Description
Westbound NE 163rd St & NE 19th Ave at La Granja restaurant in North Miami Beach.
This location is at westbound NE 163rd Street at NE 19th Avenue, in front of La Granja restaurant, North Miami Beach, FL 33162 (Miami-Dade County). This is a busy east-west commercial arterial in a densely populated suburban area, serving nearby retail, fast food, apartments, and residential neighborhoods. The intersection is a key connector between Biscayne Blvd (US 1) and I-95, making it a high-visibility spot for local and through traffic. The 2-sided bus shelter provides good visibility to traffic in both directions (eastbound and westbound) for drivers, shoppers, and commuters.
Nearest businesses (within ~1–2 miles):
- La Granja Restaurant
- Wendy’s
- Taco Bell
- Checkers
- KFC
- Smash House Burgers
- Miami Korean Kitchen
- Panda Express
- Planet Fitness
- Firestone Complete Auto Care
The area sees consistent daily traffic from fast-food and retail shoppers, residents in nearby apartments and homes, commuters using NE 163rd Street as a major east-west route, and families visiting parks or schools, with the bus stop serving local transit riders in this diverse suburban corridor.
Traffic counts
(NE 163rd Street is a moderate-to-high volume arterial in North Miami Beach):
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Road / Segment
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Approximate AADT (vehicles/day)
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Notes / Year
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NE 163rd Street (at NE 19th Avenue, North Miami Beach)
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~18,000–28,000
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Miami-Dade County / FDOT estimates for local arterial segments (retail + residential + commuter traffic; recent data)
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Traffic is driven by shopping, dining, daily errands, and connections to Biscayne Blvd/US 1, with peaks during retail hours, mornings/evenings, and weekends. Westbound volumes are particularly relevant for the shelter. The 2-sided shelter captures bidirectional flow effectively.
Demographics
(North Miami Beach city level, recent 2024–2025 estimates; the bus stop is centrally located in this diverse urban/suburban area):
- Population: ~43,900–45,655
- Median age: 39.1 years
- Median household income: $63,280
- Per capita income: ~$30,122
- Language: Approximately 25–30% speak English only at home, while ~65–70% speak a language other than English (primarily Spanish ~40% and Haitian Creole ~20–25%).
- Other notes: Highly diverse (~40% Hispanic/Latino, ~30–39% Black/African American including significant Haitian population, ~15–20% White non-Hispanic), with a strong working-class, service, immigrant, and professional workforce supporting families and multi-generational households.
