master plan update - City of Boca Raton
master plan update - City of Boca Raton
master plan update - City of Boca Raton
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SECTION EINITIATIVESINITIATIVE 1:CENTRAL PALMETTO PARKROAD AND PLAZA REAL SOUTHThe section <strong>of</strong> Palmetto Park Roadbetween Federal Highway and MiznerBoulevard is the heart <strong>of</strong> Downtown.Its current configuration is designed tomove traffic through it rather than createa sense <strong>of</strong> place. It is currently notpossible to cross the street as a pedestrianin the central section. Therefore,the first initiative should be to revise thestreetscapes in this area to provide a comfortablepedestrian crossing in the center<strong>of</strong> Palmetto Park Road in alignmentwith Plaza Real South. As illustrated inthe before and after perspectives opposite,the existing raised median, whichis currently an obstacle for pedestrians,must be removed and a wide, graciouspedestrian crossing should be installedthat includes a pedestrian crossinglight. The streetscape should includepalm trees and decorative street lightsperpendicular to the street to emphasizethe crosswalk. Ideally, future developmenton the block to the North wouldinclude a vehicular as well as pedestrianconnection to this point.This should be done in collaborationwith the owners <strong>of</strong> the Merrill LynchBuilding to create a more pedestrianfriendlyand active ground floor withrestaurant and retail uses facing PlazaReal South (at a minimum) to the portion<strong>of</strong> Palmetto Park Road frontageclosest to the proposed crossing.On the north side <strong>of</strong> the street, thelow storefront buildings include a smallarcade which could provide the opportunityfor north/south connection.The next phase <strong>of</strong> development currentlyunder consideration is a hotel and<strong>of</strong>fice complex south <strong>of</strong> Palmetto ParkRoad. The design <strong>of</strong> this building asillustrated in the perspective drawingshould reinforce the pedestrian characterPalmetto Park RoadFederal HighwayFederal HighwayFramework diagram <strong>of</strong> the initiativePalmetto Park RoadDetail illustrative <strong>plan</strong> <strong>of</strong> the initiativePlaza Real SouthPlaza Real SouthSE First StreetSE First StreetMizner BoulevardMizner Boulevard54