Description
This location is at eastbound NE 163rd Street at NE 17th Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL 33162 (Miami-Dade County). This is a busy east-west commercial arterial in a densely populated suburban area, serving nearby big-box retail (Walmart, Home Depot), fast food, apartments, parks, and residential neighborhoods. The intersection benefits from good connectivity to Biscayne Blvd (US 1) and I-95. The 2-sided bus shelter provides visibility to traffic in both directions (eastbound and westbound) for drivers, shoppers, and commuters.
Nearest businesses (within ~1–2 miles):
- Rent A Field Indoor Soccer
- Walmart Supercenter
- The Home Depot
- Panda Express
- Smash House Burgers
- Miami Korean Kitchen
- Tropics Cafe
- Pollo Tropical
- KFC
The area sees consistent daily traffic from shoppers at major retail anchors, fast-food diners, residents in nearby apartments and homes, and commuters using NE 163rd Street as a key east-west route, 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 17th 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. Eastbound volumes are particularly relevant for the shelter.
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%, reflecting large Hispanic and Haitian communities).
- 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.
