SITE DOCUMENTATION + SUSTAINABILITY ANALYSIS Downtown MIAMI anamary fernandez francene halili viviana zuluaga Figure 1 | Downtown Miami and Metro Mover Politics and Economics Stephen P. Clark Government Center Miami, FL Figure 2 I Maps and Routes Figure 3 I Stephen P. Clark Government center Political Organization Stephen P. Clark Government Center “Downtown Miami serves as home to Miami’s major local, state and federal governmental Skyscraper organizations. Direct and easy access to these public administrative, regulatory and legal bodies are essential to businesses that interact with the public sector. Major organizations and institutions located in Downtown include the Miami-Dade County Government Center, City of Miami Administration Building, Rohde State Office Building, Claude Pepper Federal Building, U.S. Courthouse, Dade County Courthouse, and the U.S. Department of State American Passport Office amongst others. “ Modernism (DOWNTOWN MIAMI BUSINESS FIRST 1 DOWNTOWN MIAMI BUSINESS FIRST, 2016) Dade county is 1985 governed by a mayor, manager, and a county commission. Within the city there are 29 governing towns each with its own governing body. The Florida department of transportation communicates to the governor. The department is distributed into districts of local authorities each with an administration, planning, production and operations. Figure 4 I Florida Department of transportation Logo Figure 5 I Florida District Division Map South Florida District 6 Miami Dade & Monroe Its roads are traveled more than 30.8 million miles daily. As of December 31, 2009, daily vehicle miles traveled (DVMT) on state roads for the district is 31,559.8. In 2008, for all public roads in the district, it is 56.7 million DVMT. FDOT provides funding assistance to Miami-Dade Transit, which operates 893 buses in the district and the City of Key West Department of Transportation, which operates 17 buses. The area is also served by seven public airports, 78 private airports, two rail lines, and two deep-water ports: the Port of Miami and the Port of Key West. (“FDOT: District information,” 1996) FDOT Mission Vision and Values The Florida Department of Transportation believes in an open government where various information is accessible to any resident interested. Figure 6 I Florida Department of transportation Mission, vision and values Guidelines and Performance All Requirements for developmental services and zoning for transportation centers and any other urban center must meet Standard Urban Center district Regulations. These can be found in the miamidade.gov webpage. SAFETY MOBILITY ENVIRONMENT PRESERVATION ECONOMY The Building Department enforces codes and regulations building permits for construction of structures and new buildings as well as any changes of buildings that already exist. Figure 7 I Downtown Miami Metro Station Economy & the Future Transportation Surtax and federal funds help provide funding for present and future projects, Figure 9 I Economy Reasons why Downtown is a growing hub: • Business is growing. According to Miami DDA there is more than $10 Billion international investments. • Every Year more people chose to work in Miami • Florida is the 4th best state to do business within the United States, according to the tax Foundation • Accessibility to public transportation is the best in Florida. Figure 8 I 3rd State • 19th largest economy in the world Cultural and Social Underpinning Stephen P. Clark Government Center Miami, FL DOWNTOWN DEMOGRAPHICS Figure 10 | Boundary Map DOWNTOWN DEMOGRAPHICS From commuters, tourists and residents downtown is filled with residential, commercial and professional services match 235,000 the facilities and activities of the area. DAYTIME 88,540 RESIDENTS $97,671 AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME (40% HIGHER THAN MIAMI-DADE) Figure 11 | Downtown Traffic Figure 12 | Residential Statistics SOCIAL UNDERPINNING DOWNTOWN MIAMI OFFICE + RETAIL 80% of businesses within downtown are small businesses. Much of downtown buildings are mixed use. Executive offices that occupy most of the building and rent out extra space to smaller businesses. c Figure 13 | Office Culture Figure 14 | Office to Retail Figure 15 | Downtown Shops SOCIAL UNDERPINNING DOWNTOWN MIAMI Figure 16 | Office Downtown Figure 17 | Downtown Banking Miami is the second largest international banking center. BANKING Downtown Miami houses over 60 banks. (Downtown Miami Business Review 2016,2016) Recognized names in architecture, accounting, legal, real estate, engineering and other PROFESSIONAL companies that employ EDUCATION licensed professionals SERVICES choose to reside in downtown Miami. Figure 18 | Miami Dade College SOCIAL UNDERPINNING DOWNTOWN MIAMI GOVERNMENT Figure 19 | Miami Dade Government Buildings Downtown Miami has become the centralized place to house most of the county and federal buildings. The concentrated area of Government buildings within downtown allow for accessibility and centralization. Figure 20 | Government Workers Figure 21 | Downtown East View CULTURAL TRADITIONS DOWNTOWN MIAMI MIAMI DOWNTOWN CULTURAL EVENTS Miami locals organize social gatherings and events within downtown to integrate the city with its people. Figure 22 | Metro Soul Train Miami Metro Soul Train Roof Top Events Critical Mass Figure 23 | Downtown Unplugged Figure 24 | Miami Critical Mass SOCIAL TRADITIONS DOWNTOWN MIAMI Figure 25 | Miami Transit Invite Figure 26 | Sounds From The Underground “Miami Never Moved Like This” Miami Dade Transit has started a new creative initiative by teaming up with local groups The New Tropic and Prism Creative Group to create awareness and engage locals about public transit through fun and exciting events. Using pop-up concerts, coffee shops, parties and performances along the metro lines their goal is to engage the generations to use all that public transit has to offer. (Bunster, 2016) JOIN THE MOVEMENT TRANSIT loves the ARTS Transit loves the Arts is an new campaign supported by the Miami Dade Transit where they will get local artists and display them on the buses, trains and stops. The campaign is also revamping the downtown maps and highlighting the arts & entertainment of downtown Miami. (Bunster, 2016) #METROMONDAY On Monday Miami-Dade provides a free pop up coffee shop at different metro stops. Figure 28 | Transit Loves + Arts Map Figure 27 | Metro Monday Geographic and Architectural Characteristics Stephen P. Clark Government Center Miami, FL Traffic Geographic Features Patterns Traffic in Miami--especially the downtown area—is a consistent and evolving issue. During the morning rush hour, the majority of Weekday 8:50am the traffic flow is heading north- east from south Miami-Dade toward the Downtown, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, and Fort. Figure 29 | MacArthur Causeway at Sunset Lauderdale areas, or south-east from the Ft. Lauderdale area. In the evening, the reverse results in congestion in the opposite directions. Based on the typical traffic patterns of the area, the Weekday 2:40pm most congestion is not seen within the downtown area, but rather on the routes heading into and out of those areas. Major highways such as I-95, Route 836 and 826, and the MacArthur Causeway have the most traffic levels in comparison to other routes. Downtown has a more pedestrian- Weekday 5:35pm friendly infrastructure in comparison to other areas in Miami. Many local residents walk to their destinations during peak hours and lunchtime. Weekdays seem to have a higher level of pedestrian activity in comparison to weekends (“Downtown pedestrian count,” 2009) Weekend 7:30pm Figure 30 | Google Maps Traffic – East Miami Figure 31 | Google Maps Traffic Mapping Geographic Features The majority of Miami’s downtown community is essentially a concrete jungle. With the exception of a few trees and greenery on sidewalks, block after block is dotted with buildings serving institutional, office, commercial, and high density residential typologies. Urban planning teams have attempted to incorporate small parks and green spaces for residents of the downtown and Brickell area, however, the lots of Figure 32 | Aerial View of Bayfront Park land are priced so high that it would result in a fairly expensive project that no one wants to fund (Malone, 2012). Downtown is bordered on the east by Biscayne On the other hand, there has been an increase in green roofs and Bay, separated from the rooftop or outdoor spaces due to their favorability and trendy Atlantic Ocean by Miami Hardscape character along with the spectacular views they provide. Beach and Key Biscayne. The Miami River also vs. runs through here all Landscape the way to Everglades, Topography granting many locals views and accessibility to water. Miami’s Bayfront Park currently serves as the largest green space in the downtown area, residing right by Biscayne Bay and adjacent to Bayside Market Place and Museum Park. It is home of the annual Ultra Music Festival, in addition to other performance events, community yoga classes, flying trapeze lessons, capoeira classes, and more (Y, 2016). The Perez Art Museum and soon-to-be-completed Frost Science Museum share a variety of open, interactive outdoor spaces and greenery that will add topographical diversity to the concrete- Figure 33 | Land Use Map Miami Dade County dominated community. Geographic Features Sun Figure 34 | Sun Path Diagram December - June Figure 35 | Sun Path Diagram June - December Orientation/ Views 1 Bayside Marketplace, Bayside Marina + Bayfront Park 2 Museum Park (PAMM + Frost Museum of Science) 2 3 Miami River 4