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Mizner BoulevardBoulevardSECTION CFRAMEWORKSPEDESTRIAN CROSSWALKSSeveral approaches to improving theexperience of pedestrians crossingstreets are needed to achieve the walkableenvironment that was a unanimousdesire of residents and stakeholders. Themost basic of these design approaches issimply to reduce the distance that mustbe crossed at key locations. In variouslocations, this may mean reducing thenumber of lanes, reducing the width oflanes, removing auxiliary elements (rightturn lanes, shoulders) or reducing cornerturning radii. For example, the intersectionof Plaza Real (Mizner Park) and NESecond Street features a five-lane (widelanes) cross-section of NE Second Street.However, on either end of this importantpedestrian section (west of Federal Highwayand East of Mizner Boulevard), thereis only one traffic lane entering NE SecondStreet. So it is not likely that vehiclesneed these five lanes, and the space couldbe better balanced if the space were redistributed.These sorts of logical trade-offscan and should be found at intersectionsthroughout the City.Priority intersections include: PalmettoPark Road at Plaza Real South,Federal Highway and Mizner Boulevard,NE Second Street at Dixie Highway,Federal Highway and Mizner Boulevard,and Mizner Boulevard at NEThird and Fifth Streets and at SE FirstStreet and Royal Palm Plaza.Dixie HighwayNW Second StreetEast Palmetto Park RoadProposed crosswalk improvements indicated with purple circlesFederal Highway HighwayRoyalPalmPlazaNE Fifth StreetNE Third StreetBefore and after diagrams showing the pedestrian improvements around Mizner Park30Before (left) and after (right) view of Second Street from Mizner Park
Mizner BoulevardBoulevardSIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTSThe pedestrian environment can beimproved through a combination ofpublic improvements and enhanceddesign guidelines for private developmentthat include expanding sidewalkdimensions, improving the placement oflandscape materials, and creating pedestrianopen spaces. Key locations include:Portions of Palmetto Park Road, FederalHighway, NE and NW Second Streetand Camino Real west of Federal Highway.Just as vehicles require particulardesign elements to be in place for safeand comfortable use, pedestrians requirefunctional elements such as adequatespace to move (side-by-side, in oppositedirection, around open doors, etc.) andbuffers from moving traffic (landscapingor parked cars). Palm trees are appropriateclose to the curb to define the streetand create a barrier from moving traffic.Shade trees with foliage beginning 7’-0”above ground level are essential in thisclimate. Both are required.Dixie HighwayNW Second StreetSidewalk improvements on various streetsFederal HighwayNE NE First Avenue AvenueEast Palmetto Park Road12' 8' 6' 8' 6' 6' 5' 5' 6'Type A - Residential Type B - Residential Type D - Residential20' 6'20' 6'10' 6'Type A - Commercial Type B - Commercial Type D- Commercial31
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