissioners within it), City of Miami Solid Waste Department, Gentec, Keep Miami Beautiful, Cameras/ camera stations and/or amount of illegal dumpsBetween 0 and 10. 10 cameras proposed to be installed within Little Havana in 2020, but no documentation found on the follow through.Initial pilot program launched by City of Miami Department of Solid Waste with MPD in 2016, though special focus was not given to Little Havana area. More cameras requested of MPD by the City in December 2020, request not in relation to Bond Fundhttps://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/miami-hopes-upgrades-to-camera-system-will-catch-illegal-dumpers/22774/, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pw6M6rKCzjPLx2q9W7UXdVNcEBTtL6Vw/view , https://www.govtech.com/biz/Video-Management-Helps-New-Orleans-Catch-Illegal-Dumpers.html , https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/12/03/since-pandemic-miami-neighborhood-overrun-with-abandoned-properties-illegal-dumping/ , https://thenewtropic.com/talking-and-tackling-trash-in-east-little-havana/ ,
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By 2025, initiate an illegal dumping campaign targeting the public spaces of Little Havana to educate the community about illegal dumping. This includes encouraging recycling when possible, and the proper disposal of garbage.PR 5.9 Signage that promotes a clean environment in Little Havana. -SophiaRoadside Litter Prevention Education (RLPE), Neat Streets Miami, Keep Miami BeautifulN/ASigns (n)0Incompletehttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pw6M6rKCzjPLx2q9W7UXdVNcEBTtL6Vw/view
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• By January 2030 increase little Havana green space from 1.6% to 30%
• Implementing vegetated streets and walkways and measure the crime rates associated in that area
• Implementing community gardening and green lots then measure the crime rates associated in that area
• According to a study done in Pennsylvania, implementing these green spaces and the removal of overbrush and abandoned buildings is overall inexpensive and done often and proved impactful in low-income communities
• In addition to community gardens, turning these areas into park will increase the mental and physical health of the community. Having places where parents and children feel safe to exercise will create a positive environment for everyone.
• A creation of a strategic long term sustainability plan that will ensure the green spaces continue to flourish
• Increase public awareness of the importance of green space and get the public involved with carrying out.
•Establish long term funding
PR 5.10 Examine opportunities to increase greenery within areas with high rates of blight (e.g., cleaning up vacant lots and/or creating community gardens). -Carly Community Greening / Arbor Day foundation/ Urban Green WorksN/A• Number of new green spaces (community gardens, green lots etc.) (g)
• Number of removed overbrush and abandoned buildings (b)
• Crime rates before new green spaces vs after implementation of green spaces (c) 		1.6% of the total land of Little Havana is currently the amount of green space https://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/environment-and-health/urban-health/publications/2016/urban-green-spaces-and-health-a-review-of-evidence- https://www.ioer.de/greenkeys/Greenkeys_Tools/files_manual/GreenKeys_manual_Chap_2_250808.pdf2016#:~:text=Urban%20green%20spaces%2C%20such%20as,and%20reducing%20exposure%20to%20air
https://communitygreening.org/programs/ https://www.arborday.org/programs/tdgreenspacegrants/current-projects.cfm https://www.urbangreenworks.org/environmental-action
https://leaf.leeds.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/86/2015/10/LEAF_benefits_of_urban_green_space_2015_upd.pdf
https://www.wlrn.org/news/2019-06-11/little-havana-revitalization-plan-released-will-now-go-into-action
https://communitygreening.org/programs/

https://www.arborday.org/programs/tdgreenspacegrants/current-projects.cfm

https://www.urbangreenworks.org/environmental-action
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/16/24/5119/pdf

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By June 2022, a proposal has been presented to the various bond programs of the City of Miami and Miami Dade County. • If approved for funding by one of these programs, have informed most of the community about its intention to install cameras and work with the community to hear their thoughts on the potential most effective locations to put the cameras to limit harmful dumping by 2023. By January 2024, have 20 camera stations in trash and illegal dumping hot spots in Little Havana. If dumping does not improve by at least 50 percent by January 2025, the next 5 years are meant to double the amount of cameras by 2030, and ensure that at least half of them are motion detection so as not to force manpower to fruitlessly watch so many videos simultaneously and constantly. • If not approved by one of these programs, by 2023, campaigned for the majority vote of electorate for General Obligation Bonds or just amongst the city legislatures, mayors, and other actors for Lease-Revenue Bonds. By 2024, have funding attained for the project and have informed most of the community about its intention to install cameras. Work with the community to decide most effective places to put cameras to limit dumping. By 2025, have 20 camera stations in trash and illegal dumping hot spots in Little Havana. If dumping does not improve by at least 50 percent by 2026, the next 4 years are meant to double the amount of cameras by 2030, and ensure that at least half of them are motion detection so as not to force manpower to fruitlessly watch so many videos simultaneously and constantly.PR 5.11 Propose building more cameras stations for trash and illegal dumping hot spots throughout Little Havana with Bond funds.The City of Miami Police Department, Citizens for a Better South Florida, Miami Dade County (Building Better Communities Bond Program and the Citizens' Advisory Committee/Board of County Commissioners within it), City of Miami Solid Waste Department, Gentec, Keep Miami Beautiful, Cameras/ camera stations and/or amount of illegal dumpsBetween 0 and 10. 10 cameras proposed to be installed within Little Havana in 2020, but no documentation found on the follow through.Initial pilot program launched by City of Miami Department of Solid Waste with MPD in 2016, though special focus was not given to Little Havana area. More cameras requested of MPD by the City in December 2020, request not in relation to Bond Fundhttps://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/miami-hopes-upgrades-to-camera-system-will-catch-illegal-dumpers/22774/, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pw6M6rKCzjPLx2q9W7UXdVNcEBTtL6Vw/view , https://www.govtech.com/biz/Video-Management-Helps-New-Orleans-Catch-Illegal-Dumpers.html , https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/12/03/since-pandemic-miami-neighborhood-overrun-with-abandoned-properties-illegal-dumping/ , https://thenewtropic.com/talking-and-tackling-trash-in-east-little-havana/ ,
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