Maginhawa Art and Food Hub
Maginhawa | |
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Tourism district | |
Maginhawa Art and Food Hub | |
Etymology: Maginhawa Street | |
Country | Philippines |
City | Quezon City |
Region | National Capital Region |
Barangays | UP. Village, Teacher's Village West, Teacher's Village East, Malaya, Sikatuna |
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Creation ordinance | 2015 |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 2.2 km (1.4 mi) |
The Maginhawa Art and Food Hub, also known as the Maginhawa Food Area[1], is a 2.2-kilometer-long (1.4 mi) food tourism hub in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.
History
[edit]The history of Maginhawa Street in Quezon City, Metro Manila as a food tourism hub can be traced as early as the year 2010.[2]
As per the 2012 Quezon City Comprehensive Land Use Plan, Maginhawa is classified as a minor commercial zone. The UP Teacher's Village area, the broader area is a medium-density residential zone.[2] The Quezon City Food Festival, the first ever food festival in the vicinity was organized in 2014.[3]
In 2015, Maginhawa along V. Luna Extension and the adjacent Malingap and Magiting streets were declared a tourism district of Quezon City with the name "Maginhawa Art and Food Hub" via Ordinance No. 2439.[4] The ordinance also institutionalized the Maginhawa Arts and Food Festival is held every first Saturday of December annually.[2]
The hub was expanded in 2017 via Ordinance 2559 adding Mayaman street. The hub in total covers 2.2-kilometer-long (1.4 mi)[5][6][7]
In 2024, volunteers from different organizations initiated a tactical urbanism project on a 250-meter (820 ft) segment of Maginhawa Street, with support from the city's traffic and police departments. The project involved converting one lane into a shared-use path, another into a public space, and implementing a temporary one-way traffic scheme on the remaining lanes. The project is set to run from November 2024 through February 2025.[8]
The hub serves the nearby University of the Philippines Diliman campus.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Maginhawa Food Area - Quezon City Government". Quezon City Government - Official Website. May 3, 2024. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ a b c Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin (May 11, 2013). "Food is it, along Maginhawa St". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "Finding comfort in Maginhawa". Philippine Daily Inquirer. March 16, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "Ordinance No. SP-2439, S-2015" (PDF). Quezon City Public Library. Quezon City Council. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ Carretero, Jose (December 2, 2023). "Maginhawa Arts and Food Festival puts spotlight on small businesses". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "Maginhawa St eyed as arts, food hub". Manila Standard. March 9, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ "Ordinance No. SP-2559, S-2017" (PDF). Quezon City Public Library. Quezon City Council. Retrieved January 7, 2025.
- ^ Go, Christopher (December 2, 2024). "Maginhawa Street's colorful experiment to bring back 'people-centered' spaces". Rappler. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Jairus, Matias (March 5, 2018). "On the streets, a culinary revolution". BusinessWorld. Retrieved January 7, 2025.