Dear Mayor Bower and Commission,
I wish to add my thoughts for your consideration concerning the consumption of more green space in Flamingo Park for additional tennis courts. I am a full time resident of South Beach and live in the Flamingo neighborhood. I LOVE this neighborhood, as it is historic, walkable, and dense to name a few reasons. And one of the most special things about the Flamingo neighborhood is the park. So I feel we must all approach this plan with great care and thought. Making it the most desirable and useful for the most people should be the main priority. Consuming the green space that we have all already agreed upon as necessary, useful and much enjoyed by the residents, is quite troublesome. My feelings are so strong about this that I request that you reconsider and not give in to the pressure of a much smaller group of users. Parks and green space in dense urban areas are extremely important for the sustainability of the place. My husband and I have an architectural practice that is based entirely on creating Sustainable Places. You might be interested in this blog by Steve Mouzon on the subject of neighborhood parks and their role in creating a sustainable place.
http://www.originalgreen.org/OG/Blog/Entries/2009/3/18_Parks_and_Sustainable_Places.html
Thank you for your time and consideration! Local Resident, Wanda Mouzon
2/15/2010
Wanda Mouzon: Parks and green space in dense urban areas are extremely important for the sustainability of the place.
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I couldn't agree more with Ms. Mouzon. As a public health professional, I am familiar with the science behind advocating for green space. Leaving large areas open and green allows for multiple uses by individuals as well as entire families -- not just for tennis for those who play that game. Any visitor to the park can see that the open spaces are used by people of all ages and abilities for everyday physical activity, such as playing catch, frisbee, tag, etc. At this moment in time, when we are faced with an epidemic of overweight, obesity, and "sedentitis" the last thing we need is to subtract the possibility of physical activity for the vast majority of people.
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