Before beginning any neighborhood revival project, it is always tremendously useful to know more about the area and it’s people. The best way, of course, is to involve people who are from that area. This way, you are not only getting first hand data of what residents in any given area really want but you are also including them in the process. Inclusion of local residents, officials, and resources is always the first step in a successful community action program. Of course, many local residents may not have the resources or the knowledge to begin a successful revival effort. They may know what they want to change, but they may not know how to go about it.

The following links provide demographic data specifically for areas of Miami-Dade County:

http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/popInfo.php?locIndex=8729
-Basic demographics of Miami-Dade County

http://www.tutorgig.com/encyclopedia/getdefn.jsp?keywords=Homestead,_Florida
-Demographics for Homestead

http://www.homes.com/Content/NeighborhoodSearchMain.cfm
-Site can be used to search for age-based data for any community in Florida

http://wb39.trb.com/services/advertising/wbzl-ads-demographics,0,2919761.htmlstory?coll=wbzl-ad-2
-Data on Miami-Ft. Lauderdale by race, income, and family description

http://www.census.gov/main/www/cen2000.html
-All the data you could ever want on any U.S. Census

http://miamifl.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm
-Basic Miami area demographics

http://www.library.miami.edu/archives/maps/maps.html
-Maps of South Florida

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