SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS, LAND USE AND TRAVEL PATTERNS: A PROFILE OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY
Miami-Dade County is a large metropolitan area located near the tip of the Florida peninsula along its southeast coast. This area has experienced significant growth in recent years. This paper provides an overview of the historical development, land use and urban form, transportation networks, urban transit networks, airport and sea port, and population and demographics of the greater Miami-Dade County metropolitan area. The paper concludes with remarks on the current and future transportation preferences of County residents, which continue to show a fondness for auto travel as the primary transportation mode.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- Mesa, J L
- Baron, F F
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Conference:
- Urban Public Transportation Systems. Proceedings of the First International Conference
- Location: Miami, Florida
- Date: 1999-3-21 to 1999-3-25
- Publication Date: 2000
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: p. 338-350
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Automobile travel; Conferences; Demographics; Highway transportation; Land use planning; Metropolitan areas; Mode choice; Population; Urban growth; Urban transportation policy; Urban travel
- Geographic Terms: Miami (Florida); Miami-Dade County (Florida)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00797709
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0784404984
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Aug 28 2000 12:00AM