Public Park

Developers File Plans For The Underline’s Expansion To Metrorail Douglas Station

Miami-Dade County planners will consider plans to expand The Underline recreational trail into the Douglas Road Metrorail Station property located at the northwest corner of the intersection between Douglas Road and South Dixie Highway. The county-owned site is approximately 7.54 net acres in size and includes the mixed-use transit-oriented development Link at Douglas by 13th Floor Investments and Adler Group, the Douglas Road Metrorail Station, and the proposed Underline expansion, which would run more or less below the Metrorail tracks. The trail’s expansion into this region of Miami, designed by Arquitectonica with ArquitectonicaGEO, makes up part of Phase 2 which also includes the section under the Coconut Grove Metrorail Station. Phase 2 will span 2.14 miles between Southwest 13th Street to Southwest 19th Avenue and is scheduled to complete in the Summer of 2023.

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Canopy Park Opens To The Public Opens at 600-700 Alton Road In Miami Beach

Canopy Park, Miami Beach’s new three-acre community park situated between the 600 and 700 blocks of Alton Road and designed by ArquitectonicaGEO, is now open to the public. Park-goers can enjoy open greenspaces shaded by native tree species, pedestrian trails and bike paths, an outdoor gym and dog run, a MONSTRUM-designed children’s playground, and public art displays. Designed with sustainability in mind, Canopy Park reflects how landscape architecture can serve as a green resiliency solution for coastal communities with a host of environmentally conscious features including a Maritime Hammock, bioswales, and a 25,000-gallon cistern to conserve and manage rainwater.

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Riverfront Plaza (FKA Landing). Designed by Perkins&Will.

Perkins&Will’s ‘One Park Jax’ Wins Design Competition For Riverfront Plaza (FKA Landing) In Jacksonville

Chicago-based architectural firm Perkins&Will has been selected as the winner of the City of Jacksonville Riverfront Plaza (FKA The Landing) Design Competition. The City’s Professional Services Evaluation Committee (PSEC) announced the winner on July 22nd during its Special PSEC meeting, deeming them as the highest scorer of the three competitors. The winner was up against Agency Landscape + Planning and OLIN, winning by a small margin.

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