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30-490: 100 Biscayne , formerly known as New World Tower and 100 Biscayne Tower , is a thirty-story skyscraper in the Central Business District of Greater Downtown Miami , Florida , United States . 100 Biscayne also owns an adjacent 12-story mechanical parking garage that provides parking for its office tenants and its guests but also offers valet parking services for several nearby hotels and restaurants. The tower

60-674: A 7% increase in ridership, and both Metrorail and Metromover were expected to see additional ridership increases throughout 2011 due to rising fuel prices. When the Omni and Brickell extensions were first planned, it was estimated that ridership on the fared system would reach 43,000 daily by 2000, a number the now free system has yet to reach. There are 21 accessible Metromover stations located throughout Downtown Miami and Brickell roughly every two blocks. The Metromover links all of Downtown and Brickell's major office buildings, residential buildings, hotels, and retail centers. Major attractions such as

90-708: A Metromover expansion from Downtown Miami to South Beach was being pushed as recompense for building a casino. The line could potentially run from the Arts & Entertainment District across the Venetian Causeway to 17th Street in South Beach ending at the Miami Beach Convention Center . The line could have three stations in South Beach along 17th Street- Alton Road, Meridian Avenue and Washington Avenue. This would connect Miami Beach to rail mass transit for

120-501: A fare of 25 cents. The fare was lifted because it was realized that the cost of collecting the fare nearly exceeded the revenue generated from the fare, as well as the fact that the eliminated fare would likely lead to more Metrorail ridership. After becoming free, from 2002 to 2005, along with a large increase in population, rising gas prices and booming downtown development, Metromover ridership nearly doubled from 4.7 million in 2002 to about 9 million in 2005. However, ridership fell with

150-694: A large concentration of city, county, state, and federal offices. The area is also heavily served by the Metrobus (Miami-Dade County) and Miami Trolley , as well as taxicabs , ridesharing companies , and shared scooters . Downtown Miami as defined by Walk Score which includes Brickell and the Arts & Entertainment District , is considered "very walkable" and as having "world-class public transportation", as well as being "very bikeable". 25°46′30″N 80°11′28″W  /  25.775°N 80.191°W  / 25.775; -80.191 Metromover Metromover

180-555: A week. This schedule is adjusted during events. Trains on the Inner Loop run in tandem and arrive every 90 seconds during rush hours and every three minutes otherwise. Outer Loop trains arrive every 5 to 6 minutes; every 2.5 to 3 minutes where the track is shared. The cost of building the system was about $ 153.3 million. The operating budget for the Inner and Outer (Brickell and Omni) loops in FY 2007

210-416: Is 357 feet (109 m) tall and contains commercial space at street level. Floors two to four of the building house a data center, miami-connect, and the remaining 25 floors contain office space. Formerly, the upper nine floors contained luxury apartments. When completed in 1965, the building was acclaimed by its architect as "a very modern but conservative design which will wear exceptionally well throughout

240-581: Is a free to ride automated people mover system operated by Miami-Dade Transit in Miami, Florida , United States. Metromover serves the Downtown Miami , Brickell , Park West and Arts & Entertainment District neighborhoods. Metromover connects directly with Metrorail at Government Center and Brickell stations. It also connects to Metrobus with dedicated bus loops at Government Center and Adrienne Arsht Center station . It originally began service to

270-545: Is named in honor of Tuttle. The CBD has long been dense with retail and office space, as well as some lofts and apartments, but recently has seen large scale high-rise residential development as during Miami housing market booms in the aughts and continuing again in the 2010s. Though the historically wealthy suburb of Brickell to the south remains much more popular, downtown has seen urban buildings such as The Loft , The Loft 2 , and Centro Lofts which have no built-in parking as well as more traditional luxury condos such as

300-515: The Arts & Entertainment District neighborhood north of Downtown. This unusual pattern, a circular central loop where the trains running counterclockwise are those running from and back to destinations outside the loop, whereas trains in the opposite clockwise direction are only running a tight inner circular route, is also followed by the New York JFK Airport AirTrain system. The inner loop generally runs tandem two car trains while

330-710: The Stephen P. Clark Government Center , American Airlines Arena , Arsht Performing Arts Center , the Cultural Plaza ( Miami Art Museum , Historical Museum of Southern Florida , Miami Main Library ), Bayside Marketplace , Mary Brickell Village , Miami-Dade College , Museum Park (which services Perez Art Museum Miami as well as the Frost Science Museum) and the Brickell Financial District can all be reached by

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360-730: The Downtown area. As of 2023, the system has 6,982,500 rides per year, or about 21,000 per day in the third quarter of 2024. Out of only three downtown people movers in the United States, the other two being the Jacksonville Skyway and the Detroit People Mover , the Metromover is by far the most successful in terms of ridership, the only completed system of the three, and considered to be a catalyst for downtown development. In 1987,

390-482: The Downtown/Inner Loop on April 17, 1986, and was later expanded with the Omni and Brickell Loop extensions on May 26, 1994. The Metromover serves primarily as an alternative way to travel within the greater Downtown Miami neighborhoods. The system is composed of three loops and 21 stations. The stations are located approximately two blocks away from each other, and connect near all major buildings and places in

420-577: The FY begins in October and has 75% of its time in the next year with only 25% in the starting year. Note the large jump in ridership in 2002 when the fare was removed after the passing of the half-penny tax. Yearly averages are rounded to the nearest 500, and the highest month is also in bold. After years of growth, Metromover ridership began falling in 2017, following years of sharp declines in Metrobus and Metrorail ridership. Ridership peaked again in early 2020 at over 30,000 per weekday before crashing during

450-516: The Metromover. Running clockwise, the Downtown (Inner) Loop serves all Downtown stations except Third Street station. The Outer Loop (Brickell and Omni Loops) runs counterclockwise and share tracks around the downtown area, serving all stations except for Miami Avenue Station. The Brickell loop runs a line into the Brickell area to the south of downtown, while the Omni Loop contains a line with stations in

480-476: The airport to the seaport. However, the study, which would take at least a year and cost about $ 120,000, was only a proposal to be voted on and the idea has not been reported on since 2014. There have been multiple proposals for a Metromover service to southern Miami Beach. One was as part of the proposed Resorts World Miami megaproject in Miami's Arts & Entertainment District neighborhood, announced in mid-2011,

510-573: The bayfront 50 Biscayne and Vizcayne . Wolfson Campus , the primary (but not largest) campus of Miami-Dade College is located in the CBD, with about ten buildings around NE 5 Street and NE 2 Ave. The historic Flagler Street , which is the north–south divider of the street grid in Miami-Dade, may undergo a major renovation from the Miami River to the terminus at Biscayne Boulevard starting by 2016. The project

540-717: The first 12 of which were delivered during the summer and fall of 2008. These newer vehicles replaced the first 12 Westinghouse C-100 cars which were built by Westinghouse Electric in 1984, and include a more aerodynamic design, as well as an onboard CCTV system. Deliveries of an additional 17 cars from Bombardier Transportation began in July 2010, and as of early 2014 have largely replaced the second order of 17 Adtranz C-100 vehicles, built by Adtranz predecessor AEG-Westinghouse in 1992. Sortable chart detailing monthly weekday ridership averages by Calendar Year ; right hand chart giving annual averages may use "fiscal year" without disclosure, where

570-521: The first time, and provide a direct rail connection into one of the Miami area's most visited neighborhoods. The line would also allow for future expansions later across South Beach. More recently, proposals for a separate, most likely at-grade, light-rail system known as BayLink have been revived. Miami-Dade originally planned to have a monorail along the southern edge of MacArthur Causeway from Downtown Miami to South Beach. However, in November 2022,

600-556: The insistence of Julia Tuttle . Flagler, along with developers such as William Brickell and George E. Merrick helped bring developer interest to the city with the construction of hotels, resorts, homes, and the extension of Flagler's rail line. Flagler Street , originating in Downtown, is a major east–west road in Miami named after the tycoon; the Julia Tuttle Causeway , crossing Biscayne Bay just north of Downtown in Edgewater ,

630-498: The original plan would be changed to Metromover because the budget did not allow for the proposed monorail and it would not provide a one-seat ride from Downtown Miami to South Beach. A county plan unveiled in March 2021 shows an extension north from the current School Board station along North Miami Avenue, connecting the system to Midtown , Wynwood , and The Design District . An infill station called Herald Plaza would also be added on

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660-437: The outer loops only run with single cars. Each car can carry over 90 passengers. The Metromover car maintenance base, unusual for a maintenance yard, is a building located downtown, at SW 1st Ave and SW 1st St, which lies between Government Center and 3rd St stations on the outer counterclockwise loop, at the point where the two loops split to run in adjacent parallel streets. All loops run from 5 am to midnight, seven days

690-518: The subsequent economic downturn and high unemployment in the latter half of the decade. By 2012, ridership had once again increased with downtown population, high gas prices and a recovering economy. In early 2011, Metromover saw an increase in ridership during a sharp peak in gas prices, at the same time as there was a decrease in Metrorail and Metrobus ridership as well as a decrease in employment. However, from January 2010 to January 2011, Metrorail saw

720-400: The then-one-year-old people mover system set a record in daily ridership of 33,053 on a Saturday, attributed to the new Bayside Marketplace . That same year was when the planning began to extend the system to Brickell and Arts & Entertainment District (then Omni ), which would not be completed until 1994. Until November 2002 when the half-penny transit tax was approved, the Metromover had

750-636: The west. While it is technically Miami's official " downtown ", the term "Downtown Miami" has come to refer to a much larger 3.8-square-mile (10 km ) area along the bay from the Rickenbacker Causeway to the Julia Tuttle Causeway . It is also distinct from the financial district , which neighbors Brickell to the south. The Central Business District of Miami has over 5,000,000 square feet (460,000 m ) of office space, including more than fifteen buildings with greater than 100,000 sq ft (9,300 m ) of floor space. The City of Miami

780-480: The years long covid pandemic. This table includes Metrorail ridership as the two systems were built together and are mutually reliant on the thousands of daily transfers at Government Center and Brickell stations. *Record high In May 2011, a study was proposed to analyze the idea of extending the Metromover to the PortMiami . This, with Metrorail and the new MIA Mover would create a direct rail transit link from

810-472: The years." It was developed by Jose Ferré , the father of former city mayor, Maurice Ferre . It is owned and managed by affiliates of East End Capital Partners, LLC. Central Business District (Miami) The Central Business District is generally bound by Biscayne Boulevard , Bayfront Park and Museum Park on the east, the Miami River to the south, North 6th Street to the north, and Interstate 95 to

840-626: Was $ 8,888,794. Ridership total for FY 2007 was 8.7 million. Not including capital costs, this gives an approximate cost of $ 1.02 per ride. Metromover does not charge for rides; however, a $ 2.25/1.1 fee is charged if transferring to Metrorail or Metrobus. The Metromover currently operates 21 stations, all within the Miami city limits. 836 Express Miami Trolley : Brickell Key & Mercy Hospital Miami Trolley : Brickell Key & Mercy Hospital Metrobus : 8, 8A, 24, 102 (B), 207, 208, 500 Miami Trolley : Biscayne, Brickell, Coral Way Metromover mainly uses 29 Bombardier Innovia APM 100 vehicles,

870-495: Was officially incorporated as a city on July 28, 1896, with a population of just over 300. Downtown is the historic heart of Miami, and along with Coconut Grove , is the oldest settled area of Miami, with early pioneer settlement dating to the early 19th century. Urban development began in the 1890s with the construction of the Florida East Coast Railway by Standard Oil industrialist Henry Flagler down to Miami at

900-464: Was publicized in 2014 and has faced several delays. The Metromover Inner Loop is located entirely within the CBD, as is Metrorail's Government Center station , where the rapid transit and people mover systems meet. This is the busiest station for both systems and sees over 15,000 riders on an average weekday. It is located on the west side of downtown in the Government Center area, which has

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