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This project is being spearheaded and funded by
the City of Miami for the purpose of evaluating
the economic impact of traffic routing options
on businesses and residential development in a
portion of Miami known as “Little Havana”.
Little Havana, located west of downtown Miami,
has emerged in the last 30 years as a vibrant
Cuban enclave, an authentic extension of Havana.
In recent years, the area has seen a great
influx of other immigrants contributing to the
melting pot. For the purpose of this RFP, the
study area includes SW 4th Avenue westward to SW
27th Avenue between SW 7th and 8th Streets - the
“Corridor”.
Little Havana offers a stable single family,
middle income, residential neighborhood and an
overall residential mix that includes a diverse
blend of low and high-rise multi-family
apartment buildings, duplexes and single-family
homes. The centrally located business district
is comprised of offices, restaurants,
entertainment and diverse shopping
opportunities. The portion of 8th street that
runs west of 17th Avenue, "Calle Ocho" as it has
become known to the world, is the social and
commercial Main Street of Little Havana. With
over 60,000 residents, Little Havana is home to
the highest concentration of Hispanics in Miami
and in the State of Florida.
The Corridor has recently been the subject of a
detailed traffic study (commissioned by the
City) of the existing street configurations and
proposed changes. In addition to access to local
residents and commercial businesses, the one-way
pair roadways serve as an important east-west
commuter corridor for traffic in and out of the
Downtown and Brickell areas. The present traffic
flow conditions place the easterly work-bound
morning traffic on the commercial boulevard of
8th Street and the afternoon westerly home-bound
traffic primarily on residential 7th Street.
In a proactive measure, the City is sponsoring
an economic impact analysis to identify key
economic components and capital improvement
projects to positively affect the Corridor in
order to promote sustainable growth and build on
its reputation as the Gateway to the Americas.
The traffic study was completed in March 2003
and was under review for further action.
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