79TH STREET CORRIDOR NEIGHBORHOOD INITIATIVE 79TH STREET CORRIDOR REDEVELOPMENT PLAN DECEMBER, 2003 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONSTIONS............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................I ACKNOWLEDGMENTSWLEDGMENTS.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................III 1.0 INTRODUCTIONODUCTION..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 1.1 STUDY PURPOSE...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 1.2 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 1.3 STUDY A REA DESCRIPTION...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1 1.4 STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3 2.0 EXISTING ECONOMIC CONDITIONS...................................................................................................CONDITIONS ....................................................................................................................................................................................4 2.1 THE 79TH STREET CORRIDOR A T A GLANCE.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4 2.2 ETHNIC COMPOSITION.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................4 2.3 HOUSEHOLDS A ND INCOME.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 2.4 DEMOGRAPHIC OVERVIEW..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 2.5 EMPLOYMENT A ND ECONOMIC OVERVIEW....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 2.6 CONDITION OF COMMERCIAL A ND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6 2.7 LONG-TERM ECONOMIC A SSESSMENT.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................6 3.0 EXISTING LAND USE..............................................................................................................USE .............................................................................................................................................................................................................7 4.0 EXISTING ZONING................................................................................................................ZONING ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................9 5.0 TRANSPORTATION PLANS REVIEW..............................................................................................................REVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................................10 5.1 MIAMI-DADE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 5.2 TRAFFIC CIRCULATION SUBELEMENT................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 5.3 MASS T RANSIT SUBELEMENT...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................10 5.4 MIAMI-DADE 2025 LONG RANGE T RANSPORTATION PLAN............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 5.5 MIAMI-DADE T RANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................11 5.6 MIAMI-DADE T RANSIT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM ..........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 5.7 TRI-RAILLONG RANGE MASTER PLAN...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................12 ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ 6.0 EXISTING TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.............................................................................................................CONDITIONS .................................................................................................................................................................................13 6.1 ROADWAY NETWORK......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 6.2 TRAFFIC DATA..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................13 6.3 LEVEL OF SERVICE...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................14