Hollywood Fort Lauderdale Airport:
Miami's airport affords residential homes little buffering especially where there are noisy take-offs to the East. Ft. Lauderdale's airport, on the other hand, is more neighbor friendly. On its East side there is no residential, it is only industrial and then the ocean. The West side of this airport also has a lot more industrial, unlike Miami, before residential areas begin. On the North side of Ft. Lauderdale Hollywood airport is the port and some housing. Miami has some warehousing but more residential. (If you hit photos they will enlarge)
20 comments:
So I say we move it. Let's just give URS and all the other Large Civil Works companies the 10 billion, or so, it would take, and move the damn thing.
How about we move it west a little? Oh yeah, those pesky everglades, and well-fields are in the way.
How about we move it east? Oh damn, the residents of Wynwood and Overtown would be up in arms, claiming gentrification and all that BS.
South maybe? Well Gimeleteye will tell you how that might work. Pesky National Parks.
North? Damn Gentrification thing again!
I guess we're stuck.
I'm sure back in the early 1900s, when they started utilizing this area for an airport, it was considered "the middle-of-nowhere.
M
Very true. Too late to move it now when we are surrounded by protected land. We couldn't even do what the Japanese did - build an artificial island because of the reefs.
My major gripe is that the only way in is on the east side. Why can't they make an entrance on the west side (where the bulk of the population now lives) via underground tunnel or something. It drives me crazy every time I have to travel that I have almost no choice but to traverse that stretch of the Dolphin between the Palmetto and Le Jeune which is screwed 7x24, 365 days a year.
M
Black areas do not border the airport, they are more North - Try areas like Miami Springs, Little Havana, Brickell, parts of Coconut Grove. I don't have a map handy -- I am still away. Broward's airport also necessitated noise mitigation for affected homeowners (new roofs and soundproof windows). As far as I know Miami residents did not get that work done because you have to have some sort of study done that Miami doesn't want under any circumstances.
There are some Black areas--Alapattah for instance-- but I think airport noise areas are pretty equally Hispanic. I am not proposing we move the airport. I am just pointing out how stupid the location is.
There is a way in from the west, but I ain't tellin', because I use it as a commuter route.
The "36th Street Airport", now called "MIA" will remain where it's always been since the days of aviator Amelia Earheart when it opened in 1928 as "Pan American Field".
What's "stupid" and lamentable is how the unmitigated sprawl of seemingly unlimited and horribly mixed development to the West and South has been allowed to happen since 1928 without adequate public transportation and basic long term urban planning, clearly defined and adhered to zoning by a local county government always playing catch up instead of the forceful lead in the public trust as it should.
The original plan that actually almost happened was to have it literally in the middle of the Everglades, half way to the gulf. There were going to be trains running to it from Miami.
I believe it's the Everglades visitor center on Alligator Alley that has old maps/pics posted.
Isn’t it a bit to late to start making a fuzz about the airports location? It’s been there for over 5 decades and I don’t think it’s going to be moved any time soon or at all, there are more pressing issues facing our community....
The real problem at MIA is the exorbitant landing fee costs, caused by sweetheart deals, cost over-runs and mismanagement. Angela Gittens please write a book. Miami Herald interview her for a Pulitzer!
Reader above: It's never too late to complain. We must learn from our mistakes, like keeping development away from West of Tamiami airport.
Am I the only one in the world that never picks on MIA? I love it. You can walk from one end to the other without ever leaving inside. I've lived on the eastside of Miami since moving here and I find the airport very convenient to get in/out of and I love love love SR112 westbound - never EVER any cops monitoring speed - in fact, the merge onto 112 west from Biscayne is my absolute favorite ramp --- with my zippy turbo injected diesel, it's the only place in SoFla I feel comfortable nudging the speedometer over 80..wheee - even my dogs have learned and actually look forward to the fun carnival ride atmosphere as the sudden Gforce is unleashed. I kid you not. I know it's ur blog and all, but quit picking on MIA --it's soo much better than LGA/JFK/BOS/ORD/SFO/LAX...
Miami Ex: where are you buying your drugs, it appears you have a good batch.
If World War II hadn't broken out our international airport would have been at Master's Field on the west side of NW 27th Avenue between 106th and 123rd Streets. The Navy took over the airport for the war effort before a new terminal was built, forcing the airlines to remain at Pan American Field which got combined with the Army Air Force field to the southwest and other property to form the current day MIA after the war. The western and northernmost portion of Master's Field were auctioned off to developers and a large portion was donated to the county so the north campus of Dade County Junior College (now Miami-Dade College) could be built.
Ft. Lauderdale had the advantage of taking over Naval Air Station Ft. Lauderdale where the present day airport is close to the coastline. Miami didn't have that opportunity.
Former aviation director Dick Judy spent many years trying to plan a replacement airport for MIA, including the Everglades Jetport which was shot down by the feds after one runway was built and then Site 14 west of US 27 on the Dade-Broward line which was shot down by the state. He should have bought and land banked all the land between MIA and the Palmetto, which was mostly vacant farmland in the early 70's, to build a new terminal on the west side with easy access to the Palmetto Expressway.
I know the person from dc who led the charge on the jet port :) I am thankful
Lol ... Sunday!
That's why Homestead Airforce Base was critical in the future of aviation. I'm glad Allen that you think MIA is in the wrong place but how ironic is it that you made your name on the fight against Homestead's already developed air infrastructure. Hypocrite, but love your trail blazing style.
must we complain about everything that is not perfect??????? geeezzzz!
Anonymous 2 above:
Alan did not write this post. We are two separate people who may or may not agree on issues. I stand by that the airport is in a stupid location surrounded by residential, but as we all know, it is there and not going anywhere.
Check out the author of the post next time Steve.
And to anonymous one above I will post my comment again:
Geniusofdespair said...
Reader above: It's never too late to complain. We must learn from our mistakes, like keeping development away from West of Tamiami airport. DO YOU NOT KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING NEAR THAT AIRPORT?
Post a Comment