Banyan Blvd From Tamarind Avenue to Olive Avenue

Serving as the main access road to federal, state, and local offices, Banyan Boulevard also functions as a gateway into downtown West Palm Beach for many government employees and residents. The corridor provides access to the waterfront and a connection to the heart of the downtown entertainment district. This corridor redevelopment goal was to create a vibrant street and a downtown gateway, prioritize pedestrians and cyclists, and designed alternative mobility infrastructure and safe accommodation of automobiles. Additionally, with assistance from the adjacent Northwest neighborhood, public art and gateway features join, rather than isolate, the residential neighborhood with downtown.

Typical roadway sections were developed to transform the corridor into a bicycle and pedestrian-friendly link while adhering to current Florida Design Manual standards and meeting an acceptable level of service based on adopted criteria. The recommended typical section incorporates a raised protected cycle track for the length of the corridor. This alternative protects cyclists from vehicular conflicts and reduces pavement width, which lends itself to slower driving speeds. The canopy trees’ use and placement create a sense of enclosure and visual order, which is currently lacking. This design will reinvent Banyan Boulevard as a corridor prototype for multi-mobility in the City.