421 NE 13 Avenue
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General Information

Acreage:  3.8

Park Hours:  Sunrise – Sunset

Amenities
BBQ grills, benches, bicycle path (1/3 mile), drinking fountain, fishing piers, monofilament recycling bins, open play area, pavilions, picnic tables, playground, restrooms

Historical Information

Palmetto Greens Linear Park is the beginning of the greenways/bikeways plan. It did not start that way. The initial concept of the park was for redevelopment of the area south of the C-16 Canal and east of Seacrest Boulevard in the Community Redevelopment Agency neighborhood. Built in the mid 1990's, it was a canal right of way that was basically used as an illegal dumpsite. The City approached all the neighbors in the area to tell them about the development and also gave each neighbor the option for having a gate in their backyard to give them access to the canal, walking path and fishing piers. Following the construction of the first phase of the park, new homes were built which helped to improve the area, and the park gave the homeowner's beautiful waterfront property. A second phase of the park provided a playground to act as an anchor for the eastern end of the park.

The City, in conjunction with Palm Beach County, received $229,508 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for the park improvements in 1995. The park was built in three phases with the expansion phase completed in September 1998. The project first started in 1993 with the submission of the application for the CDBG for funding to construct the park. Parcels were acquired in phases between 1994 to 1997. Phase one in 1994 cost approximately $180,000; this included $42,000 for the two fishing piers over the C-16 canal. The South Florida Water Management District included a partial grant of $71,000 towards the original linear park construction. Phase two included acquisition of 1.6 acres of land that were three FEC Railroad lots and four residential lots.

The park now consists of 3.8 acres and is located on NE 13 Avenue and NE 3 Street. The entrance to the linear path to is on Seacrest Boulevard adjacent to the C-16 canal, entrance to the mid-point of the path is located between 227 and 237 N.W. 13th Avenue, the parking lot and open areas are located at the intersection of N.W. 13th Avenue and Railroad Avenue.

The parking lot is on the southwest corner at the intersection of NW 13 Avenue and Railroad Avenue.

In 2003, the City received notice of grant funding from the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) $440K to extend Palmetto Greens Park along the south side of the C-16 canal, as a Greenways/Bikeways project. This will be a major step in the Greenways/Bikeways program. A unique feature of this park is the bicycle path that runs adjacent to the C-16 canal between Federal Highway and Seacrest Boulevard.