Bo Bario Programme

Bo Bario Programme Renewing neighbourhoods, together

Topics • The Bases of the Bo Bario Programme

• The design and envolvement process

• Juana Morto Pilot experience

Neighbourhood information gathering, Juana Morto

WHY CHANGE?

Pedestrian Mobility in Aruba – Sports in public

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Pedestrian Mobility in Aruba – functional for work

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Aesthetics a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty, especially in art

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The bases of the Bo Bario Programme

- Renobacion urbano

- The Government view: two main pillars

- Public Space Development

- Social Value Development

- A constant cycle building mutual understanding and knowledge

- Through an interactive process, designers learn from the inhabitants and inhabitants learn how to best use their facilities

Renobacion Urbano

• Learning from people abroad

• Learning from each other

• Learning & working together

Public Space Development

- Rebalanced public space Building blocks:

- Roadways & Bike paths

- Walkways

- Trees and greenery

Public Space Development

Het nieuwe ruimtelijke organisatie systeem is gebaseerd op drie hoofdonderdelen: - Toegespitst rijverkeer met

gestructureerd parkeren

- Voetgangersruimte geintegreerd met andere services zoals oa. gezamelijke afvalophaalplekken

- Groenvoorziening geintegreerd met regenwaterafvoer

Juana Morto – Caya Central lighting before

Juana Morto – Caya Central lighting after

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Social Value development • The inhabitants’ projects and needs are the

central piece around which each neighbourhood process revolves

• For each neighbourhood, a specific programme is formulated containing specific goals and dates for the area

• Government organisations such as FCCA work

together with NGO´s like CEDE Aruba including them in the projects at the earliest possible stage

Social Value development • Presentations of the new public space concepts go

hand in hand with invitations to participate in creating a custom made project for the neighbourhood

• The social group prepare important information to share with the neighbourhoods thus guiding and educating the inhabitants whilst being guided and learn as well

Juana Morto Pilot Experience

• The site

• The People

• The Process

Juana Morto Case Study

• The site

Juana Morto Case Study

Juana Morto Case Study

• The site

– 52 Households

– Mostly Adults

– 1 tot 2 persons per household

– Less than half of the households have a car

– Lower income range

– Natural beauty

– General Misperception of the Bario

Juana Morto Case Study

• The People

- Stichting Vishon Nobo Juana Morto Complex

- Breakthrough dance Ministry

- International mix

Juana Morto Case Study

Juana Morto Case Study

Juana Morto Case Study

• The Process

- Emerging Strategy

- Personal Discovery

Juana Morto Case Study

• EmergingStrategy

- Envolve the inhabitants from the get go

- Make a large body of proffesionals and experience available to the citizen

- Beautification does not mean renewal necesarily

- Explaining the project to local authorities and institutions and getting their committment

Juana Morto Case Study

• Personal Discovery

- Neighbourhoods are not isolated

- Inhabitants have most often the right ideas

- Neighbourhood stories and legends

- Building knowledge and experience can be a cumulative process

Change what? - Perception of ourselves - Neighbourhoods are filled with people and thus value - People in «bad» neighbourhoods have valuable ideas - Perception of our public space - erradicate thenegative association of the «street» - public space is a fundamental platform for: * social interaction and mutual learning experiences * creating awareness of our collective home (milieu) * the creation of healthy and happy communities - Our priorities - Accomodating space for people rather than vehicles - Investing in good pedestrian and bike infrastructure will yield in further enable and sustain healthy happy communities - Investing in healthy environment for our kids will help them grow to be more sociable and consious beings.

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