8 2 6 ) ▁and ▁D adel and ▁Mall , ▁the ▁largest ▁sho pping ▁m all ▁in ▁greater ▁Miami ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁As ▁K end all ▁became ▁a ▁center ▁for ▁urban ▁spraw l ▁in ▁south ▁Florida ▁post - World ▁War ▁II , ▁D ade ▁County ▁constructed ▁two ▁fre ew ays ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁Don ▁Sh ula ▁Express way ▁( F lor ida ▁ 8 7 4 ) ▁and ▁Sn apper ▁Creek ▁Express way ▁( F lor ida ▁ 8 7 8 ), ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁Rap id ▁trans it ▁service ▁into ▁Dow nt own ▁Miami ▁comm enced ▁with ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁Miami ▁Met ror ail ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁providing ▁rail ▁service ▁to ▁sub urban ▁commut ers ▁in ▁southern ▁D ade ▁into ▁Miami ▁and ▁greater ▁South ▁Florida ' s ▁central ▁business ▁district . ▁Res ident ial ▁and ▁office ▁complex es ▁were ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁unique ▁z oning ▁that ▁allowed ▁dense ▁and ▁high - r ise ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁tri angular ▁area ▁between ▁US - 1 ▁and ▁the ▁Pal met to ▁Express way . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁ ▁D adel and ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁Met ror ail ▁at ▁D adel and ▁North ▁and ▁D adel and ▁South ▁stations , ▁directly ▁connecting ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁sub urban ▁communities ▁in ▁southern ▁Florida ▁with ▁Dow nt own ▁Miami ▁and