Go big or go home. That’s the approach being taken by James Corner Field Operations, co-designers of Manhattan’s High Line, in carrying out the audacious proposed plan estimated to cost $120 million for Underline to drape 10 miles of the Miami-Dade Metrorail route along South Dixie Highway.

The plan was formally presented on Wednesday to Underline supporters. Whereas today the community is lucky to find a paved sidewalk along most stretches of the path, the vision calls for dramatic enhancements that, if executed, will transform the barren route into a recreational eden, booming with the likes of gardens, dog parks, workout stations, sports courts, a skateboard rink that can be converted into an event space and food kiosks run by solar energy. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez, along with county agencies and the cities of Miami, Coral Gables, and South Miami, are in full support of the project.

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