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cw <br />Street tree canopy is generous in the residential sections of the Town Center North area <br />Natural Assets <br />While mostly built -out, the Town Center North <br />area has access to some valuable natural assets. <br />The district faces the Intracoastal Waterway to the <br />west, although the waterfront is developed, with a <br />moderate portion of development providing public <br />access. The area currently retains some areas of <br />waterfront populated with mangroves along the <br />north, west and south edges. <br />From a simple visual examination, North Bay Road <br />and 172nd Street offer generous amounts of street <br />tree coverage in the residential portion of the area, <br />provided through a combination of canopy trees <br />and palms. This creates a pleasant and safer outdoor <br />environment for pedestrians. Private residential sites <br />maintain variable amounts of landscaped open <br />space for the use of their residents, with Plaza of <br />the Americas preserving the greatest amount of <br />common green space. In contrast, the commercial <br />areas generally lack tree canopy coverage, especially <br />in the vast expanses of surface parking. <br />The main public open space in the Town Center <br />North area, Town Center Park, offers a green respite <br />to residents, workers and visitors alike. <br />re -Envisioning the Town Center North overlay 112/28/2020 47 <br />