Lazy River rides that replace roads and get Boca residents to wherever they need to go? Sure! It sounds fun. Doesn’t it?
If you’re looking for the lazy river in Boca today you’re probably looking for the Boca Resort. They just added a new lazy river to their pool area. This article is about turning the entire city into a giant lazy river connected municipality.
Would any city ever do this? Could any city ever replace a portion of its roads and create a practical lazy river infrastructure? If any city could do it, it’s likely it’s Boca.
This idea originally came from a Boca kid named Jonathan Kolbe in some local political group on Facebook that I’m likely blocked from now. I’ll give him credit for getting me excited about the idea. Here are some AI generated images that tap into the soulful imagination of machines to help us envision the concept.
What’s important to point out, how this would be different from what’s happening in the Intracoastal is:
the water would be treated, clarified and sterilized in a system engineered to minimize water loss
vehicles allowed in the water cannot have heads, combustion motors or carry business to business shipping
there would be no giant fish like hammerhead sharks (I seen em) and larger unidentified sea-monster type beasts (I seen it too) but alligators would probably need to be removed from time to time
Residents and visitors would use the lazy river infrastructure to come and go from their single family homes, townhomes and condos.
Riverfront residence takes on a new meaning.
Some people just float around all day pretending they’re running errands.
Floats parked waiting for their owners to return.
Water taxis and ferries are convenient ways that people keep their feet dry.
Traditional boats will be replaced with all-electric newer models. This is a ferry.
Everyone loves straight-aways where the current s are strong.
A fancier electric watercraft.
Nobody can hide in their cars, so looking fabulous is necessary.
LED lights on the bottom of floats add a cool effect.
Tiny motors that attach to floats become very popular.
Sunset on a westbouund lazy riverway.
Getting lost in new neighborhoods won’t just be fun – it will be unavoidable. Just be cool about it.
Floating around town with your friend is almost as easy as staying home.
Sometimes a part of the river gets roped off to make a chill zone.
Who’s driving? Nobody! It’s awesome.
People hang on tight when the water jets fast.
Just let the current pull you along.
Newer homes leave big areas on the ground floor to store floats and rafts.
Separate directions with separate currents are necessary.
City clarification plants keep the water clean with the use of minimum chlorination.
An Intra-Intracoastal Waterway for tubes and swimmers
Riverway designs are fun below water and above.
Park your car and jump in!
Bumpers help in areas where the current is fast and tubes need protection.
Some people make out on floats – that gets the old folks upset.
A school pickup.
You can float here, and go there.
Wouldn’t we all be better people if we had this?
New styles of architecture will be designed for ultra-low perspective viewing.
A float with a motor dares to oppose the flow.
An autonomous water taxi heading to pick up a new passenger.
A kayaker getting to work.
A lone float breaks free but will be rounded up by the end of the day.
Lazy riverways would pass under existing roads in certain places.
The only thing to fish for will be smiles.
Bridges and walkways cross over riverways.
Jaw dropping opulence in art and architecture will be visible in whole new ways.
Aesthetically designed piping helps move the high pressure flows necessary .
A serene riverway through a neighborhood west of the Turnpike
Underwater lighting highlights the beauty of homes on the lazy river.
Some kids commuting to school.
Boca Raton:: A City Within a Lazy River
Only electric boats are tolerated – but cost lots to license.
Literally bumping into friends a lot.
A real estate agent shows a new couple some homes.
Getting interiors as close to the river as possible is popular in new homes.
Waterproof bags, accessories and skin products will be more in demand.
A beautiful view from your float as you are carried down the river.
It’s easier to keep it real in this deal.
Kids love to paddle, kick and splash in an effort to go faster.
Some existing canals get converted.
The river would be close enough to everyone’s homes that walking barefoot to it is no problem.
Shopping would be a little different – so would parking – if people used lazy rivers instead of roads in Boca.
Bring on the fancy waterfall elements. We’re ready.
This is where we are going. Kick kick kick!
Look at that gold float! You want one!
Vend-o-mats become more and more popular along lazy riverways.
Waterlifts are like reverse waterfalls and propel tubes and riders upwards.
You better bring a cool hat because you won’t want to get out of the river.
A lone float waits patiently outside a convenience store while its owner gets some sunscreen.
Here we reach the end of a lazy river, a cul-de-sac of sorts.
You don’t really need a float to travel along nor does the float need to be a tube.
Floating through the mall on a Sunday afternoon.
Old guys who don’t want to get wet up to their shorts don’t have to.
New inland destinations will gain new life and new value on the tax rolls.
This place is known for its chunky smoothies.
People won’t go to amusement parks any more. They’ll just spend all their money here.
Shiny tubes and glowing tubes will be popular.
There was an ice cream place down this way.
Float on up for a hot dog. Yum!
You better have a patch kit if your vinyl ain’t thicc.
Places where the rivers begin will be referred to as the river heads, like springs, but artificial.
Local businesses, particularly hotels, devise clever ways for their guests to enter and exit the lazy rivers.
Some stores take advantage of the spots where people float the most.
Float stores are all over the place.
Students in an FAU Orientation Day event.
For some people floating is a way of life.
Turning this corner, the smell of pizza is overwhelming.
A mom heads out to pick up her kid from school and then to Publix.
Friends going out to lunch together in Boca.
The flows are very calm inside the mall compared to outside.
Would you support the conversion of roads to lazy rivers if the issue comes up for a vote? Leave a comment below.
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