Will Miami’s MetroRail Shade a Linear Park? By John Charles Robbins

Imagine a linear green oasis extending miles through the county, from the urban core southwestward to Dadeland.

One group has not only imagined it, members are hard at work to see that it becomes a reality.

The Friends of the GreenLink (now The Underline) met with Miami city commissioners to explain what the GreenLink proposal is all about. They left the May 22 commission meet with overwhelming support for the venture.

Working with Miami-Dade County Parks and Transit departments, the Friends of the GreenLink are driving the initiative to transform the land underneath the Metrorail into a contiguous 10-mile walking/ biking/ exercise path and linear park, from Brickell Station to Dadeland South Station.

“We want to be a catalyst for a world-class linear park and trail,” said Meg Daly, founder, president and director of the Friends of the GreenLink.

That entails starting with the ambitious goal of creating a 10-mile trail and linear park, then finding other connections throughout the community to link into a network of greenways, she told commissioners.  Read more here.