PEDESTRIAN ORIENTED NEIGHBORHOOD
THE IDEA BEHIND THE CREATION OF THE MASTER PLAN IS TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY THAT EXISTS IN BOULEVARD GARDENS BY PROVIDING THE BASIC NEEDS THAT A GREEN COMMUNITY NEEDS. BIKE PATHS, CONNECTING PEDESTRIAN LOOPS, SPACE FOR COMMUNAL ACTIVITIES, FARMER’S MARKET, PLAZAS, INCREASED DENSITY, AND SELF SUSTAINABLE APPROACHES WILL ENHANCE THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

FROM THE ANALISYS COLLECTED FROM THE SITE, IT WAS PROPOSED TO MAKE BOULEVARD GARDENS A PEDESTRIAN COMMUNITY. SINCE THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS MAINLY A LOW INCOME COMMUNITY, WITH MANY OF ITS INHABITANTS NOT OWNING A CAR, THE PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE PATHS ARE PROPOSED AS WELL AS THE INTEGRATION OF A TRANSPORTATION HUB BY THE MAIN AVENUE (BROWARD BOULEVARD). A MAIN PEDESTRIAN PATH IS SUGGESTED ALONG BROWARD BOULEVARD AS WELL AS IMPROVED LIGHTING IN THIS SECTION. ADDITIONALLY, SINCE MOST OF THE ABANDONED LOTS AND HOUSES ARE ABANDONED ALONG THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN EDGES OF THE COMMUNITY, NEW COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES ARE PROJECTED IN THIS AREA.

FARMER’S MARKET - URBAN LIVING
A VERY IMPORTANT ASPECT OF BOULEVARD GARDENS IS THE TATER TOWN FARMERS MARKET. THE MARKET WILL BE ADAPTED TO ACCOMMODATE A COMMUNITY OF RESIDENTS WITH THE DESIRE TO GROW AND SUPPORT DIFFERENT BUSINESSES AROUND BOULEVARD GARDENS AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THE FARMERS MARKET. THE CONCEPT BEHIND THE PLANNING OF THE MARKET/RESIDENCES, IS THE USE OF A PUSH AND PULL SYSTEM OF VOLUMES, THAT ALLOWS FOR THE CREATION OF COMMUNITY GARDENS, INDIVIDUAL OR COMMUNAL. THE GOAL OF THE MARKET/RESIDENCES IS TO OPEN THE POSSIBILITIES, AND START A TREND FOR A GREENER COMMUNITY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY A SELF SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY.