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Miami-Dade County Profile
• Miami-Dade County lost slightly more jobs between 2005 and 2010 (187K) than it gained between 2000 and 2005
(171K). However,this wasproportionally less than the South Florida Region as a whole (3.4% versus over 5% for the
region). The County’s losses were focused in construction, manufacturing, and professional and business services.
• County employmentgrew in the last 12 months (ending March 2013) by 10,300 jobs (0.9%) compared to 2.1% and
3.1% growth in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade, respectively.
• MPO forecasts predict that Miami-Dade County will have strong long-term population growth of over 1% annually -
the highest in the region - which will support job growth through service employment, education and health care.

County and City MPO Data / PB Analysis
2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035
Jobs 1,482,000 1,586,000 1,687,000 1,783,000 1,885,000 1,994,000
County
Households 877,000 939,000 997,000 1,045,000 1,099,000 1,158,000
Jobs 21,900 23,200 24,400 25,600 26,900 28,200
City
Households 14,600 14,900 15,200 15,400 15,700 15,900
Job Growth 2010-15 2015-20 2020-25 2025-30 2030-35
Annual Growth 1.37% 1.24% 1.11% 1.12% 1.13%
County
% of Regional Growth 54.74% 52.60% 56.47% 53.13% 51.66%
Annual Growth 1.16% 1.01% 0.96% 1.00% 0.95%
City
% of County Growth 1.25% 1.19% 1.25% 1.27% 1.19%
Household Growth 2010-15 2015-20 2020-25 2025-30 2030-35
Annual Growth 1.38% 1.21% 0.94% 1.01% 1.05%
County
% of Regional Growth 42.76% 46.03% 52.17% 52.43% 52.21%
Annual Growth 1.16% 1.01% 0.96% 1.00% 0.95%
City
% of County Growth 0.48% 0.52% 0.42% 0.56% 0.34%
Station Area Profile
Strengths Weaknesses
• Adequate ROW for station platform and double tracking • Development to the west of the station includes a
but limited pedestrian access to the east and north may variety of retail and service uses, though none
constrain foot traffic. substantial enough to create a major attraction for
• Low and mid-rise residential buildings exist to the west, commuters.
which would likely be a source of commuter rail users. • A drainage canal (C-9) runs north of the station site and
• Bus service along NE 163rd Street could help bring may be a barrier to access or development.
passengers to and from the station. • The 11-lane U.S. 1 corridor acts as a major pedestrian
barrier to properties east of the station site.
Opportunities • Traffic congestion at 163 Streetand Biscayne
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• Commercially-zoned vacant parcels on the east side of Boulevard.
the station (and Biscayne Boulevard) are sizable and Conclusions
attractively located for development. Commercial • Some smaller-scale development opportunities exist in
properties to the west of the station location present the station area but major transit oriented development
redevelopment opportunities. proposals are expected in the near term.
• A few potential small infill opportunities exist to the • The station location would likely attract riders from the
west and south of the station site, though none of these neighborhoods to the west, who would patronize
are expected to attract large scale development. service retail along NE 163rd Avenue and could raise the
• Older retail and commercial parcelsimmediately west of profitability (and value) of those properties.
the station are vacant or reaching end of useful life.

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