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James Corner Field Operations to design the final phases of new Underline park in Miami

2022-10-21T16:31:00-04:00

James Corner Field Operations have been selected to lead the final six phases of Miami’s 10-mile long Underline linear park, the firm announced Thursday via social media.

With the first phase now open at its northern terminus in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood, the firm will look to take over the remaining longest portion of the project that is activating an 120-acre area directly underneath the city’s Metrorail with a series of recreation areas, bike paths, and other open spaces specially intended for the display of art commissions and outdoor public events.

Graphic courtesy James Corner Field Operations

The last 7.5-mile stretch will start just south of the now halfway completed Phase 2 at Southwest 19th Avenue before terminating at the Dadeland South Metrorail station. The budget for the project is reportedly $140 million, and the Phases 3-9 work is being undertaken with the help of design-build partners NV2A Group, the Central Civil Construction company, and Stantec.

With an exp...

Miami begins construction on the Underline, a 10-mile urban path under the city's Metrorail

2018-11-16T15:03:00-05:00

Since opening, the High Line has become the proverbial example of how cities can transform their underutilized nooks and crannies into vibrant public spaces. Now attracting more than six million visitors a year, the railway-turned-park has inspired a host of similar projects all across the world from Seoul to London.

Whereas the High Line focused on the reuse of a historic rail line, a new project in Miami, which broke ground earlier this month, is applying the same concept to the space underneath. Designed by James Corner Field Operations, Miami's forthcoming Underline will create a 10-mile linear park beneath the city's Metrorail.

The project was first inspired when Meg Daly, who came to found the non-profit Friends of the Underline, got into a bicycling accident. Unable to drive, Daly started taking the Miami Metrorail and using the space u...

The Underline holds Public Interest Meetings in Miami

2015-04-17T23:44:00-04:00

Our vision is to transform the underutilized land below Miami’s MetroRail, from the Miami River to Dadeland South Station, into an iconic linear park, world-class urban trail and living art destination.

The Underline is a proposal to activate the 10 mile space underneath Miami’s elevated metro rail into an urban trail. This initiative was a collaboration between the organizers of The Underline nonprofit, The University of Miami School of Architecture, and Miami Dade County. Recently, James Corner Field Operations won a proposal to develop a master plan for the area. This is a continued involvement by the firm, as they already are developing strategies for the Lincoln Road area of Miami Beach, and developed Knight Plaza between the art and science museums in Downtown Miami.

Over the course of this weekend, organizers and volunteers of The Underline are putting together public meetings to gauge ideas from the locals of what they want for the future linear park. Holding interactive presentations, members of the community were asked to vote on preselected ideas by Field Operations, write in their own ideas, draw out ideas on maps showcasing the scope of the project, and open poste...

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James Corner Field Operations​ to design the final phases of new Underline park in Miami

Miami begins construction on the Underline, a 10-mile urban path under the city's Metrorail

The Underline holds Public Interest Meetings in Miami

James Corner Field Operations to design the final phases of new Underline park in Miami