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5.3 Tourism Transportation During the 1970s Miami was a news leader due to the response to a Dade County ordinance protecting individuals on the basis of sexual orientation.[citation needed] Opposition to this ordinance which was repealed was led by Florida orange juice spokeswoman Anita Bryant; The geologic formations that have the most influence on the Everglades are the Miami Limestone and the Fort Thompson Formation the Miami Limestone has two facies the Miami Oolite facies which underlies the Atlantic Coastal Ridge from southern Palm Beach County to southern Miami-Dade County is made up of ooids: tiny formations of egg-shaped concentric shells and calcium carbonate formed around a single grain of sand or shell fragment the other facies which underlies the eastern lower Everglades (in Miami-Dade County and part of Monroe County) consists of fossilized bryozoan organisms the unique structure was some of the first material used in housing in early 20th-century South Florida the composition of this sedimentary formation affects the hydrology plant life and wildlife above it: the rock is especially porous and stores water during the dry season in the Everglades and its chemical composition determines the vegetation prevalent in the region the Miami Oolite facies also acts to impede flow of water from the Everglades to the ocean between Fort Lauderdale and Coot Bay (near Cape Sable)! . The median income for a household in the county was $43,605 and the median income for a family was $50,065 Males had a median income of $35,096 versus $29,980 for females the per capita income for the county was $22,957 About 13.8% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 22.1% of those aged 65 or over, J Best-Catholic-Colleges.com 2016: ranked Barry University's School of Social Work as No 3 in its list of Best 25 Catholic Social Work Schools in the country. Aeronaves TSM Downtown skyline circa 1930s with the Florida East Coast Railway passenger train station and the Dade County Courthouse in the foreground, The Florida Department of Education is required by law to train educators in teaching English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Miami's heavy-rail rapid transit system Metrorail is an elevated system comprising two lines and 23 stations on a 24.4-mile (39.3 km)-long line Metrorail connects the urban western suburbs of Hialeah Medley and inner-city Miami with suburban the Roads Coconut Grove Coral Gables South Miami and urban Kendall via the central business districts of Miami International Airport the Civic Center and Downtown a free elevated people mover Metromover operates 21 stations on three different lines in greater Downtown Miami with a station at roughly every two blocks of Downtown and Brickell Several expansion projects are being funded by a transit development sales tax surcharge throughout Miami-Dade County. Radio Tower platform and pilons in front of the former building site, Some of the driest land in the Everglades is pineland (also called pine rockland) ecosystem located in the highest part of the Everglades with little to no hydroperiod Some floors however may have flooded solution holes or puddles for a few months at a time the most significant feature of the pineland is the single species of South Florida slash pine (Pinus elliottii) Pineland communities require fire to maintain them and the trees have several adaptations that simultaneously promote and resist fire the sandy floor of the pine forest is covered with dry pine needles that are highly flammable South Florida slash pines are insulated by their bark to protect them from heat Fire eliminates competing vegetation on the forest floor and opens pine cones to germinate seeds a period without significant fire can turn pineland into a hardwood hammock as larger trees overtake the slash pines the understory shrubs in pine rocklands are the fire-resistant saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) and West Indian lilac (Tetrazygia bicolor) the most diverse group of plants in the pine community are the herbs of which there are two dozen species These plants contain tubers and other mechanisms that allow them to sprout quickly after being charred, After many years of decay recently much focus has been placed on revitalizing Flagler Street to its former grandeur in recent years a renewed investment interest has been placed on Flagler Street and many new restaurants and stores have opened up new landscaping and pavers have been placed as well as enforced security and tourist guides Three new pocket parks opened on Flagler St in 2009 Paul S Walker Park Robert F Clark Plaza and the Joan Lehman Sculpture Plaza These new parks have brought more green space benches art and rest areas to the street. 15 Notable people During the 1904 gubernatorial race the strongest candidate Napoleon Bonaparte Broward promoted draining the Everglades He called the future of South Florida the "Empire of the Everglades" Soon after his successful election he began work to "drain that abominable pestilence-ridden swamp" and pushed the Florida legislature to form a group of commissioners to oversee reclamation of flooded lands in 1907 they established the Everglades Drainage District and began to study how to build the most effective canals and how to fund them Governor Broward ran for the U.S Senate in 1908 but lost Broward was paid by land developer Richard J Bolles to tour the state to promote drainage Elected to the Senate in 1910 Broward died before he could take office Land in the Everglades was being sold for $15 an acre a month after Broward died Meanwhile Henry Flagler continued to build railway stations at towns as soon as the populations warranted them. 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A 2013 Gallup poll indicated that 47% of the residents agreed that Florida was the best state to live in Results in other states ranged from a low of 18% to a high of 77%, Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Following the demise of Eastern Air Lines in 1991 the concourse was used by a variety of Latin American carriers Many of these airlines' flights would arrive at Concourse B and then be towed to Concourse C for departure By the end of the decade the construction of American's baggage sorting facility between Concourses C and D saw the closure of all gates on the west side of the concourse with Gate C1 following soon afterward From the 2000s (decade) on the concourse consisted of just four domestic-only gates each of which were capable of accommodating small-to-medium jet aircraft from the Boeing 737 up to the Airbus A300 and American was the sole tenant, Florida Suncoast In September 1972 5,667 students entered the new state university the largest opening day enrollment at the time Previously Miami had been the largest city in the country lacking a public baccalaureate-granting institution Eighty percent of the student body had just graduated from Dade County Junior College (now Miami-Dade College) a typical student entering FIU was 25 years old and attending school full-time while holding down a full-time job Forty-three percent were married Negotiations with the University of Miami and Dade County Junior College led FIU to open as an upper-division only school it would be nine years before lower-division classes were added! Ska punk band Against All Authority is from Miami and rock/metal bands Nonpoint and Marilyn Manson each formed in Fort Lauderdale.