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Examples of the City of Oakland Park's street enhancement projects include:

• Full reconstruction of 38th Street to make it more pedestrian and bicycle friendly by adding lighting, roundabouts, and bike lanes. The project was the result of a CRA plan recommendation. The City received TAP and Broward County funds for this project.
  
• Street improvements to 5th Avenue
• Corridor enhancements at 34th Street and the Art Park at Dixie Hwy
• Street enhancements on Andrews Avenue and Powerline Road

The City is planning to reconstruct Powerline Road between Commercial Blvd and Oakland Park Blvd from six lanes to four lanes and converting the outer lanes to bicycle lanes and planting areas for landscape improvements. This project is funded by the Broward MPO's 2016 TIGER grant award for its Complete Streets initiative, with a local match from the City. In December 2016, the City hosted a second community meeting to discuss the proposed project. This project will extend the four-lane configuration of Powerline Rd from the south in the City of Fort Lauderdale (which extends to Sunrise Blvd).

Powerline Road Lane Reduction Project community meeting flyer

Broward MPO Complete Streets 2016 TIGER Grant webpage

Prospect Road is also currently undergoing reconstruction as part of a Complete Streets project.

In 2017, the City completed its Urban Tree Canopy Planting Project, which planted 146 trees on six key corridors. Funding for the project came from several sources: the USDA Forest Service through the Florida Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry grant program, the Broward County Tree Preservation Trust Fund, and a local match from the City. The City has initiated Phase 2 of the Urban Tree Canopy project.

Grant Funding Awarded for Enhancement of Oakland Park's Tree Canopy

Example last updated August 2017

Contact: Jennifer Frastai, City of Oakland Park, Capital Improvement Program

Ex. ID 121, 391, 407, 434