Food and Public Space

Transit Benches

2020

Little Havana residents use public transit three times more than the general population in Miami-Dade County, but because of constraints in the right-of-way, there are many locations without a bench to wait for the service. The Have a Seat project aims to enhance the transit experience for Little Havana residents who ride the Miami-Dade County bus and City of Miami trolley by installing 35 narrow benches in and around the neighborhood. The Have a Seat 2020 project is led by Urban Health Partnerships, which is an expansion of an 2018 AARP-funded HLH supported pilot project where 12 benches were installed in an area of Little Havana with a large older adult population. Where else is a transit bench needed in Little Havana? Please share with us via social media @LiveHealthyLH.

SHADE

2017-2018

In 2017, the Health Foundation of South Florida (HFSF) and Miami-Dade County were selected to participate in Round 9 of Partners for Places to grow the success of the SHADE project. Live Healthy Little Havana, Citizens for a Better South Florida, and City of Miami partnered on bringing shade trees to transit routes in Little Havana.

Vamonos

2017-2018

In 2018, ¡Vamos a Jugar! was a community-led process where Healthy Little Havana’s (HLH) partner Urban Health Partnerships (UHP) worked with residents of Little Havana, Citrus Grove Elementary, Middle school students and parents to design a space to play and meet with family and friends. Together they created a “Play Trail” in an area of Little Havana that lacks open space for residents to connect with neighbors and that supports their emotional wellbeing. This project is an extension of a HLH UHP-led Healthy Little Havana Vámonos campaign that is focused on increasing walking, bicycling and riding transit in Little Havana.