Three Dominican universities and one American presented four urban development proposals in three border cities in order to potentiate its tourist attractions and cultural legacy, and reverse its territorial limitations.
The Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher (whoop)the Iberoamerican University (unibe)the National University Pedro Henríquez Ureña (Unphu) Y Drexel University (from the United States), together with the provincial governments, the mayors and the Ministry of Economy, presented “Three cities: a look at the urban development of the border zone”.
Pepillo Salcedo
According to the most recent monthly newsletter Border Monitorof the Ministry of Economy, the proposal of the Unphu was based on Pepillo Salcedoa municipality in the Montecristi province where the Dominican government has an ambitious plan to restore and relaunch its old port, build a shipyard, and develop power plants with support from the private sector.
The academic idea for this area proposes a redistribution of the neighborhoods and location of public institutions, the creation of secondary roads for access to the Port of manzanillo and new integrated spaces.
He recommends building a system of Urban mobility and another for public spaces, two training centers and the tourist center of Estero Balsa.
Also, designs of collective housingbuild a shopping center, revitalize Los Coquitos beach, create a recycling center, fit out a pedestrian promenade and erect a municipal market, a sports and cultural center, and a new port system.
To Pepillo Salcedo also proposed the Drexel Universitylocated in Philadelphia. The interventions proposed by this academy comprise a system of areas of buffers green, another for water management and one for urban mobility.
The foregoing is complemented with projects to relocate spaces for industry and container storage. Also, the rehabilitation of ecosystems of the area and the construction of a recreation center, a fishermen’s marina, and a fish market.
The Ministry of Economy explains that the proposals are framed within the Interuniversity Program for the urban development of the border zonewhich is part of the umbrella program rulingof the Development Strategy of the border zone My Border DR.
Jimani
For your proposal in JimaniIndependence province, the pucmm It started from the historical risk that its proximity to the Blanco River has meant. Also, the deficient infrastructure of public services and the existence of only one access road to the Malpaso area.
The academy proposes the construction of a transitional public space that serves as an area of buffer for the mitigation of flood risk of the Blanco River and a relocation of commercial areas to the south.
Also, creating a market squarean agricultural market, a solar wind farm, a bus station, a center for higher technical studies and a bypass for the diversion of traffic directed towards the binational market and Haiti.
flints
Unibe was based on reversing the informal settlement dynamics in Los Cayucos and Las Flores, increasing access to the beach, providing better facilities to the binational market and reduce the vulnerability of settlements to flooding for his proposal on the city of flintslocated in the homonymous province.
The interventions that he suggests contemplate a proposal for the design of the border limitan urban platform for the border marketthe reconstruction of the bridge towards Anse-a-Pitremaster plans for Las Flores and Los Cayucos, a pedestrian circuit that connects the city center with its attractions and integrates the design of a floodable park.
The Ministry of Economy indicates that, regarding the Inter-university Alliance, 15 new cities have been identified to be intervened this 2023 in the border area.
In this first phase, the program integrates Pucmm, Unphu, Unibe and the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), coordinated by the Ministry of Economy in the creation of proposals that respond to the urban planning needs of local governments and communities, in addition to the development guidelines of the Central Government.
