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A turning point came for development in the Everglades at the proposal in the late 1960s for an expanded airport after Miami International Airport outgrew its capacities the new jetport was planned to be larger than O'Hare Dulles JFK and LAX airports combined,[citation needed] and the chosen location was 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Everglades National Park the first sentence of the U.S Department of Interior study of the environmental impact of the jetport read "Development of the proposed jetport and its attendant facilities . will inexorably destroy the south Florida ecosystem and thus the Everglades National Park" When studies indicated the proposed jetport would create 4,000,000 US gallons (15,000,000 L) of raw sewage a day and 10,000 short tons (9,100 t) of jet engine pollutants a year the project met staunch opposition the New York Times called it a "blueprint for disaster" and Wisconsin senator Gaylord Nelson wrote to President Richard Nixon voicing his opposition: "It is a test of whether or not we are really committed in this country to protecting our environment." Governor Claude Kirk withdrew his support for the project and Marjory Stoneman Douglas was persuaded at 79 years old to go on tour to give hundreds of speeches against it Nixon instead established Big Cypress National Preserve announcing it in the Special Message to the Congress Outlining the 1972 Environmental Program. ! According to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Center Christianity is the most prevalently practiced religion in Miami (68%) with 39% professing attendance at a variety of churches that could be considered Protestant and 27% professing Roman Catholic beliefs followed by Judaism (8%); Islam Buddhism Hinduism and a variety of other religions have smaller followings; atheism or no self-identifying organized religious affiliation was practiced by 24%, Campus Support Complex 1999 (14.6) 60.5. Although the Big Cypress is the largest growth of cypress swamps in South Florida cypress swamps can be found near the Atlantic Coastal Ridge and between Lake Okeechobee and the Eastern flatwoods as well as in sawgrass marshes Cypresses are deciduous conifers that are uniquely adapted to thrive in flooded conditions with buttressed trunks and root projections that protrude out of the water called "knees" Bald cypress trees grow in formations with the tallest and thickest trunks in the center rooted in the deepest peat As the peat thins out cypresses grow smaller and thinner giving the small forest the appearance of a dome from the outside They also grow in strands slightly elevated on a ridge of limestone bordered on either side by sloughs Other hardwood trees can be found in cypress domes such as red maple swamp bay and pop ash If cypresses are removed the hardwoods take over and the ecosystem is recategorized as a mixed swamp forest, US 441 7.3 New World Miami Jai Alai fronton known as "The Yankee Stadium of Jai Alai".

Amtrak Silver Service to New York City 2010 66,769 64.6% 16 See also Approximately 400 men voted for Miami's incorporation in 1896 in the building to the left. West Perrine This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it (March 2017), The Barnacle Historic State Park or the Barnacle built in 1891 is the oldest house in its original location in Miami. Florida's Turnpike shield.svg Florida's Turnpike including Homestead Extension Taxis are popular in Downtown especially from Downtown to South Beach Design District or to Coconut Grove Since many Downtown residents choose to not have cars taxis are also popular for rides within Downtown neighborhoods especially after midnight when the Metromover stops running Taxis can be hailed on the street or phoned. . 2.2 Hydrology Homestead Base Government Center one of the main metro stations in Miami Joan Lehman Sculpture Plaza CBD Barry began graduate programs for men and women in 1954 a continuing education program in 1974 a school of business in 1976 a division of biological and biomedical sciences in 1983 and a school of podiatric medicine in fall 1985. Palm Beach Shores Main article: Sports in Florida The idea of a national park for the Everglades was pitched in 1928 when a Miami land developer named Ernest F Coe established the Everglades Tropical National Park Association it had enough support to be declared a national park by Congress in 1934 it took another 13 years to be dedicated on December 6 1947 One month before the dedication of the park a former editor from the Miami Herald and freelance writer named Marjory Stoneman Douglas released her first book titled the Everglades: River of Grass After researching the region for five years she described the history and ecology of the South Florida in great detail She characterized the Everglades as a river instead of a stagnant swamp the last chapter was titled "The Eleventh Hour" and warned that the Everglades were dying although it could be reversed. 5 References Miami Florida Business directory Recognizing a parallel need for multicultural training in clinical psychology in Southern Florida which has a large Hispanic population Dr Albizu-Miranda opened the Miami Institute of Psychology in Miami Florida in 1980 in January 2000 the two main campuses were merged under the shared name Carlos Albizu University in honor of their founder becoming the first institution in North America to be named after a Hispanic Today they are commonly known as Albizu University and continue the tradition of offering programs both in theory and practice that stay true to addressing and honoring the multicultural heritages found in both Puerto Rico and South Florida. .