Where is Parque La Piramide? Can we Create it?

What do we want ? PROJECT –TO PLANT HOPE  to demonstrate and motivate and motivate Mirandino volunteers to focus on Mirandino volunteers to focus on a) planting a garden in Parque la a) planting a garden in Parque la Piramide Piramide a) teamwork a) teamwork b) Discuss, writeup and b) Discuss, writeup and share community share community standards of behavior standards of behavior

Can we interconnect Volunteers? Results of a survey: Results of a survey:  Q.1. Do you know where the Parque la Piramide is?  50% of people did NOT know where the PLP is, although they were standing right on it ! although they were standing right on it !  Q.2: Why do you LIKE to go to PLP now ? 50% like to go see the view 50% like to go see the view 30% like to go out and see the sunset 30% like to go out and see the sunset 50% go to walk, walk the dog, and 50% go to walk, walk the dog, and breathe fresh mountain air. breathe fresh mountain air.

What is it? Where is it? Parque La Piramide This is Fase 1 At present it is: *a large empty space on the Calle La Piramide Has 2 geographic levels On a small mountaintop Looks like an empty lot With bamboo & grasses Fase 3 is below

FASE 1 : THE VIEW Nearing sunset colors …the pink hue on the mountains is the Capimelao grass which blooms only in November. Here is Fase 1: Vistarriba

PLP: Fase 2  Fase 2 : is the Transition Path leading to Lower Level of park leading to Lower Level of park MOST IMPORTANT : need to evaluate stability of the earth before putting in a cemented path WHY? Rains, water runoff erosion, EARTHQUAKE ZONE

PLP: Fase 3  Fase 3: The LOWER LEVEL of the park, about 3000 square meters, is an about 3000 square meters, is an empty lot. empty lot. Worst fear: The water runoff Worst fear: The water runoff might cause the upper level, might cause the upper level, Fase 1, to slide and crumble onto Fase 3. Fase 1, to slide and crumble onto Fase 3. What do you think is a preventive solution?

What is happening at PLP VISTARRIBA?  Neighbors are walking  Dogs leave a mess  Teens are drinking at night.  A cement walkway  A fence  A plazita unfinished  One street light

APRUM : our town council  Aprum, with its recently elected volunteers has some funds available  Now that the rains have started, it is the right time to plant, for seeds will grow.  They can hire a gardener.  Being our leaders, we should unite with them to create & maintain PLP. We can get help from

What can we do? aprum Park Users Landscape Architect Interconnect APRUM, a Landscape Architect & Park Users We should meet & communicate about:  Priorities  Expectations  Functions of the park  Constraints And jointly establish some guidelines

BENEFITS: include volunteers  there will be more security if citizens interact harmoniously & if citizens interact harmoniously & know each other better know each other better  If they maintain the park there will be less costs there will be less costs  If volunteers donate & plant plants …no cost for APRUM …no cost for APRUM …each will nurture their seeds, help them grow …each will nurture their seeds, help them grow

What are we going to learn? SKILLS SKILLS  Teamwork  Consensus reaching  Delegating chores & responsibilities  Planting small plants  accountability

Information to be learned  How to successfully enforce cleanliness standards  Interaction of water, rain, sun, shade with plant growth  Ecological baselines  How to guide accepted behaviors

Challenges  There needs to be very strong motivation for an individual to WANT TO FULFILL assigned teamwork.  neither duty  nor responsibility  …are forces which work here work here Most people rely on the strongest person to do ALL THE WORK.

We can create Parque La Piramide  Let’s get started.  Below is a chart, or timeline Which suggests a sequential order of things to be accomplished. Which suggests a sequential order of things to be accomplished. In each box is an activity In each box is an activity we’ll call them checkpoints. we’ll call them checkpoints.

FASE 1PARQUE LAPIRAMIDEVISTAARRIBA FASE 1.A FASE 1-.BFASE 2FASE 2B Checkpoints: 1. Clear away the brush1. Paint fence in order to camouflage it into the view. 1.. Decide if old, crumbling wall stays or is knocked down.. 1. Put in electricity and a few lights. 2. Put up the fence2. Impede access by motorcycles 2. Put grass around the Connection path. 2. Fix the outer sidewalk on the street side 3. Put cement base at foot of fence 3. Hire a gardener/custodian 3. Put down cement blocks 40x40cm in the Connection path. 3. Complete entrance to Lower Park. 4. Lay down cement walkway 4. Decide if there will be children’s swings or not. 4. Put protective fence around rooftop Placita. 4. Design Master Plan for Lower Park. 5. Put new cement roof on deposit, which is a mini-Plaza 5. Put in metal poles to block access by cars to open grass. 5. Paint little electricity house with name of Park for all to see. 6. Put in benches6. Plant hibiscus around the poles to camouflage them. 6. Finish the cement base at foot of fence in this Connection path area. 7. Put in garbage bins7.Design main entrance by the Palm tree 7. Design main entrance to lower park. 8. Plant grass & plants.8.Complete main entrance by the Palm tree 8.Determine schedule to open & close gates to the Lower Park MILESTONES COMPLETED CELEBRATION

Let’s get started  Once a series of checkpoints have been done  A MILESTONE is accomplished.  Then WE HAVE A CELEBRATION.  Organize a potluck street party to celebrate the inauguration of Parque la Piramide.

We need you, there’s more to be done !