Dunes Road The county also includes portions of two national parks to the west it extends into the Everglades National Park and is populated only by a Miccosukee tribal village East of the mainland in Biscayne Bay is Biscayne National Park and the Biscayne Bay Aquatic Preserves, Richard Blanco Albizu University San Juan Campus SR 878 (Snapper Creek Expressway): SR 874/Kendall to U.S Route 1/Pinecrest & South Miami. Homestead-Miami Speedway 2000 15,982,378 23.5%, In recent years[when?] Miami has promoted the arts business and the performing arts such as the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts the second-largest performing arts center in the U.S Other projects include the new Miami Marlins Stadium Miami Streetcar Port of Miami Tunnel and Museum Park which includes the Miami Art Museum and the Miami Science Museum, This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it (July 2011). ! Park decline and restoration Miami 399,457 362,470 Miami-Dade In the early 1900s Government Cut was dredged along with a new channel to what now is known as Bicentennial Park in downtown Miami This new access to the mainland created the Main Channel which greatly improved the shipping access to the new port From these original dredging spoils which were disposed on the south side of the new Main Channel new islands were inadvertently created which later became Dodge Lummus and Sam's Island along with several other smaller islands, Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (MDWASD) is one of the largest public utilities in the United States employing approximately 2,700 employees as of 2007 it provides service to over 2.4 million customers operating with an annual budget of almost $400 million Approximately 330 million gallons of water are drawn everyday from the Biscayne Aquifer for consumer use MDWASD has over 7,100 miles (11,400 km) of water lines a service area of 396 square miles (1,026 km2) and 14 pump stations MDWASD has over 3,600 miles (5,800 km) of sewage pipes a service area of 341 square miles (883 km2) and 954 pump stations. Formative and sustaining processes Nursing and Health Sciences Building 2009, School of International and Public Affairs Building 2010 Main article: Sports in Florida Ranking The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice operates the Miami-Dade Regional Juvenile Detention Center in an unincorporated area in the county; The Interfraternity Council (IFC) comprises 13 fraternities the Panhellenic Council (PC) is made up of 7 sororities the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) comprises 6 historically black organizations (4 fraternities and 2 sororities) the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC) consists of 9 cultural organizations for Latinos Asians and South Asians (5 fraternities and 4 sororities), 3 Twenty-first century 1.0% Russian Taxis are popular in Downtown especially from Downtown to South Beach Design District or to Coconut Grove Since many Downtown residents choose to not have cars taxis are also popular for rides within Downtown neighborhoods especially after midnight when the Metromover stops running Taxis can be hailed on the street or phoned. The Miami area was better known as "Biscayne Bay Country" in the early years of its growth the few published accounts from that period describe the area as a wilderness that held much promise the area was also characterized as "one of the finest building sites in Florida" After the Great Freeze of 1894 the crops of the Miami area were the only ones in Florida that survived Julia Tuttle a local landowner convinced Henry Flagler a railroad tycoon to expand his Florida East Coast Railway to Miami on July 28 1896 Miami was officially incorporated as a city with a population of just over 300. The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans with an area of about 106,460,000 square kilometers (41,100,000 square miles) it covers approximately 20 percent of the Earth's surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area it separates the "Old World" from the "New World".
See also: Miami in popular culture LGBT culture in Miami and List of films and television shows set in Miami, In 1946 the Miami Seahawks played in the All-America Football Conference for one season 1946 and then folded. In the 2025 and 2030 long range transportation plans Miami's commuter rail system Tri-Rail has envisioned moving to or adding service on the Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) corridor which runs along the region's densest neighborhoods parallel to Biscayne Boulevard in Miami and Federal Highway in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Other popular cultural destinations in or near Miami include Zoo Miami Jungle Island the Miami Seaquarium Monkey Jungle Coral Castle Charles Deering Estate Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden and Key Biscayne; Gesu Catholic Church (1896) Gainesville ??F (24.1) 71.8 PortMiami is the world's largest cruise ship port and is the headquarters of many of the world's largest cruise companies. 8 See also See also: List of mayors of Miami-Dade County Florida, White (non-Hispanic): 15.4% (White total 73.8% when including White Hispanics), The district is the second-largest minority-majority public school system in the country as of 2012 62% of MDCPS students were of Hispanic origin (of any race) 25% Black 10% Non-Hispanic White 3% other and multiracial Of the students enrolled in MDCPS 54% spoke Spanish at home 5% spoke Haitian Creole and less than 1% spoke French and Portuguese at home 45% of students were enrolled in bilingual Spanish language programs and an additional 23% were enrolled in other bilingual programs in French German Italian Mandarin Portuguese and Haitian Creole.
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