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Downtown residents press Boca Raton leaders for safer streets, more trash bins and certainty on tennis courts
Summary
Multiple residents at public comment urged the council to improve downtown pedestrian safety through expanded enforcement and lower speed limits, add public trash receptacles along key corridors, and clarify plans for downtown tennis courts amid competing Tierra/Terra Frisbee redevelopment options.
Public comment at the strategic planning workshop focused on safety, downtown walkability, trash and active‑recreation amenities, with speakers asking the council to follow up during project planning.
Monique Grama, who identified her address as downtown, thanked the city for increased downtown speed enforcement but asked for more: “Boca continues to be a dangerous place to walk and bike,” she said, and urged “regular rigorous traffic enforcement downtown” as well as lower speed limits and “no right on red” at key intersections to protect pedestrians. She also asked the city to add trash bins along corridors such as…
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