Southwest Airlines is furthering its commitment to placemaking and revitalizing public spaces by announcing a grant to Lugares Públicos – a local organization that supports community-driven projects in Mexico City.
Lugares Públicos is dedicated to working with the local community to create a shared vision for the Foro Lindbergh section of the famed Parque Mexico through placemaking.
In partnership with Project for Public Spaces (PPS), organizers plan to work directly with the local community to create a schedule of meaningful programming and identify a suite of flexible, physical amenities to support a growing amount of activities in the park.
This is the first international placemaking grant awarded by Southwest since launching the Heart of the Community program in April of 2014.
To date, Southwest has funded Placemaking projects in a dozen cities, including San Diego, CA; Detroit, MI; and Portland, ME just to name a few.
Through this initiative, Southwest seeks to bring people together in new ways and inspire action to build stronger, more vibrant, and more accessible public spaces.