2010 Downtown Plan - Fort Myers Business Development

DOWNTOWN FT. MYERS, FLORIDASPECIFIC INTERVENTIONSThe CenterTHE HEART OF DOWNTOWNThe Center study area is bounded by Edwards Drive to thenorth, Main Street to the south, Monroe Street to the west,and Lee Street to the east. This area represents, literally, “thecenter” of the downtown and includes the key “main street”section of First Street.PHASE 1PHASE 2The fi rst interventions planned for The Center study areaconcern the Street Improvement Phasing for downtown streets.Street improvements involve both the street reconfi gurationstrategies (discussed above) and streetscape improvementsfor the following corridors:1. First Street between Royal Palm Avenue and MonroeStreet;2. Hendry Street from Main Street to the Yacht Basin,and;3. The one-block section of Dean Street between FirstStreet and Bay Street.THE CENTER2003 Downtown Fort Myers PlanRecommendationThe City completed the streetscape improvementsrecommended by this specifi c intervention,primarily discussed on pages IV. 3- IV. 5 inDecember 2009.STREET IMPROVEMENT PHASING: This map identifi es the fi rst areaswhere the initial street improvements should be carried out. Subsequentphases will expand outward from this high-quality pedestrian core.0 200 400 800 1,600 ftIV.3