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A Closer Look

From the Publisher: If you were one of those who, like myself,
was expecting and looking forward to some kind of final
decisions on what was to happen with the long-awaited and
long-debated Las Olas Boulevard Vision Plan, you may have
been a bit surprised at the outcome of the June 15th
Commission meeting. But it is a step in the right direction.
We thank Commissioner Steven Glassman for his excellent
synopsis of what has become the Concept Design Vision for
the Las Olas Boulevard Eastern Corridor and Las Olas
Boulevard Western Corridor. Even with that synopsis, we think
it’s important to know what the actual document describes and
sets out as recommendations as well as what factors those
recommendations are based upon. And one can only do that
by reading the entire document, which most don’t have the
time or inclination to do. I did read it and, with that, we have
Many hours, blood, sweat, and tears went into this Vision reprinted the summary portions of each that we thought might
Plan. When trying to improve a nearly 2.5 mile street with five be helpful to understanding where we are in this quest to
distinct sections, there will be a lot of passion from everyone improve our Las Olas Boulevard corridor and where we may
involved as well as a divergence of opinion at times. Many be going with this newly-adopted Conceptual Design Vision.

thanks to our Director of Transportation and Mobility, Ben 'The Overall Summary' content presented on the next two
Rogers, as well as his staff, and the Corradino Group for all of pages is extracted from the updated (June ’21) Las Olas
their efforts in bringing this vision to fruition. In addition, thank Conceptual Design Vision plans for the eastern and western
you to the many stakeholders of the Las Olas Mobility Las Olas corridor areas. We echo Commissioner Glassman's
Working Group who, over two and a half years, gave of their recommendation that you should read and review both
time, knowledge, and dedication. documents to learn what changes have already been adopted
as part of the vision for each area, as well as which issues
Steven Glassman
remain to be studied and discussed further before deciding
City of Fort Lauderdale
upon a final plan to be implemented in the future. We hope
Commissioner, District 2
this will be helpful to you!
View the Eastern Corridor Design Vision at:
www.ftlauderdalemedia.com/LOBI/UpdatedVision_Eastern.pdf George Mihaiu
Publisher
View the Western Corridor Design Vision at: Las Olas Boulevard & Isles Magazine
www.ftlauderdalemedia.com/LOBI/UpdatedVision_Western.pdf

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