Banyan Boulevard

As the main access road to federal, state, and local offices, Banyan Boulevard also serves as an entry to downtown West Palm Beach for many employees and residents. The corridor connects the waterfront and downtown. The corridor redevelopment aimed to create a vibrant street and downtown gateway, prioritizing pedestrians and cyclists,
designing alternative mobility infrastructure, and safely accommodating automobiles. Typical roadway sections assisted in transforming the corridor into a bicycle and pedestrian-friendly link while adhering to current Florida Design Manual standards and meeting an acceptable service level based on adopted criteria. The recommended typical section incorporates a raised protected cycle track for the corridor’s length. This alternative protects cyclists from vehicular conflicts and reduces pavement width, lending itself to slower driving speeds.

The canopy trees create a sense of enclosure and visual order that currently needs improvement. Due to the urban setting, soil cells installed underneath the sidewalk are vital to the overall design, ensuring the canopy trees have enough soil and water to thrive. Bioswales planted with a native ground cover alleviated drainage issues. The design reinvented Banyan Boulevard as a city corridor prototype for multi-mobility. The Banyan Boulevard “Complete Street” Project was more than a physical redesign of a historically significant downtown corridor. The project transforms Banyan Boulevard into a model multimobility corridory.

Project Highlights:

• Streetscape & Urban Design
• Complete Street/Bike and Pedestrian Facility Design
• Low-Impact Design (LID)/Green Infrastructure