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Miami Beach outlines tighter limits as International Boat Show returns to Indian Creek
Summary
City staff and park operators said the yacht show’s footprint is smaller this year and subject to strict load-in, parking and bridge rules. Residents warned about traffic and emergency access; FDOT agreed to pause nearby lane closures until after the show.
Miami Beach officials told a Feb. 4 sunshine meeting that the international boat and yacht show returning to Indian Creek will be smaller than in previous years and will operate under stricter controls meant to limit neighborhood impacts.
The city’s assistant city manager, Maria Hernandez, said the show brings about "100,000 people to the local economy. It has over 1,000 exhibitors, and it has an economic impact, to the region of almost $1,000,000,000." Hernandez said the new license agreement limits the land area the show can occupy along Collins Avenue, caps parking concessions at 150 spaces in lot P71 and restricts load‑in and load‑out to specific hours.
Why it matters: residents who live near Indian Creek and Collins Avenue told commissioners they worry the event will recreate the severe traffic and…
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