master plan update - City of Boca Raton

SECTION BGENERAL RECOMMENDATIONSthe planTo implement this strategy, the MasterPlan Update is organized into two categories:Frameworks and Quarters.FRAMEWORKSThe creation of an interconnected networkof pedestrian-scaled streets andpublic open space will provide the muchneeded connectivity between the partsof Downtown. It can be achieved as acollection of individual initiatives andefforts, rather than one massive operation,but there needs to be a consistentapproach to management and design.QUARTERSThe Frameworks serve a series of Quarters,each with its own character andtypes of uses. New development withineach quarter should be designed withcareful attention to the way in whichthe proposed development will support,enhance, and build upon the assets whichexist today. The Quarters include:Open Space Framework12Mizner Park Quarter, a parklikespace serving retail, offices, shops,and cultural uses;Sanborn Square Quarter, a diversemix of uses and building types adjacentto Sanborn Square;42153Plaza Real South Quarter, a busyoffice and retail quarter with tallbuildings;345City Hall Quarter which includesCity Hall, the new library andoffice uses related to the futuretransit stations;Palmetto Park East Quarter whichwill create a pleasant walk to theIntracoastal waterway; andQuarters Diagram616