Miami's Underline Receives a Major Gift

The Knight Foundation is supplying a significant cash infusion to Miami's version of the High Line.

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September 20, 2019, 6:00 AM PDT

"The Knight Foundation announced a $925,000 investment to support the use of technology in Miami's Underline public space project," reports Jason Plautz.

"The investment will help the nonprofit Friends of The Underline expand its staff and develop a technology master plan."

"The Underline is a planned 10-mile, 120-acre linear park that will stretch from downtown Miami to the suburbs underneath the Miami-Dade County Metrorail," explains Plautz.

Previous Underline coverage from Planetizen:

Miami’s Underline and the Threat of Gentrification (February 2019)
Miami's Underline Breaks Ground This Week (October 2018)
Revealed: James Corner Field Operations Designs of the 'Underline' in Miami (September 2015)

FULL STORY: Knight Foundation invests $925K in Miami's Underline park

Wednesday, September 18, 2019 in Smart Cities Dive

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