The restoration began with numerous meeting with merchant groups, civic associations, Garden Club of Palm Beach,  Fire Department, Police Department, Town Commissioners and officials. The design team also kept an “open door” policy, and offered to meet with any group or citizens. The goal was to provide a safe and comfortable shopping district and to revive the glamour that made Worth Avenue one of the world’s famous shopping destinations. Driven by the goals set forth by the merchants and community, the design was developed to correct many hazardous and uncomfortable pedestrian issues created over the years due to neglect and outdated traffic design concepts, unify the entire Avenue to create an identifiable district from end to end, while respecting the historical significance of the Avenue to the Town of Palm Beach. Drawing from historical research of Worth Avenue and Palm Beach, the design developed to incorporate themes used by the Town of Palm Beach’s most famous Architect, Addison Mizner, who was also one of the first Architects to work on the Avenue, and the Coconut Palm that helped give birth to the name of the island. During the design process, several areas along the Avenue were identified as unused spaces that were modified to create pocket parks, providing pedestrian connections and destinations helping to unify the Avenue.