Cal Poly Pomona Studio 606 Public Event Announcement

Event:   Re-envisioning Open Space in the South Bay - Project Presentation

Date:         Thursday, November 10
Time:         7 PM to 9 PM

Location:  Beach Cities Health District, 514 N. Prospect Avenue, Redondo Beach, Beach Cities Room (lower level)

The South Bay Parkland Conservancy is sponsoring a public meeting aimed at presenting a vision for multifunctional open space throughout the South Bay, including a waterfront regional park in Redondo Beach.  

This presentation will be led by alumni from the Studio 606, a consortium of faculty and graduate students in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.  Studio 606 has been working in coordination with the California State Coastal Conservancy and the South Bay Parkland Conservancy to develop regional recommendations and other materials that can be used to stimulate discussion, guide planning decisions, and generate political will to work towards a more socially and ecologically sustainable South Bay.  The presentation will also show domestic and international precedents that identify strategies, timelines, and creative solutions employed by other communities to improve open space. 

We welcome all interested South Bay residents to view the project recommendations and findings at this meeting.

The Re-envisioning Open Space Project is a collaboration between the 606 Graduate Studio at Cal Poly Pomona and the California State Coastal Conservancy. 

The goal of the project is to develop a Vision Plan that examines the relationship between parks, open space, and quality of life in the South Bay.  For information go to http://southbaywaterfrontproject.blogspot.com or email southbaywaterfrontpark@gmail.com.

The Book

After a year of work, the study has been finished!  Hopefully the document will be publicly available in the near future and it can serve as part of the discussion of open space issues in the South Bay.  You may reach the project team at southbaywaterfrontpark@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Presentation at the California Native Plant Society Meeting on 5/2

We have been working hard since the successful community meeting on February 23rd.  Thanks to all who have provided input during that session and at any other time throughout this project.  An article about the meeting is featured in the South Bay Parkland Conservancy Spring 2011 Newsletter, and can be accessed at http://southbayparks.org/TBH_2011Spring.pdf.


We have completed inventory and analysis for the project and have been spending a lot of time working through the design phase.  


There will be a presentation at the 5/2 meeting of the California Native Plant Society (http://www.sccnps.org/), where we look forward to showing and discussing the products of the project.  The meeting is open to the public - please feel free to attend.


Details:

Re-envisioning Open Space: Connecting multifunctional landscapes throughout the South Bay

Monday, May 2, 7:30 PM

South Coast Botanic Garden
26300 Crenshaw Boulevard
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274

Community Workshop, Feb. 23 (Wed), 6:30-9 PM

Please join us on the evening of Wednesday, February 23 from 6:30-9 PM for a community workshop and open house to discuss parks and open space in the South Bay. Drinks and light refreshments will be served.

When: February 23,2011 (Wed) 6:30-9:00 pm

Location: Veterans Park Community Center
(Historic Central Library)
309 Esplanade
Redondo Beach 90277

Email: southbaywaterfrontproject@gmail.com

Community Involvement is a vital part in developing a successful regional Vision Plan. Please join us to discuss:

• Parks and open space resources in the South Bay
• Prioritizing community wants and needs regarding open space issues
• Envisioning the South Bay’s future regional identity
  

The South Bay Green Space and Waterfront Project is a collaboration between the 606 Graduate Studio at Cal Poly Pomona and the California State Coastal Conservancy. The goal of the project is to develop a Vision Plan that examines the relationship between parks, open space, and quality of life in the South Bay.

Significant Case Studies

We have been tasked by the State Coastal Conservancy to look at the South Bay area in terms of the lack of significant parks and open space. As for now, our team is working on a lengthy case study examination to understand significant park projects that have been completed regionally and around the world. We are examining parks that have addressed many of the typologies found within the South Bay, and how they were able to create multiple levels of benefit including community, environmental, political, and economic.

A goal of this project is to show the South Bay community how other areas have developed significant park and open space, and that with support these types of projects are possible.