The City of Boca Raton has hired a consultant to perform an urban design and planning study within the greater Downtown Boca Raton Area. The planning process engages a broad range of stakeholders and citizens in three phases. The data collected in the study will provide an understanding of the strengths, weaknesses and potential of the downtown area and will be used in the design charrette process. (A charrette is an open design forum used to develop and test a series of alternative concepts.)