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<br />LANDSCAPE CONCEPT PLAN <br /> <br />Midtown is articulated by an urban fabric of city blocks bounded by <br />avenues and streets. The landscape concept plan (Exhibit 41, <br />Landscape Concept Plan) proposes to strengthen the existing grid <br />pattern and define the character of individual roadways with a <br />specific palette of plant materials arranged formally along the street <br />space. Two distinct open plaza spaces occur on Main Street at <br />Home Savings and First Church of Christ Science. The following <br />sections delineate the different proposed streetscape concepts from <br />the palm lined Main Street to the quiet canopy of Bush Street. <br /> <br />PUBLIC & PRIVATE OPEN SPACE <br /> <br />Currently all open space areas in Midtown are privately owned, with <br />the exception of street and other rights-of-way. This relationship will <br />remain the same into the future, with all or most publicly accessible <br />space such as plazas, promenades or courtyards being privately <br />owned and managed. New development will be required to improve <br />certain plazas and pedestrian promenades in accordance with the <br />Landscape Concept Plan (Exhibit 41). <br /> <br />MAIN STREET <br /> <br />Main Street will be the gateway to Midtown and its landscape <br />character should reflect the importance of this role. Queen Palms <br />are proposed to provide a vertical street tree compatible with the <br />cluster of office towers and to mirror the Broadway streetscape. <br /> <br />This will develop a vertical scale that could be identified from a <br />distance. Banners hanging from the street lights could further <br />enhance Main Street's importance and announce special events such <br />as festivals and merchant-sponsored promotions. <br /> <br />As funds become available, intersections will be improved at four <br />locations: Seventeenth, Washington, Tenth, and Civic Center Drive. <br />Enhanced paving or interlocking pavers would be utilized to define <br />pedestrian crossing and set a standard for material upgrades for the <br />district. <br /> <br />Subject to funding, the following streetscape upgrades could be <br />utilized along Main Street to develop a vital commercial element: <br /> <br />Chapter 9: Landscape Concept Plan <br /> <br />Midtown Specific Plan <br /> <br /> <br />15TH ST. <br /> <br />14TH ST. <br /> <br />.d <br />"Qo¡..\-¡~ <br /> <br />Et <br /> <br />S^NT^ ^N^ ßLVD. <br /> <br />Exhibit 41 <br /> <br />Landscape Concept Plan <br /> <br />83 <br />