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Design review board weighs 40 First Street streetscape plan, favors shaded oases and refined lighting
Summary
Design team presented a seven‑block 40 First Street streetscape revitalization; the DRB provided advisory comments favoring increased canopy, 'oasis' spaces and tree uplighting over full palm string lights, and urged coordination with infrastructure needs.
The Design Review Board reviewed an advisory presentation on July 5 for a seven‑block streetscape revitalization of 40 First Street, a city‑funded project to add landscaping, lighting, branded paving and pocket “oasis” plazas from Alton Road east to Pine Tree Drive. The project was presented by the city consultant Brooks + Scarpa and city staff as an advisory item; the board’s comments will be transmitted to the City Commission as recommendations.
Project leads said the scope emphasizes surface treatments — paving, planting, mid‑block crossing upgrades and plaza‑style oases — and does not include signalization,…
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