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Brookings: How Miami’s New Linear Park is Using ‘Community-Centered Technology’ to Bridge the Digital Divide

Aug 31, 2022
by The Underline
Introduction
In a new Placemaking Postcards blog series by the prestigious Brookings Institution, The Underline was featured for its transformative impact to create a connected, vibrant, and inclusive community. Working to bridge the digital gap and transform a public space into a more accessible and inclusive place, The Underline offers free high-speed internet and uses technology to ensure residents from all different communities and under-resourced neighborhoods are accessing the park. Read more about how The Underline is embedding technology to serve the community.
How Miami’s new linear park is using ‘community-centered technology’ to bridge the digital divide

In a new Placemaking Postcards blog series by the prestigious Brookings Institution, The Underline was featured for its transformative impact to create a connected, vibrant, and inclusive community.

Working to bridge the digital gap and transform a public space into a more accessible and inclusive place, The Underline offers free high-speed internet and uses technology to ensure residents from all different communities and under-resourced neighborhoods are accessing the park.

Read more about how The Underline is embedding technology to serve the community.

About Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC. Our mission is to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level.

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August 31, 2022

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