International Ideas Competition Cuernavaca Railway Linear Park, 2016
Project Origin: Mexico City, Mexico
Collaborators: Meir Lobatón Corona
Assignment: Coordinator of the Scientific Committee for the Cuernavaca Railroad Line Park Competition
-In charge of developing the rules and guidelines of the competition, design and urban research, as well as supervising the logistics and implementation of them
-Coordinate key actors such as government agencies, the private sector, and civil societies
@parquelineal_fc www.parquelineal.mx
Recovering residual urban spaces, including unused railways, has become a global trend as a strategy to reclaim public space. The borough of Miguel Hidalgo in Mexico City aims to recover the Cuernavaca Railway’s underutilized infrastructure and turn it into a dynamic linear park.
The project seeks to honor the site’s history while responding to an imminent need for green and recreational spaces, mobility alternatives and social development opportunities for the local community to interact with one another in the public space. Additionally, The park will promote responsible rainwater management, which will be used both for park maintenance and to reinsert rainwater into the aquifer.