Work is set to begin on the Miami ?Underline? project, a 10-mile-long park and trail under Miami?s elevated Metrorail tracks. Designed by James Corner Field Operations, the team behind the acclaimed Manhattan High Line, along with a team of volunteers and entrepreneurs led by Meg Daly and ?Friends of the Underline,? the scheme has recently broken ground, set for completion by the summer of 2020.

© James Corner Field Operations and Friends of the Underline, via Miami Herald

Work is set to begin on the Miami ?Underline? project, a 10-mile-long park and trail under Miami?s elevated Metrorail tracks. Designed by James Corner Field Operations, the team behind the acclaimed Manhattan High Line, along with a team of volunteers and entrepreneurs led by Meg Daly and ?Friends of the Underline,? the scheme has recently broken ground, set for completion by the summer of 2020.As reported by the Miami Herald, the scheme will extend from downtown Miami to Dadeland, with an initial segment in the Brickell district measuring half a mile.
© James Corner Field Operations and Friends of the Underline, via Miami Herald

The project, in the works for the past five years, was launched by neighborhood activists, with enthusiastic support from government, businesses, and citizens. The James Corner Field Operations masterplan envisions 10 miles of parallel, separated pathways for pedestrian and cycle use, dotted with lush landscapes, native plant species, and connections...