New Community Buffer Wall to Protect Kids, Improve Neighborhood
Jun 18, 2009 - Mayor's Office
(Thursday, June 18, 2009) The City of West Palm Beach’s Pleasant City neighborhood will be safer for children and quieter for all residents thanks to a new buffer wall between the neighborhood and the F.E.C. railroad tracks. The wall will help prevent children from making unsafe crossings of the railroad tracks and coming into contact with parked trains.
“The community asked for this wall as part of the overall revitalization of the neighborhood, and the Community Redevelopment Agency delivered,” said Mayor Lois J. Frankel. “This wall will help keep kids away from dangerous areas of the railroad tracks and will also reduce noise for people living in Pleasant City.”
The buffer wall is approximately one mile long, spanning the area between 16th and 23rd Streets, and is eight feet high. The wall will direct both children and adults to clearly-marked railroad crossings at either end. In the past, many people walked through the F.E.C. railway property, creating unsafe conditions as they climbed under or around trains that had been parked in the area. The wall will also help eliminate noise and dust caused by the railroad in the Pleasant City area.
Pleasant City residents asked for the buffer wall to be a part of the neighborhood’s improvements that are spelled out in the Pleasant City Citizen’s Master Plan. Neighborhood residents and City workers created the master plan at a series of public workshops and citizen-input forums.
The City’s CRA is funding the $269,000 dollar wall project and will also fund landscaping in the area. Construction of the wall begins in June of 2009. The project is expected to be completed in August of 2009.
WPB City Connect Newsletter for June 17, 2009
Jun 17, 2009 - Newsletter
In this edition of City Connect;
- Dump the Pump – June 18, 2009 – Save Your Money. Save Your Planet.
- City Extending Foreclosure Lifeline to PB County Families
- Accessing City Government Now Easier Than Ever
- 24-hour City hotline up and running
- Historic WPB Golf Course Undergoing “Restoration”
Click here to view the June 17, 2009 edition of WPB CityConnect.
New Buffer Wall to Keep Children Safe, Off Local Railroad Tracks
Jun 17, 2009 - Mayor's Office
When:Â Thursday, June 18, 2009, at Noon
Where:Â Intersection of 20th Street and A.E. Isaacs Ave., West Palm Beach
(06/17/09)Â The City of West Palm Beach will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a new buffer wall designed to keep local kids safe on Thursday, June 18, 2009, at noon on the corner of 20th Street and A.E. Isaacs Avenue.
The wall will provide a buffer between the Pleasant City neighborhood and the F.E.C. railroad tracks. The wall will help prevent children from both Pleasant City and Coleman Park from making dangerous crossings of the tracks and also improve the aesthetics of the neighborhood.
The people of Pleasant City asked for the City to install the buffer wall as part of the Pleasant City Citizen’s Master Plan and as part of the area’s overall revitalization.
Clematis by Night Continues at City Center
Jun 15, 2009 - Clematis By Night
The Music & Fun Move Up the Street for Two More Thursdays
(June 15, 2009 – West Palm Beach, FL ) As the City of West Palm Beach continues the downtown waterfront revitalization project, the FREE weekly Thursday night concert, Clematis by Night, will remain at City Center through the end of the month. Clematis by Night will continue the music and fun at the City Center Courtyard, located on the corner of Clematis Street and Dixie Highway, for the next two Thursday nights:  June 18 and June 25 , until the work around Centennial Square is completed.
Clematis by Night is held every Thursday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Guests can enjoy great live music, mix and mingle with friends, and do a little sidewalk shopping. Clematis by Night will return to its normal venue in Centennial Square on Thursday, July 9, 2009. There will be NO Clematis by Night on Thursday, July 2 as the City prepares for its 4 th on Flagler Independence Day celebration.
Residents should also by aware of the following road closures during the move of Clematis by Night:
Clematis by Night Road Closures : On June 18 and June 25, Dixie Highway will be closed to traffic between Banyan Boulevard and Clematis Street from 2:00-11:00 p.m. In addition, Clematis Street will be closed to traffic between Dixie Highway and Quadrille Boulevard from 2:00-11:00 p.m.
Clematis by Night is produced by the City of West Palm Beach and sponsored by Wachovia, Clear Channel Radio, The Palm Beach Post, La Palma, WPTV NewsChannel 5, Coca-Cola, Coors Light, Heineken, the West Palm Beach Marriott, and many others. For more information, please call the City of West Palm Beach Community Events Division at 561-822-1515 or visit the website at www.clematisbynight.net
Dump the Pump – June 18, 2009 – Save Your Money. Save Your Planet.
Jun 15, 2009 - Mayor's Office
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