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07-21-2009, 06:30 PM
According to architect Magaly Caba, the modernity that the government seeks with its mega-projects will not be achieved if these are not subject to the urban norms. She said that that are insufficient, contradictory, and in many cases inexistent, as reported in Hoy. She criticized the lack of institutions to regulate the effectives of modernity and called for an analysis of proposals so these be effective and integrated so they can help to resolve urban problems.
She told Hoy reporter Eladio Pichardo and her audience at the workshop "Mega-projects and their Impact on the City of Santo Domingo: Analysis, Perspectives and Challenges" that there is a lack of institutional order.
She said, "The feeling is that we should accept these mega-projects as they happen because the party in power and their special technicians know the issues and know what they have to do."
The architect said that building a second Metro line, constructing the Duarte Corridor and rebuilding the Port of Sans Souci, among other projects, is what is expected of a nation dedicated to development and tourism. However, she said that these are decisions that should be analyzed with regard to the state of things in the city of Santo Domingo.
Taking part in the activity organized by the Alternative City group and held in the Hotel Lina, were architects Omar Rancier and Cristobal Valdez, together with Roman Batista from the organizing committee and community leader Nicolas Guevara.
The different work groups proposed bettering conditions in the rural areas of the Dominican Republic so that the rural population had less incentive to migrate to the city. They also recommended studies to identify areas where low-cost housing could be built, and suggested that the municipalities participate in the construction of this housing.
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She told Hoy reporter Eladio Pichardo and her audience at the workshop "Mega-projects and their Impact on the City of Santo Domingo: Analysis, Perspectives and Challenges" that there is a lack of institutional order.
She said, "The feeling is that we should accept these mega-projects as they happen because the party in power and their special technicians know the issues and know what they have to do."
The architect said that building a second Metro line, constructing the Duarte Corridor and rebuilding the Port of Sans Souci, among other projects, is what is expected of a nation dedicated to development and tourism. However, she said that these are decisions that should be analyzed with regard to the state of things in the city of Santo Domingo.
Taking part in the activity organized by the Alternative City group and held in the Hotel Lina, were architects Omar Rancier and Cristobal Valdez, together with Roman Batista from the organizing committee and community leader Nicolas Guevara.
The different work groups proposed bettering conditions in the rural areas of the Dominican Republic so that the rural population had less incentive to migrate to the city. They also recommended studies to identify areas where low-cost housing could be built, and suggested that the municipalities participate in the construction of this housing.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#10)