10-Mile Miami Linear Park Officially Named The Underline Posted on September 16, 2014December 12, 2022 by Michael Light The Underline 10-Mile Linear Park The highly-anticipated 10-mile linear park that was temporarily named the GreenLink Project has been officially named The Underline! The linear park that will stretch from Brickell to Dadeland is currently being branded as The Underline, According to CBS Miami, “The Underline’s new name, logo and website are all ‘Wow’ reflecting the iconic nature of the vision and scale of the project,” said Meg Daly, Founder of Friends of The Underline. The Underline will positively transform approximately 10 miles of underutilized land under the Miami Metrorail into a beautiful, linear, urban park and trail that is fully integrated into the Miami-Dade transit system. The Underline will be a great addition to Miami and will be proof that Miami has a lot of great, breakthrough ideas and innovation. Many people are hopeful and positive that The Underline will have a remarkable impact on further building Miami’s urban core into a walkable, transit-friendly city. If you, or someone you know, would like information on the Miami real estate market, please contact Michael Light of Miami Luxury Homes. You can reach me directly at my office at 305-350-9842, on my cell phone at 786-566-1700 or via email at michael@miamiluxuryhomes.com.
GreenLink Project…10-Mile Linear Park in Miami? Posted on August 9, 2014 by Michael Light 10-Mile Linear Park Rendering A non-profit organization in South Florida referred to as the Friends of GreenLink is collaborating with Miami-Dade County Parks and Transit Departments to set in motion a proposal, the GreenLink Project, to completely transform the land beneath the Metrorail into a continuous, 10-mile path used for walking, biking and exercise and a linear park, from the Brickell Metrorail Station all the way to the Dadeland South Station—creating the biggest linear park ever. Miami GreenLink Project Map This group visualizes that the GreenLink Project will effortlessly continue through each of the 8 transit stations within the 10-mile stretch of land making certain that everyone has constant access to the beautiful park. “The vision is to connect eight transit stations to one linear park,” said Meg Daly, GreenLink Park’s founder to CBS Miami. The group cited 2 similar projects, The High Line in New York City and Chicago’s 606, that positively affected their communities. The High Line, which cost about $180 million to build, generated an estimated $3 Billion in real estate investments in the New York City area and completely transformed the Chelsea and Meatpacking neighborhoods, while Chicago’s 606 will connect 4 different neighborhoods and approximately 80,000 residents with a 3-mile linear park. These 2 projects have helped pave the way for Miami’s upcoming project. The proposed 10-mile linear park, here in Miami, would completely change Miami and affect approximately 400,000 people directly along the proposed GreenLink Project and would increase property values. With respect to funding of the project, the money is coming in. GreenLink is seeking funding from the private and public sectors. So far, the project has approximately $2 Million in commitments, with the Knight Foundation being on board. According to Daly, the GreenLink Project could possibly break ground at the end of 2014 and be done in 5-10 years, leaning more toward the 10-year mark. Miami GreenLink Project Rendering According to GreenLink, the goals of this 10-mile linear park would be to: Boost the usage of the Metrorail Promote exercise Be more green with more public green areas Make an economic impact with current estimates at approximately $800 Million per year Provide a beautified US-1 Safely connect communities The GreenLink Project seems like it would be a win-win for the city of Miami! If you, or someone you know, would like information on the Miami real estate market, please contact Michael Light of Miami Luxury Homes. You can reach me directly at my office at 305-350-9842, on my cell phone at 786-566-1700 or via email at michael@miamiluxuryhomes.com.