Help Me Build The Ultimate Miami Map (Miami Beach, Kendall: crime rate, houses)

[Dr_Rico]

Gotcha. So what you are really asking is: where would you steer people away from, based primarily on safety and secondarily by qulaity of life stuff.

I'll see what my noodel conjures up when I have a little more time.

DR

[crisp444]

Twiggers: I would be glad to help but this is going to be HOURS of work. I'll try to give you some boundaries little-by-little. I won't be around today or for most of tomorrow, so I'll try to give you some Kendall boundaries tomorrow night.

The areas I know best are south of SR836 and north of SW 152nd Street and a couple areas outside of those boundaries like Miami Beach and Doral. To be honest with you I cannot give exact block-to-block "good/ok/bad" boundaries in most of deep south and northern Miami-Dade. I can, however, approximate, like I did for the list I gave you.

[twiggers]

Thanks Dr! And yes, your summation is correct ;-)

Crisp: No problem....I'm not in a HUGE rush to do this....piece by piece is fine because I know it'll take forever!

[crisp444]

Kendall is a huge area, but here is my take on rating it. Keep in mind that to make this easy for you when you draw the map, I am breaking Kendall into mostly square segments. In general, Kendall is between US1 and SW 167 Ave, but its north and south boundaries vary a bit depending on how east or west you are. East of SR 874, the northern boundary is SR 878; between SR 874 and the Turnpike, the northern boundary is SW 72 St.; west of the Turnpike the northern boundary is SW 56 St. East of the Turnpike, Kendall's southern boundary is the canal north of SW 152 St.; west of the Turnpike, Kendall's southern boundary is approximately at SW 168 St.

The rating scale on which I believe we have agreed is:
5: Excellent
4: Nice/Above Average
3: So-so
2: Not very nice/Below Average
1: Bad area

Rating: 5
N: SR 878
E: US 1
S: Diagonal canal south of SW 136 St. and north of SW 152 St.
W: SR 874

Rating: 4
N: SW 72 St.
E: SR 874
S: SW 104 St.
W: SW 127 Ave.

Rating: 3
N: SW 104 St.
E: SR 874
S: no southern boundary, this area is shaped as a triangle
W: FL Turnpike

Rating: 3
N: SW 56 St.
E: SW 127 Ave.
S: SW 72 St.
W: SW 167 Ave.

Rating: 4
N: SW 72 St.
E: SW 127 Ave.
S: SW 88 St.
W: SW 147 Ave.

Rating: 3
N: SW 72 St.
E: SW 147 Ave.
S: SW 88 St.
W: SW 157 Ave.

Rating: 4
N: SW 72 St.
E: SW 157 Ave.
S: SW 88 St.
W: SW 167 Ave.

Rating: 4
N: SW 88 St.
E: SW 127 Ave.
S: SW 104 St.
W: SW 137 Ave.

Rating: 3
N: SW 88 St.
E: SW 137 Ave.
S: SW 104 St.
W: SW 147 Ave.

Rating: 4
N: SW 88 St.
E: SW 147 Ave.
S: SW 104 St.
W: SW 167 Ave.

Rating: 4
N: SW 104 St.
E: SW 127 Ave.
S: SW 120 St.
W: SW 167 Ave.

Rating: 4
N: SW 104 St.
E: SW 122 Ave.
S: Canal
W: SW 127 Ave.

Rating: 4
N: SW 104 St.
E: FL Turnpike
S: SW 126 St.
W: SW 122 Ave.

Rating: 3
N: Canal
E: SW 122 Ave.
S: SW 125 Ter.
W: SW 127 Ave.

Rating: 4
N: SW 136 St.
E: FL Turnpike
S: SW 144 St.
W: SW 137 Ave.

Rating: 3
N: SW 144 St.
E: FL Turnpike
S: SW 152 St.
W: Train tracks

Rating: 4
N: SW 144 St.
E: Train tracks
S: SW 152 St.
W: SW 137 Ave.

Rating: 4
N: Train tracks
E: SW 137 Ave.
S: SW 152 St.
W: SW 162 Ave.

Rating: 4
N: SW 152 St.
E: Canal
S: SW 168 St.
W: SW 157 Ave.

Rating: 3
N: SW 152 St.
E: Train tracks
S: No southern boundary, this area is shaped as a triangle
W: Canal

[twiggers]

Crisp! WOW!!! That took awhile to map, but was so incredibly easy with all of the little boundaries! Thank you soooooo very much!

The map has been updated :-) Google Maps

[twiggers]

I mapped Palmetto Bay as well, based on another website's boundaries. Hopefully they are correct!

I'm still looking for some help in the Coconut Grove, Gables, and S. Miami area. Anyone with knowledge?

1. From 1-5 what would you rate West Grove as?
2. From 1-5 what would you rate the area in S. Miami just west of the university?
3. Can someone provide me with Coral Gables boundaries SE of US 1?
4. Can someone provide me with boundaries and ratings for S. Miami?
5. Can someone double check my Coconut Grove area and advise accordingly regarding boundaries?

[twiggers]

Here is Crisp's list of neighborhoods (the ones that still need to be mapped and rated). If you can help with a specific neighborhood, please let me know!

Coconut Grove (Miami): 5 Still needing exact boundaries!
The Roads (Miami): 4
Shenandoah (Miami): 3
Coral Way (Miami): 3
Flagami (Miami): 2
Little Havana (Miami): 2
Brickell (Miami): 5 *though far west Brickell is a 3*
Downtown (Miami): 3
Overtown (Miami): 1
Wynwood/Edgewater (Miami): 2 *stark east/west divide, with east being much nicer than west*
Allapatah (Miami): 1
Little Haiti (Miami): 1
Upper East Side (Miami): 3 *stark east/west divide, with east being much nicer than west*
Coral Gables: 5 Still need boundaries for SE of US1
South Miami: 5 Still need exact boundaries for all of S. Miami
Pinecrest: 5 DONE!
Palmetto Bay: 5 DONE!
Kendall (east): 5 DONE!
Falls: 5 DONE!
The Crossings: 4 DONE!
Kendale Lakes/Kendall (west): 3 DONE!
The Hammocks: 4 DONE!
Three Lakes: 4 DONE!
Country Walk: 4 DONE!
Lindgren: 4
Cutler Bay (west): 2
Cutler Bay (central/east): 3
Saga Bay/Lakes by the Bay: 3
Coral Terrace: 3
Westchester: 3
Olympia Heights: 3
University Park: 5
Westwood Lakes: 3
Sunset/Glenvar Heights: 5
Horse Country: 5
West Miami: 3
Sweetwater: 2
Tamiami: 3
Doral: 4
Miami Springs: 4
Hialeah: 2
Hialeah (north): 3
Hialeah Gardens: 3
Miami Lakes: 5
Palm Springs North: 4
Country Club: 3
Miami Gardens: 2
Carol City: 2
Opa Locka: 1
Ojus: 3
Aventura: 5
Golden Beach: 5
Sunny Isles Beach: 5
North Miami Beach: 3
North Miami: 2
Miami Shores: 4 DONE!
El Portal: 2 DONE!
South Beach (Miami Beach): 4 *This could be done block-by-block... there are some very nice areas and some so-so areas that are very close together*
Miami Beach (central and islands): 5
Millionaire's Row (Miami Beach): 5
North Beach (Miami Beach): 4 *Though there is an small area that I would rate a 2 or 3 made up of old, run-down apartments*
Surfside: 5
Bal Harbour: 5
Bay Harbor Islands: 4
North Bay Village: 4
Key Biscayne: 5 DONE!
Redlands: 4
Homestead (east): 3
Homestead (west): 2
Florida City: 1
Goulds: 2
Naranja: 2
Richmond Heights: 2
South Miami Heights: 2

[twiggers]

Need ratings on the following neighborhoods:

Biscayne Park
Design District
Belle Mead
Biscayne Corridor
Fisher Island
Star Island
Hisbiscus Island
Palm Island

[Ceilingfan]

LOL, gotta love this board, blue collar and working class neighborhoods are BAD. That means I won't have you as a neighbor since I live in a RED neighborhood, which is GOOD!

[crisp444]

Originally Posted by twiggers

Need ratings on the following neighborhoods:

Biscayne Park - 3
Design District - 2
Belle Mead - 5
Biscayne Corridor - this is not really its own area; it just means the corridor up and down Biscayne Boulevard between Downtown and the Upper East Side.
Fisher Island - 5
Star Island - 5
Hisbiscus Island - 5
Palm Island - 5

See above - I have rated them.

Also, I just looked at your "updated" map and none of the updates actually appeared - it was still the old Coconut Grove/South Miami map.