What is Destination Bayfront
Healthy mixed-use Destination Public Spaces have been fundamental to the prosperity of most growing cities across America.
Destination Public Spaces:
- create an anchor of activity that cause an explosion of economic development
- provide tourists a world class destination and activities
- provide citizens with hundreds of activities throughout the year
- become the signature areas of a community
When properly executed, Destination Public Spaces:
- greatly improve the economic health and vitality of a city
- reduce crime
- improve public physical and mental health
- create a strong sense of community
- support overall quality of life
Amenities of successful Destination Public Spaces around the country include
- restaurant pad sites
- stages for public concerts, fitness classes, performing art demonstrations
- free weekly concerts, outdoor films and fitness classes
- interactive water fountains
- small bodies of water
- infrastructure to maintain weekly or monthly farmers markets, art installments and other ongoing festivals and fairs
- dog parks
- cutting edge playscapes for children
- interactive games such as bocce ball courts, ultimate frisbee, frolf, and shuffle board
- putting greens
By customizing Corpus Christi's Destination Public Space, we have the unique ability to create a signature waterfront everyone can enjoy by enhancing the uniqueness of our public beach and the surrounding area.
A Destination Public Space isn't "just a park"; it's an identity-creating, game-changing opportunity for our city.