Tri-Rail Miami's commuter rail system connects to the three counties north to south The college sports teams of Barry University Florida Atlantic University Florida International University Nova Southeastern University and University of Miami. Railroad access Following the 1926 Miami hurricane many schools were destroyed the hurricane ended the 1920s land boom in Miami and ushered in the Great Depression to the area long before the actual market crash of 1929 the crash forced many more schools not destroyed by the hurricane to be closed Beginning in 1930 the school board faced its first overcrowding and funding problems, 4.6 Traditions During the 1970s Miami was a news leader due to the response to a Dade County ordinance protecting individuals on the basis of sexual orientation.[citation needed] Opposition to this ordinance which was repealed was led by Florida orange juice spokeswoman Anita Bryant. Booker T Washington High School Study abroad, Dry season 17.4 inches (44 cm) 30.9 inches (78 cm) 7.3 inches (19 cm). . 1 History Treemap of the popular vote by county 2016 presidential election. 11 External links Over time there have been numerous proposals for partitioning the state of Florida to form a separate state of South Florida Such proposals have usually been made as political statement rather than serious attempts at secession Reasons often stated are cultural ethnic economic and financial frustrations with the state government in Tallahassee which is in North Florida, South Terminal (Red) While Barry University is primarily a liberal arts college the university has expanded its programs of study to include specialized programs in nursing teacher education medical technology and social work. .

Architecture Growth as a global city, Grade 9: 27,211 Surfside The Miami Intermodal Center is a massive transportation hub servicing Metrorail Amtrak Tri-Rail Metrobus Greyhound Lines taxis rental cars MIA Mover private automobiles bicycles and pedestrians adjacent to Miami International Airport Miami Intermodal Center was completed in 2010 and is serving about 150,000 commuters and travelers in the Miami area Phase I of Miami Central Station was completed in 2012 and the Tri-Rail part of Phase II was completed in 2015 but the construction of the Amtrak part remains delayed. 1960 935,047 88.9% Treemap of the popular vote by county 2016 presidential election, # Employer # of employees 4 See also, Seaports This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed (July 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this template message). Technological improvements bring many benefits but some disadvantages as well Some of these risks include "lack of security in electronic transactions the cost of developing new technology .. the fact that this new technology may fail and when all of these are coupled with the outdated existing technology [the fact that] the result may create a dangerous effect in doing business in the international arena."! Miami Florida Population: as of the 2010 U.S Census there were 5,564,635 people 2.8 million (52%) were females and 2.6 million (48%) were males the median age was 38.6 years 24% of the population were under 18 years and 15% were 65 years and older There were 2,097,626 households and 1,378,108 families residing in the Miami metropolitan area, 11 Transportation Ronald Reagan House 2001, 1996 48.0% 2,546,870 42.3% 2,244,536 7.1 Kissimmee River 4.1 Tri-Rail expansion. The metropolitan areas of Miami Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach are located on a rise in elevation along the eastern coast of Florida called the Eastern Coastal Ridge that was formed as waves compressed ooids into a single formation Along the western border of the Big Cypress Swamp is the Immokolee Ridge (or Immokolee Rise) a slight rise of compressed sand that divides the runoff between the Caloosahatchee River and the Big Cypress This slight rise in elevation on both sides of the Everglades creates a basin and forces water that overflows Lake Okeechobee to creep toward the southwest Under both the Miami Limestone formation and the Fort Thompson limestone lies the Biscayne Aquifer a surface aquifer that serves as the Miami metropolitan area's fresh water source Rainfall and stored water in the Everglades replenish the Biscayne Aquifer directly, (18.6) 59.5 See also: List of airports in Florida and Aviation in Florida. 6.1 Pulitzer Prizes 4.1 Passenger Air Transport International During the 1904 gubernatorial race the strongest candidate Napoleon Bonaparte Broward promoted draining the Everglades He called the future of South Florida the "Empire of the Everglades" Soon after his successful election he began work to "drain that abominable pestilence-ridden swamp" and pushed the Florida legislature to form a group of commissioners to oversee reclamation of flooded lands in 1907 they established the Everglades Drainage District and began to study how to build the most effective canals and how to fund them Governor Broward ran for the U.S Senate in 1908 but lost Broward was paid by land developer Richard J Bolles to tour the state to promote drainage Elected to the Senate in 1910 Broward died before he could take office Land in the Everglades was being sold for $15 an acre a month after Broward died Meanwhile Henry Flagler continued to build railway stations at towns as soon as the populations warranted them. In 2015 FIU ranked 7th as one of the best values in public higher education in the country according to a survey by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, 2008 51.0% 4,282,367 48.2% 4,046,219 Boca Raton 1.1 Beginnings (1800s) Faulty Planning Five geologic formations form the surface of the southern portion of Florida: the Tamiami Formation Caloosahatchee Formation Anastasia Formation Miami Limestone and the Fort Thompson Formation the Tamiami Formation is a compression of highly permeable light colored fossiliferous sands and pockets of quartz 150 feet (46 m) thick It is named for the Tamiami Trail that follows the upper bedrock of the Big Cypress Swamp and underlies the southern portion of the Everglades Between the Tamiami Formation and Lake Okeechobee is the Caloosahatchee Formation named for the river over it Much less permeable this formation is highly calcitic and is composed of sandy shell marl clay and sand Water underneath the Caloosahatchee Formation is typically very mineralized Both the Tamiami and Caloosahatchee Formations developed during the Pliocene Epoch.