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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. To retain the port's competitive rank as a world-class port in 1997 the port undertook a redevelopment program of over $250 million which is well underway to accommodate the changing demands of cruise vessel operators passengers shippers and carriers to further resolve accessibility the PortMiami Tunnel was constructed in 2010 and completed in 2014 providing direct vehicle access from the port to the interstate highway system via State Road 836 thereby bypassing congestion in downtown Miami, Initially most residents wanted to name the city "Flagler" However Henry Flagler was adamant that the new city would not be named after him So on July 28 1896 the City of Miami named after the Miami River was incorporated with 502 voters including 100 registered black voters the blacks provided the primary labor force for the building of Miami.[citation needed] Clauses in land deeds confined blacks to the northwest section of Miami which became known as "Colored Town" (today's Overtown). 8 External links, Class of 1975 & 1986, Miami Florida Business directory Human habitation in the southern portion of the Florida peninsula dates to 15,000 years ago Before European colonization the region was dominated by the native Calusa and Tequesta tribes With Spanish colonization both tribes declined gradually during the following two centuries the Seminole formed from mostly Creek people who had been warring to the North assimilated other peoples and created a new culture after being forced from northern Florida into the Everglades during the Seminole Wars of the early 19th century After adapting to the region they were able to resist removal by the United States Army; ; ; 1 Metropolitan divisions Growth of urban areas, According to the U.S Census Bureau in 2012 Miami had the fourth highest percentage of family incomes below the federal poverty line out of all large cities in the United States behind Detroit Michigan Cleveland Ohio and Cincinnati Ohio respectively Miami is also one of the very few cities in the U.S where the local government has gone bankrupt in 2001 on the other hand Miami has won accolades for its environmental policies: in 2008 it was ranked as "America's Cleanest City" according to Forbes for its year-round good air quality vast green spaces clean drinking water clean streets and citywide recycling programs, During his pro career in the 1970s NFL offensive lineman Ed Newman worked as an assistant coach of the Florida International University wrestling team in the off-season.