Miamians are excited. The much-anticipated, long-awaited second phase of The Underline, Miami’s developing 10-mile linear park and multimodal path, opened on April 24.
I live a few blocks from this new “Hammock Trail,” connecting the half-mile Phase 1, “Brickell Backyard,” which opened in 2021, to north Coconut Grove.
Set in formerly underused land under and along Metrorail, this new segment stretches 2.14 miles from Coral Way to Southwest 19th Avenue, and serves historic and growing neighborhoods including West Brickell, The Roads, Silver Bluff and Shenandoah.
The area offers much-needed safe walking and biking trails, and also enhanced connectivity, public art, and thousands of native plants and trees.
“We’re excited to see how people engage with their now three total miles of park and trails connecting downtown to historic and vital neighborhoods,” says Meg Daly, founder of Friends of The Underline.
Resiliant features include an additional 100,000 native plants and trees, bringing back butterflies, bees and birds; a 36 percent increasein tree shade canopy; Dark Skycompliant LED lighting to reduce light pollution; and green infrastructure with native landscaping.
“Hammock Trail delivers on what the community wants and deserves: additional miles of lush, native restorative landscaping to improve resiliency; safe urban trails to walk, bike, run or stroll; and a playground for play and for free family programs,” adds Daly.
Construction of The Underline’s Phase 2 began in Fall 2021, with three amenity areas along the trail.
Hammock Playground at Southwest 15th Road and Southwest 1st Avenue is a nature-inspired playground adjacent to the urban, preserved hardwood hammock at Simpson Park.
This segment’s features include separated play areas for younger and older children; lush native landscaping; Leaning Arches sculpture by Athena Tacha; a "Social Bench" by Jeppe Hein, funded by Louis Wolfson and the Knight Foundation; and two murals coming later this year, funded by the Hearst Foundations.
Vizcaya Station Plaza, at the Vizcaya Metrorail Station, features free community programs and a UMeditate area for a virtual meditation session. It also provides an important connection to Vizcaya, the historic house and gardens built by James Deering, one of Miami’s most popular attractions.
Rain Garden at Southwest 17th Avenue and U.S.1, is a block long, and the first of many future bioswales that offset flooding and stormwater impacts. The strategy combines drought and flood tolerant plants with permeable rock beds and ponds. The swales also showcase environmental resilience and sustainability education.
Additional features including insect hotels, bird houses, and elevated pathways, enhancing these innovative
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