Palm Beach Gardens opened the Burns Road Two-Way Cycle Track with a ribbon cutting on October 4. The city's November e-newsletter calls it "the first bidirectional, separated cycle track in the county." The track runs along Burns Road from Military Trail east to Alternate A1A. That stretch also holds most of the city's own public calendar. The Gardens GreenMarket sets up every Sunday on Military Trail, where the track begins. Halfway along is the Burns Road Community Center, and the amphitheater where the city holds its Veterans Day ceremony shares the Military Trail address with the market.
This November is the first full month when those events can be reached by bike, behind a concrete curb, without riding in traffic.
Nine and a Half Feet of Lane, Six Inches of Curb
The design is simple. The track sits on the south side of Burns Road and is about 9.5 feet wide. Riders going both directions share it, as they would on a trail. Gold Coast Wave reported that a concrete curb about a foot and a half wide and six inches tall separates the track from car lanes, "so a driver who drifts hits concrete before reaching a cyclist." The city's construction notice in April described the same layout: a two-way track on the south side, separated from motor traffic by a concrete curb.
Because both directions share one side, a rider heading west to the GreenMarket and a rider heading east to Alternate A1A use the same lane and never have to cross Burns Road to turn around. Gold Coast Wave also pointed out that the city only had to build the protected lane once.
The track came after a summer of road work. Construction started April 13, 2026. Crews then repaved Burns Road from Military Trail to Ironwood Road, just short of Alternate A1A, working overnight from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Thursday so the road could stay open during the day. If the pavement on that stretch looks new, that's why.
The Same Sunday Opened Both Ends of the Route
October 4 was a Sunday, and the ribbon cutting was not the only opening that day. The city announced that the Gardens GreenMarket would start its season that same morning, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the City Hall Municipal Campus, 10500 N. Military Trail. According to the city's November newsletter, City Council members joined Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center CEO Erik Cazares for a check presentation at the kickoff. The Killbillies played live music, and the day included both new and returning vendors.
The Palm Beach Post's fall market guide lists the market's regular schedule for the 2026–27 season as Sundays, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the same campus. That gives four more market Sundays this month: November 8, 15, 22 and 29.
So the city's longest-running weekly gathering and its first protected bike lane opened on the same day, at the same end of Burns Road. Every Sunday through the season, the track leads to the market.
Where the Route's Calendar Gets Busy
Most of November's activity falls in one week, starting at the west end and moving to the middle of the corridor.
| Date | Event | Location | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundays, Nov. 8, 15, 22, 29 | Gardens GreenMarket | City Hall Municipal Campus, 10500 N. Military Trail | 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Nov. 11 | Veterans Salute ceremony | Veterans Plaza Amphitheater, 10500 N. Military Trail | 11 a.m. |
| Friday, Nov. 13 | Harvest and Holiday Bazaar, day one | Burns Road Community Center, 4404 Burns Road | 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
| Friday, Nov. 13 | Murder Mystery Dinner Theater | City event, tickets through the city | 6 to 8:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, Nov. 14 | Harvest and Holiday Bazaar, day two | Burns Road Community Center, 4404 Burns Road | 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
The Veterans Salute is on Wednesday, November 11, at 11 a.m. at the Veterans Plaza Amphitheater, on the same Military Trail campus as the GreenMarket. The city has announced a keynote speaker and a performance by the Palm Beach Gardens High School Chorus.
Two days later the action moves into the corridor itself. The Burns Road Community Center at 4404 Burns Road hosts the Harvest and Holiday Bazaar. It's free, open to all ages, and has more than 70 local vendors, running Friday, November 13, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday, November 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Gold Coast Wave's route description names the Community Center as the main stop along the corridor, so it is the bazaar that sits directly on the new track.
That Friday evening the city also hosts its Murder Mystery Dinner Theater. The Fourth Wall Theater performs a parody of Alfred Hitchcock's The 39 Steps set in 1930s London, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. The event is for ages 18 and up. Tickets are $75 for residents and $94 for nonresidents, and dinner is included. Anyone planning to spend the afternoon at the bazaar should know the dinner theater sells tickets in advance through the city's recreation registration system.
From Wednesday to Saturday, then, the city holds three public events on or beside a single road, and that road now has a separated two-way bike lane for its full length.
What the Curb Cost the City
Gold Coast Wave reported a total project cost of $1,433,502.81. About $1.3 million came from a grant through the Palm Beach County Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Florida Department of Transportation. The city paid the remaining $131,321.81 from its Mobility Impact Fund. The outlet calculated that the city paid "roughly one dollar in eleven of the cost." The city's newsletter also credits the grant from the state transportation department and the county MPO.
Most of the money came from a regional grant program that publishes its list of other funded projects.
Other Segments on the Same List
The city describes the track as "one of many City projects meant to make our roadways safer for drivers, bikers and pedestrians." The Palm Beach TPA's transportation alternatives project list shows two of those nearby projects:
- Fairchild Avenue: buffered bicycle lanes plus an 8-foot pathway on the south side of the road, listed as under construction with estimated completion in spring 2027.
- Lilac Street: a 10-foot shared-use path from North Military Trail to Plant Drive, listed on the same program.
Both segments, like Burns Road, run close to Military Trail, where the GreenMarket and the amphitheater are.
Before You Ride It
A few practical details:
- The track is on the south side only. Riders in both directions use it, so expect bikes coming toward you on the same 9.5-foot lane.
- Watch for green markings. The design includes bike symbols along the track and green paint at intervals to mark it.
- The west end is the market end. Sunday hours at 10500 N. Military Trail are 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., so an early ride lands at the market while vendors are still setting out.
- The east end meets Alternate A1A. Miller's Ale House lists its Gardens location at 9800 Alternate A1A, on the southwest corner of Promenade Plaza.
- Questions go to Engineering. Gold Coast Wave lists the city's Engineering Department at 561-804-7012 for project questions.
The city's project page for the bicycle track has the official project record. The next fixed date on the corridor is Sunday, November 8, when the GreenMarket opens at 8 a.m. at the west end of the track.
At IJL Real Estate Group, we follow changes like the Burns Road track because a curb on Burns Road changes how people get from Military Trail to Alternate A1A on a Sunday morning. If you'd like to know what the city's mobility projects mean for the part of Palm Beach Gardens you live in or are considering, Book an Appointment and we'll walk through it with you.