(MIAMI, January 27, 2015) — Miami-Dade Transit and Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Departments join Friends of The Underline to announce the five design consulting firms being considered to develop master planning for The Underline.

The paved path that runs underneath the Metrorail, from Brickell to Dadeland, might finally be transformed into Miami-Dade’s equivalent of the High Line in New York.

The LoveBike winner of a VanMoof bike is Robert Fitzgerald, Sculptor and teacher at UM.

2014 was an exciting, fast-paced, fantastic year.

On December 25th, Christmas Day, The Miami Herald honored Meg Daly, The Underline founder, as one of the "Angels" who make a difference in our community.

Join us for ThinkBike 2015 at HistoryMiami, Monday, January 12th & Thursday January 15th for free, informative sessions and fun events celebrating how biking can make Miami more livable and sustainable.

Welcome to The Underline's Master Plan RFQ page! We are excited that you are interested in the RFQ (Request For Qualifications) for The Underline's Master Plan.

If you have been to New York recently, you may have visited High Line Park, a 1.45 mile linear space that once was part of an elevated section of railroad.

Thanks to Miami's Downtown Development Authority for endorsing The Underline! RESOLUTION NO.

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COUNTY MAYOR OR COUNTY MAYOR’S DESIGNEE TO PREPARE A REPORT WITHIN SIXTY DAYS CONTAINING A POSSIBLE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR CREATION OF A TEN-MILE LINEAR PARK ALONG THE METRORAIL CORRIDOR CONSISTENT WITH THE UNDERLINE (FORMERLY THE GREENLINK) PROPOSAL WHEREAS, the Friends of The Underline (formerly the GreenLink) have proposed an initiative to transform various lands underneath the MetroRail right-of-way into a contiguous ten-mile walkway, bike path, linear park, and transit mobility corridor from the Miami River north of the Brickell MetroRail Station to the Dadeland South MetroRail Station known as “The Underline”; and WHEREAS, this project is in keeping with the 2008 Miami-Dade County Parks and Open Spaces System Master Plan, which serves as the County’s framework for building a system of parks, public spaces, natural and cultural areas connected by greenways, waterways, trails and streets designated as linear parks in order to create a healthier, greener and a more economically vibrant place to live, work and play; and WHEREAS, this Board supports the goals of The Underline project in that it promotes health and well-being of County residents and visitors by providing a walkable, and bikable corridor that promotes mass transit opportunities ; and WHEREAS, The Underline will provide a world-class mulitmodal corridor and linear park modeled after successful linear parks such as the High Line in New York City and the 606 Trail in Chicago; and WHEREAS, The Underline would provide for a widened, straightened and lighted path, improved crosswalks, and transformation of the existing M-Path into a world-class public park space providing recreational options for pedestrians and cyclists in the heart of the urban core; and WHEREAS, the development of this public asset into a linear park would serve the community with purposeful green space and serve as a catalyst for meaningful mixed-use transit-oriented development of the eight Miami-Dade Transit MetroRail stations along the proposed path; and WHEREAS, the development of transit-oriented development at these MetroRail stations will create an urban environment for commuters, residents, workers, and visitors that integrates quality amenities and enhances lifestyle and mobility by providing easily-accessible transit connections to commercial, cultural and residential venues throughout the County; and WHEREAS, the project will create positive changes for the local community and environment whereby, according to the TrailBenefit estimate provided by Miami-Dade Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department, this ten-mile corridor and the expected enhanced transportation-oriented developments will reduce or eliminate 1.4 million motorized trips and 630 tons of carbon dioxide emissions, and save 60,000 gallons of fuel; and WHEREAS, the project will result in improvements to social, environmental, and economic conditions alongside U.S.

APPROVING THE UNDERLINE PROJECT AS PRESENTED, FULLY SUPPORTING ITS VISION AS PRESENTED, HOPING THAT THE PROJECT MOVES QUICKLY, AND THAT IT IS FUNDED BY THE AGENCIES WHICH ARE PART OF THIS PROCESS, AND REQUESTING THAT DURING THE APPROPRIATE TIME DURING EARLY DESIGN THE PROJECT BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE TARC TO ALLOW FOR THEIR INPUT AND COMMENT.

For years, people posted notes on doors, corkboards and car windshields with tape, thumbtacks and windshield wipers.