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location: ASSINIBOINE AND RED RIVER, WINNIPEG
size: n/a
with Monica Hutton

We value the bridges that stretch across the rivers of Winnipeg as a public asset that allows us transportation and connection throughout the city. Often devalued, are the sheltered spaces formed below the infrastructure above. By 2050 we will turn our focus upside down to see the hidden potential of these leftover spaces, animating them with vibrant public space. The singular function of the bridge will be hybridized to offer new public amenities along the riverbank. Using the robust structure of the bridge and the natural systems of the river, these spaces will be transformed by the community with floating public pools, outdoor cinemas, art installations, hanging gardens, fishing platforms, habitable shelters, rock climbing walls, boat slips, floating agriculture fields, and more!

presented at StorefrontMB Re-Imagining Winnipeg 3.0 - RiverCity2050, published in Winnipeg Free Press - The Rivers Part 3.5: RiverCity 2050