Stories with 'parks' tag

Video: Meg Daly, the visionary behind the Underline

Meg Daly thinks great cities are defined by great public spaces, so she’s building a park. But this isn’t your ordinary park. For starters, it spans 120 acres. Running from Dadeland to Brickell, The Underline will transform the land below Miami’s Metrorail into a 10-mile linear park, biking and jogging trail, and outdoor art gallery. […]

/ February 11, 2019

The ambitious plan to get a great park within walking distance of every Miamian

What happens when a city invests in a public parks system that’ll actually work.

/ April 3, 2017

How a park volunteer board got funding from The Miami Foundation to beat the sun

What do you do if you’ve got the goods but it’s too hot to use them?

/ March 29, 2017

The Underline is popping up for a day on Oct. 15

The Underline is a year off from breaking ground, but The Underlounge will give us a taste of it for a day on Oct. 15.

/ October 12, 2016

7 awesome projects to improve Miami’s public spaces

The Miami Foundation announced the winners of their fourth annual Public Spaces Challenge, a countywide contest to improve our public spaces. There’s an outdoor open mic night, a community garden, solar paneled benches and so much more. These are the projects we’re jazzed about.

/ September 20, 2016

Get on the Underline with Meg Daly

Meg Daly is transforming the land under the Metrorail into a 10-mile linear park and urban trail. Learn how to help Miami’s most ambitious new park project.

/ September 16, 2015

Maps and Charts: Miami Parks

How does Miami compare to other cities when it comes to land use, spending and accessibility of parks? Join us on a deeper data dive into some of Miami’s most important public spaces.

/ May 6, 2015

Five big ideas from the Public Space Challenge

The Miami Public Space Challenge finalists will be announced later this month. From making parks and public spaces more tech-friendly, redefining our urban soundscape, renewing interest in underused waterways, improving bus stops, or creating new ways to find and share food, how might we act on some recurring themes to improve our neighborhoods?

/ April 20, 2015