#Author: Er Arun Tamang ,Eleotronices Engieering NIT Sikkim India https://nitsikkim.ac.in/
Panama City adopted the model of city thought from and for the vehicle and,
from there, it was becoming hostile for pedestrians. Being limited to the north
by the Panama Canal Zone, and to the west by the Canal itself, growth did not
occur in a centric manner, but from an axis to the east. The idea is to change
this paradigm and make Panama City not only more habitable, but also more
friendly for the pedestrian. This is how the Panamá Camina project was born,
which seeks to transform one of the most congested and motorized
intersections in the city into a less hostile place for pedestrians, and where the
space is better distributed. The project contemplates a physical intervention of the intersection, pedestrianizing a part of it where art and culture are promoted. Likewise, the idea is to encourage Panamanians to move on foot through the center, creating an identity and a meeting space for residents. The temporary urban intervention, which lasted for a month, produced changes in citizen behavior, reorganized road planning, and allocated 70 percent of the intersection for pedestrians and left the remaining 30 percent for vehicles. The initiative was developed in conjunction with the municipality of the city, Ciudad Emergente, the National University of Panama and the Vía Plural organization. This experiment actively involved citizens in the process of re-imagining of the urban space. From November 17 to December 15, Cinco de Mayo became a stage for over 200 artists who showed the diversity of Panama’s talent. Amulticultural dialogue composed of art, literature and a variety of musical and dance expressions, the intervention displayed the multiple possibilities that this public
space offers as a place of confluence for artistic creation and diffusion, as well as
for free expression, inclusion, and community building.
References:-
https://www.iadb.org/en/improvinglives/panama-city-walkers-pace
