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Designers pitch three concepts to convert Edison Avenue stormwater pond into Midtown park
Summary
Consultants presented three concepts for the Edison Avenue pond — an overwater boardwalk with pavilions, a scaled-back boardwalk‑free option, and a larger combined-pond park with trails — and council discussed traffic, maintenance and art/landscape elements.
City consultants presented three conceptual designs for the stormwater pond at Edison Avenue and Broadway aimed at turning underused detention area into public park space and improved stormwater edges. The concepts ranged from a boardwalk and viewing pavilions (Concept 1), to a simpler edge-access design without an overwater boardwalk (Concept 2), to a larger walking-trail park that would combine adjacent stormwater basins and require traffic rerouting (Concept 3).
"This is taking that pond area, really bringing the public in, incorporating some viewing areas, incorporating an overwater boardwalk with some pavilion type structures," the consultant (Nicole) said, describing Concept 1. Councilmembers raised concerns about traffic impacts on Broadway if Concept 3 required closing a block, asked about undergrounding power lines and maintenance costs, and suggested art and pollinator plantings for roundabouts. Staff said permitting (South Florida Water Management District) and stormwater-function verification will be required and that ADA‑compliant paths and bank stabilization would be part of the design process.
