Current land uses in the study area include residential, hotel, retail, entertainment and institutional.   The P.A.M.P. divides the area into five districts, each with a set of development goals.

     The Entry District provides the front door that downtown currently lacks. The plan calls for improved traffic circulation, special landscaping, more parking, wide sidewalks with pedestrian amenities and sidewalk cafés, a visitor center, and less visual clutter.  The goal is a sense of arrival and excitement.

     The North Entertainment District, bounded by Ninth Avenue North, Oak Street, 16^th Avenue North and Ocean Boulevard, would feature higher-density development with an energetic feel and mixed uses, such as multi-family residential buildings, retail stores, professional offices and cultural arts and entertainment venues. 

     The Central Amusement District, which surrounds the current Pavilion Amusement Park, would be high-density, with a high-energy atmosphere.  Buildings would be taller, with pedestrian-friendly, street-level facades, and you might find a café or two and specialty shopping on the 9^th Avenue North Promenade. A variety of spaces will provide places for events and activities to attract people throughout the year, as seasons change.  The Pavilion block between 8th and 9th Avenues North would be redeveloped to recapture the historic oceanfront activities and environment of years ago.

     Under the current plan, the South Mixed Use District (Kings Highway, 8^th Avenue North, Ocean Boulevard and 6^th Avenue South) would be a beachfront neighborhood with a variety of small stores and businesses. Historic preservation would be encouraged, along with new mid-rise buildings, again creating a mixed-use streetscape. Imagine living downtown, just a few blocks from that magnificent beach and ocean!

     The Beach District overlaps the others, covering property between the ocean and Ocean Boulevard. It might feature a boardwalk that runs the length of the redevelopment area, beachfront parks and street-end access points from an exciting Ocean Boulevard streetscape.   Like the other districts, it emphasizes people, with the beach and the oceanfront as the featured attractions.