This webpage provides The Underline – Segment 6 FY 2018 BUILD grant application project narrative, appendices and source documentation.  For technical support, please contact info@theunderline.org.

Project Narrative

Please click here to review The Underline – Segment 6 BUILD Grant Application

Appendices

• Appendix A. Benefit Cost Analysis Report with Supporting Worksheet
• Appendix A. Benefit Cost Analysis Supporting Worksheet
• Appendix B. HRA Economic Impact Assessment – The Economic Impacts of The Underline
• Appendix C. Underline Operations and Maintenance Analysis
• Appendix D. Project Segments and Costs
• Appendix E. Underline Segment 6 Estimated Capital Costs
• Appendix F. The Underline Master Plan
• Appendix G. Underline Road Impact Fee Traffic Study
• Appendix H. Underline FTA Concurrence
• Appendix I. FDOT Design for Underline Crosswalks
• Appendix J. Underline NEPA Type 1 Categorical Exclusion Checklist
• Appendix K. Underline Limited Environmental Phase I
• Appendix L. Underline Environmental Supplemental Phase I
• Appendix M. Underline Limited Environmental Phase II
• Appendix N. Underline Limited Groundwater Assessment
• Appendix O. The Underline Health Impact Assessment
• Appendix P. Memorandum of Understanding City of Coral Gables
• Appendix Q. The Underline Management Organization Agreement with Miami-Dade County
• Appendix R. Underline TIP 2018
• Appendix S. Letters of Support

Other Supporting Documents

• Dangerous by Design 2016
• FTA Manual on Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections to Transit
• Miami-Dade County parks and open space system Master Plan
• Protected Bike Lanes mean business
• Safer People Safer Streets Local Action Plan
• State of American Well Being 2016 Community Rankings for Exercise
• Underline Demographic Data
• Unintended Consequences
• University of Miami Mobility Report 2018

Project Description

The proposed project, The Underline – Segment 6 (“Segment 6,”) is 1.98 miles of a whole planned 10-mile mobility corridor known as “The Underline.” The Underline repurposes underutilized industrial space beneath the most widely used regional transit heavy rail system to improve multimodal safety and access to Metrorail and the greater regional mass transit system. The project includes the design and construction of dedicated pedestrian and bicycle trails; the modification and improvement of six intersections; the addition of a bicycle/pedestrian bridge over the Coral Gables Waterway; the reconfiguration of the University Station parking lot to allow for the expansion of services to transit users, walkers, bikers, students, and staff; new lighting; signage and wayfinding.

Project Benefits

The Underline – Segment 6 is of particular significance because of its connection to the University Metrorail station, one of the most frequented stations along the corridor, given its direct relationship to the University of Miami and the City of Coral Gables. The diverse range of users, including students, faculty, University employees, visitors and neighbors, inspires a program that balances transportation, education, culture and innovation with opportunities for retail and recreation. The project will enhance first and last mile connectivity to the University Metrorail Station and improve safety by redesigning six intersections, adding a new pedestrian/bike bridge over the Coral Gables Waterway and providing new lighting. In addition, the project will increase Metrorail ridership and reduce congestion along the U.S.1 corridor. It will become an alternative mode of transportation with inviting spaces that foster community, increase property values, remediate contaminated conditions, accommodate recreation, facilitate connectivity, improve social exchange and activate residents to a healthier lifestyle.