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Member Designated Transportation & Infrastructure Projects
(Listed in alphabetical order)
Title: City of South Miami Pedestrian Bridge
Location: US-1 and SW 71st Street, South Miami, FL 33143
Project Sponsor: City of South Miami
Project Amount: $4,330,000
Title: Commodore Trail Missing Link
Location: South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33133
Project Sponsor: Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
Project Amount: $999,205
Title: Coral Gables Trolley Project
Location: Coral Gables, FL 33134
Project Sponsor: The City of Coral Gables
Project Amount: $1,400,000
Title: Marlin Road Roadway Improvements Project
Location: From US-1 to Old Cutler Road, Cutler Bay, FL
Project Sponsor: The Town of Cutler Bay
Project Amount: $8,800,000
Title: Miami River Greenway - Curtis Park East
Location: Miami, FL 33125
Project Sponsor: Florida Department of Transportation
Project Amount: $2,392,000
Title: North Bay Village 79th Street Complete Streets Project
Location: 79th Street, North Bay Village, Florida 33141
Project Sponsor: North Bay Village
Project Amount: $1,000,000
Title: PortMiami North Cruise Boulevard Extension Phase III
Location: Miami, Florida 33132
Project Sponsor: Miami-Dade County / PortMiami
Project Amount: $10,400,000
Title: PortMiami Shore Power Pilot Program
Location: Miami, Florida 33132
Project Sponsor: Miami-Dade County / PortMiami
Project Amount: $2,000,000
Community Funding Requests
(Listed in alphabetical order)
Title: Biscayne Bay Water Pump (Coconut Grove)
Project Sponsor: Miami-Dade County
Project Amount: $1,600,000
Description: This pump will support the conversion of parcels served by septic systems to the sanitary sewer system to reduce the risk of nutrients being transported to the groundwater aquifer (Biscayne Aquifer), canals, and ultimately Biscayne Bay. This will help prevent sewage backups into homes and potential exposure of residents to flood waters that may be contaminated with sewage. It is expected to provide a safe and reliable sewer service that will perform better in a coastal community subject to the impacts of rising groundwater.
Title: Greater Biscayne Bay Harmful Algae Bloom Monitoring Program
Project Sponsor: Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th St, Miami, FL 33199
Project Amount: $2,000,000
Description: This project will promote health and wellbeing for the community, marine life, the environment, and the local economy by creating a monitoring system to predict the extent of future toxic algal blooms in Biscayne and Florida Bays.
Title: Key Biscayne K-8 Center Elementary School Stormwater Improvements Project
Project Sponsor: The Village of Key Biscayne
Project Amount: $500,000
Description: This project will provide a safer, more quality educational environment for school-aged children at Key Biscayne’s K-8 Elementary and Middle School by reducing the excessive flooding experienced in and around the school. In addition to addressing flooding at the school, this would also help reduce the high amount of pollutants discharged into Biscayne Bay.
Title: Mount Sinai Medical Center Infrastructure Hardening and Resiliency Project
Project Sponsor: The City of Miami Beach
Project Amount: $5,000,000
Description: As the sole hospital provider during disasters for vulnerable populations without options, Mount Sinai fulfils an essential emergency healthcare function for the city, state, and federal governments. Mount Sinai Medical Center has developed a Resiliency Master Plan that will protect campus facilities and mitigate damage from storm surge, seawater intrusion, windstorm damage, and flooding. The requested funds for this project would go towards resiliency improvements that the center needs to continue to safely serve its 10,000,000+ annual visitors and protect the lives of patients, hospital staff, and local residents in times of severe weather emergencies.
Title: National Center for Education and Conservation of Florida's Coral Reefs
Project Sponsor: Frost Museum of Science, 1101 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
Project Amount: $1,150,000
Description: This project would create a new community-focused coral nursery and education center at the Frost Museum of Science, which would allow for research, education, and a conservation work to save Florida's Coral Reef. The proposed center would provide unique opportunities for continuous education, research and dissemination, and active field conservation of Florida's coral reefs, while connecting people to marine science, STEM based education, biodiversity and restoration.
Title: Pinecrest Stormwater Management Project
Project Sponsor: The Village of Pinecrest
Project Amount: $606,000
Description: The Stromwater Management Project focuses on much-needed infrastructure improvements to reduce flooding and more effectively manage stormwater. The proposed project is located in an area that has suffered repetitive flooding over the years, and this project would dramatically reduce the risk of floods in the future.
Title: Startup FIU Tech and Food Business Hub
Project Sponsor: Florida International University
Project Amount: $500,000
Description: StartUP FIU is a university-wide initiative that fosters innovation and entrepreneurship for its students, faculty, alumni, and for the greater community of Miami. This project proposes to partner with community and local governmental organizations in Florida’s 27th District to develop a Startup FIU Technology and Food Business Hub that would create over 500 jobs. The proposed grant would be used to help students partner directly with companies to enhance their skills in digital marketing, social media, website development, e-commerce, design thinking, sales, finance, entrepreneurship, and data analytics.
Title: West Miami Potable Water Main Improvements Project
Project Sponsor: The City of West Miami
Project Amount: $3,000,000
Description: The City of West Miami’s existing potable water system is comprised largely of 4”-8” cast-iron mains constructed over 50 years ago and is unsuitable to serve the existing population of the City. The outdated system suffers from leakage, intermittent failures, and ruptures causing disruptions in service, damage to infrastructure, and potential contamination. This project will help the City replace its aged and outdated water infrastructure.