Broadway Avenue Improvements FAQ's

The Broadway Corridor Improvements project is a city’s effort to make convert Broadway Avenue to a four-lane undivided roadway with multiuse paths along the corridor.  The City of West Palm Beach is currently working with FDOT to make improvements along the corridor such as upgrade crosswalks, improvements to visibility, providing shade trees and reducing speeds.

The project will impact Broadway Avenue in West Palm Beach between 25th St. and 45th St.  This section of Broadway belongs to the Florida Department of Transportation.

This project will improve pedestrian and bicyclist access to the City’s and County’s broader transportation network, and connecting citizens to schools, parks, transit facilities, and commercial centers. This would be accomplished by the following:

1. Maintaining vehicle access

2. Enhance pedestrian and bicyclist mobility

3. Upgrading the existing crosswalks

4. Improving aesthetics and visibility

5. Enhance ADA compliant ramps 

By designing for a lower design speed of 30MPH, vehicles will travel at a safe speed and reduce traffic crashes.

• A shared-use path is a shared space for pedestrian and bicyclist to use. This space is separated from cars, so people are safe to walk and bike to their destination.

• The shared use path on Broadway is proposed at between 8' and 12’ on the East side of the corridor.

• The shared-use path was determined to on the East side due to the limited driveways curb cuts and side street access. 

• For safety, there is less access that means there is less conflict. 

• For the West side, the zoning will be updated for new developments to allocate an additional 6’ for sidewalk easement to establish a shared-use trail as the City gains more redevelopment.

• Access will improve because the existing median will be removed and reallocated for a trail and a wider sidewalk.

• A midblock crosswalk is installed to help pedestrians cross Broadway from the East to the West and provide a safe place for kids to get to Northboro Elementary and the Boys and Girls Club.

Yes.  Lighting is an important element to improve safety along the corridor.

Trees and tree location will be determined during the design phase.  Since this is a FDOT roadway, the landscape architect will be designing this project per FDOT design standards for sight triangle for side streets and driveways.  

Currently the City and FDOT are focused on south of 45th Street for improvements.  Once phase 1 of Broadway is approved and funding is appropriated. The City is also working with FDOT to make similar improvements to Broadway.

• A typical capital improvement project on FDOT’s work program take approximately 5 years to plan, design and be in construction.

• Broadway reimagined is currently under the design phase, which is scheduled to complete in 2027. 

• The project is projected to be under construction in FY2028

• Community support is the number one key for the City to obtain project approval from FDOT and funding from the Palm Beach TPA (Transportation Planning Agency). 

• There has been tremendous support for this project which helped initiate FDOT beginning the design phase.