master plan update - City of Boca Raton

Mizner BoulevardBoulevardTRANSIT INITIATIVESThe Multimodal Transit Feasibilityand Funding Study will provide waysof coordinating various forms of transitwithin the City and the Region. Anearly action program will be the shuttlesystem between those areas which havebeen identified as activity centers and theTri-Rail Station. Although FAU and theHospital are most likely to support sucha shuttle system first, it will ultimatelybe expanded to serve Downtown.The concept of a Downtown Circulatoris an integral part of the recommendedparking program. If parkinggarages are efficiently connected to aseries of destinations, they are more likelyto be effective. However, the immediatedemand for such a facility may notbe strong enough to support it.Therefore, we suggest combiningthese two transit initiatives by establishinga route for a shuttle to Tri-Railand the other activity centers that makesa loop in the center of Downtown, asindicated on the diagram. The route runsfrom City Hall, along Second Street toMizner Boulevard, south to SE FirstStreet and north along Federal Highwayto Second Street and back to City Hall.This route comes within a five-minutewalk of most parking garages andattractions in the Downtown. As usageincreases, the Downtown Circulatorcould be expanded as its own program.Future transit facilities include acommuter rail station on the FEC tracks.We recommend that this be located nearNW Second Street and that it be coordinatedwith the construction of parkingfacilities currently being considered forthe new library.The concept of a Downtown Circulatorconnecting parking garages andthe major use areas within Downtownshould be encouraged. An early alignmentshould be considered that wouldDixie HighwayNW Second StreetTRI-RAIL SHUTTLE CONNECTIONprovide frequent service on a limitedloop and access within 500 feet of majorgarages and attractions in the core.A later phase could include the moreextensive loop currently being considered.MMTD District DiagramFederal HighwayTri-RailFAUNE NE First Avenue AvenueDowntownEast Palmetto Park RoadDOWNTOWN CIRCULATORElectric bus as downtown connector inNorfolk, VA between parking facilities anddowntown destinations33