master plan update - City of Boca Raton

SECTION EINITIATIVESINITIATIVE 2: NORTHEASTSECOND STREET ANDSANBORN SQUAREDISTRICTLong considered to be the missing linkin Downtown’s redevelopment, the areabetween NE Second Street and PalmettoPark Road has been planned, andre-planned several times. There are currentlyseveral proposals being advocatedby one group or another, including a proposalto consolidate all of the propertiesinto one ownership for redevelopment.For any of these plans, the first stepshould be to provide a framework ofpedestrian circulation and streets forthe area. The diagram illustrates criticallinkages to adjacent areas, as well asexisting buildings and open space forwhich interest exists to preserve them.The creation of the pedestrian crosswalkson NW Second Street and PalmettoPark Road is described on page30. With the elimination of SW FirstAvenue south of Palmetto Park Road,it is essential to have a north/south linkthat connects with the alignment ofboth Plaza Real South and Plaza RealNorth. This could be a pedestrianscaledstreet with appropriate sidewalksor unified decorative pavement that canaccommodate both pedestrians and cars.Its character should be small-scale andinformal. It could be built incrementally.There are many possible configurations,but the solution should clearly connectto both the north and the south.East /west linkages to SanbornSquare also need to be created eitheralong the alignment of Boca RatonRoad or along the north and south edgesof Sanborn Square.NE Second StreetPalmetto Park RoadFederal HighwayFederal HighwayNE First AvenueNE First AvenueFramework alternative developed during the charretteNE Second StreetPalmetto Park RoadDetail illustrative plan alternative developed during the charretteMizner BoulevardMizner Boulevard56