MIAMI -- Before suburbia came calling, downtown Miami was considered the place to be.

But as Miamians continued to migrate west in search of living the all-American dream, downtown Miami began to take a nosedive.

For almost two decades, downtown Miami's only hustle has been during the rush-hour commute, at lunchtime and during the occasional sporting event.

But with the condo boom becoming more and more visible on Biscayne Boulevard in downtown Miami, there's a renewed hope that downtown will also boom -- financially.

In order to achieve success, Miami's Downtown Development Authority has been working on its part of the county's master plan, which looks at where Miami-Dade County will be in 25 years.

There are many things being recommended for the downtown Miami area, and according to the MDDA's executive director, the projects range in size and cost.

"Improvements range from everything to make downtown more pedestrian friendly, more shade, enhance mobility, expanding downtown bus shuttle, people mover, Metrorail, special shuttles for tourism market," said executive director Dana Nottingham during a telephone interview Monday afternoon.

Nottingham told Local10.com that the master plan includes policies and recommendations that the group can engage with their financial partners and take this vision to the implementation and funding stages.

"New vision, strategy and action plan for downtown, it's really more of a strategy to guide short-and long-term implementation," said Nottingham.

Among the proposals being presented at the group's board meeting is a more "pedestrian-friendly" Biscayne Boulevard.

The popular throughway becomes eight lanes wide once in downtown Miami, making it very dangerous for pedestrians trying to cross the boulevard, an issue the board addresses in the master plan.

"The target area is right in front of Bayfront Park. The intent is to relocate the parking that's in the median, and essentially realign Biscayne Boulevard, which would help connect downtown to the waterfront," said Nottingham.

The stretch he's referring to runs from Northeast Fifth Street to Southeast Second Street.

One proposal would turn that 5-acre stretch of metered parking spaces into a park, with lots of trees and shade -- all appealing to the public to go downtown and stay there.

"Biscayne is going to be completely different. New condos and residents are critical and important to downtown's development," said Nottingham.

"It's an exciting place now and it will be even more exciting in the future. This plan is the platform for a new downtown and its future," he added.

For more information on the master plan, click here.