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"The ultimate goal of the Bayfront Redevelopment Plan is to have the district be developed as an attractive, inviting,
and economically successful mixed-use environment that promotes a positive image and identity for the community."
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Here’s What’s Happening in the
Bayfront Community Redevelopment District
By Tim Ford - City of Palm Bay Planning Dept.
Highlights:
- The City is applying for grants for Bayfront Park that is located at US1 and Palm Bay Road
around the bay. Proposed improvements include an arched gateway feature, a plaza, walkways, observation pier, canoe
launch, picnic areas, and landscaping.
- Decorative street lights are proposed to be installed in phases annually along the entire
length of US 1. The first eight (8) are slated to be placed between Palm Bay Road and Kirkland Road sometime in 2005.
- The concept plan for the Palm Bay Road corridor from R.J. Conlan Boulevard to US1 has been
approved. The plan proposes such enhancements as intersection street graphics, on-street parking, pedestrian sidewalks,
a traffic circle at Main Street and Palm Bay Road, crosswalks at intersections, etc.
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NEW: Statement of Support - Brouchure that you can print & sign or
just use for reference to support the Bayfront Redevelopment District Plan! Click Here.
A Vison for the Bayfront
Redevelopment District (from BRD Plan)
The Bayfront Redevelopment District
(BRD) shall be redeveloped as an attractive, inviting, and economically successful mixed-use environment that promotes
a positive image and identity for the community. The area shall consist of several distinct special character districts with
different objectives. The most central of these shall host a community serving commercial district, Bayfront Village, the historic center
of the community. The central district/Bayfront Village shall be transformed and feature
a turn-of-the-century Florida vernacular style of architecture in keeping with the “village-like”
historic character of the area; a compact built environment; a traditional network of improved narrow streets;
pathways leading to public spaces and enhanced views to the Indian River Lagoon. A network of trails and
public open spaces oriented along US Highway 1 shall connect the districts. The economic vitality of the district
shall be further enhanced by the development of incentives to encourage additional industrial development in appropriate areas
within the community. Economic redevelopment of the BRD shall result in the improvement of the economic climate throughout
Palm Bay.
Florida Today News Articles
The City established the Bayfront Redevelopment District as a community redevelopment agency in 1999. A community
redevelopment agency is defined as a separate public entity created by the local municipality in order to implement redevelopment
activities outlined in Chapter 163 of the Florida Statutes. Seven (7) commissioners appointed by the City Council serve on
the Bayfront Redevelopment Agency. The overall goal of the Bayfront Redevelopment Agency as stated in the adopted redevelopment
plan is to develop, redevelop, and revitalize the area over a 30-year period. The ultimate goal of the Bayfront Redevelopment
Plan is to have the district be developed as an attractive, inviting, and economically successful mixed-use environment that
promotes a positive image and identity for the community.
The Bayfront Redevelopment District is a four-mile section of U.S. 1 bounded by the City of Melbourne
City limits on the north and to the Town of Malabar on the south. The Indian River Lagoon makes up the eastern boundary.
Bayfront Redevelopment District - Palm Bay Web Page
Melbourne Redevelopment Districts
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