Miami-Dade County Applies for a Federal Build Grant for The Underline
July 14, 2019
Miami-Dade County's Department of Transportation and Public Works has applied for a Federal BUILD grant for The Underline, Miami-Dade County's Multimodal Mobility Corridor. This is a competitive capital grant application through the U.S. Department of Transportation National Infrastructure Investments FY 2019 "BUILD Transportation Grants" Program.
The Underline Brickell Backyard Construction Update summer 2019
June 9, 2019
The Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) continues construction of the first phase of The Underline – the Brickell Backyard. The Brickell Backyard project consists of a half-mile long segment below Metrorail that extends from the Miami River to SW 13th Street (Coral Way).
The Underline Brickell Backyard Construction Update
April 15, 2019
A new and exciting update from Miami-Dade County Department of Transportation and Public Works, The Underline Brickell Backyard construction is on schedule! Safety fencing is being erected near the Brickell Metrorail Station, the site of The Underline Brickell Backyard's Promenade.
Time Magazine: Spending Just 20 Minutes in a Park Makes You Happier.
March 13, 2019
A recent article in Time Magazine discusses the many benefits of being in a park - even without exercise! Spending time outdoors, especially in green spaces, is one of the fastest ways to improve your health and happiness.
Miami Today: Saddle Up and Bike to Work
March 7, 2019
Javier Betancourt, Executive Director of the Citizen's Independent Transportation Trust (CITT) shares his story of biking to work as a way to get fit, support the environment and being car free.
Walking? You’re risking your life in Florida, the deadliest state for pedestrians
January 23, 2019
Walking in Florida? You could be risking your life! Today's Miami Herald exposes the dangers of walking in Florida and in Miami. Why is it so dangerous to walk here?
Fast Company: Miami just broke ground on a new, High Line-inspired 10-mile park under its train tracks
November 2, 2018
“Miami-Dade County is one of the most dangerous places to walk and bike in the country,” says Meg Daly, who started a nonprofit to champion the project after walking under the rail line–a dimly lit, dirty, unwelcoming area, surrounded by heavy traffic and hard-to-cross streets–and seeing its potential.
Miami Herald: Miami’s Answer to the High Line Breaks Ground This Week: This Could Change Our City
October 29, 2018
Miami Herald writer Andres Viglucci provides a comprehensive account of The Underline's progress, people and plan leading up to the groundbreaking of Phase 1: Brickell Backyard on Thursday, November 1st.
Curbed: Miami’s Underline Park Underscores Potential of New Infrastructure Projects
October 21, 2018
This thorough, thoughtful, well-researched piece by Patrick Sisson's CURBED, illustrates how The 10-mile Underline, a $120 million transit corridor and public space project is poised to change how the city moves.
CBS 4: Fundraising Push Held as The Underline Project looks to Create Green Space Under Metrorail Tracks
October 19, 2018
At the Underline Launch Party at SLS Lux Brickell on Thursday, October 18th, Friends of The Underline Board of Directors hosted a rocking celebration in advance of the project's groundbreaking on November 1.
Miami Herald: Miami’s Underline park has been talked about for years. Get ready for construction.
October 8, 2018
Last Tuesday, October 2nd, the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commission voted to approve the contractor for The Underline's Phase 1, Brickell Backyard. Our team is excited about the vote, excited about groundbreaking and thankful for the positive coverage by the Miami Herald.
Miami Herald: Powered by the sun and a ‘monster’ battery. It’s the Metrorail station of the future
September 20, 2018
Today’s Miami Herald featured the future Grove Central Metrorail station developed by Terra Group and led by Friends of The Underline Board of Directors member David Martin. This station of […]
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