Take a peek at the Underline’s newest section, complete with ‘micro-forests’
By Al Diaz and
Andres Viglucci
Surrounded by bird houses and native pollinator plants, Nesto Monell sits on a limestone bench in a newly opened section of The Underline linear park and trail beneath the Metrorail tracks along U.S. 1 in South Miami.
Photography by AL DIAZ
adiaz@miamiherald.com
The southernmost leg of The Underline, the nearly finished trail and linear park that will run 10 miles between Dadeland and the Miami River, has just opened to the public.
Take a look below at some highlights of the 1.2-mile-long section, which runs from the Dadeland South Metrorail Station to Southwest 80th Street in South Miami. It includes a butterfly garden, a village for birds and two micro-forests — compact clusters of trees and shrubs that mimic a natural forest.
A view of the dedicated trail for cyclists along a newly opened section of The Underline beneath the Metrorail tracks. The section stretches from Southwest 80th Street in South Miami to the trail’s southern endpoint at the Dadeland South Metrorail Station. Photography by AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com
A pedestrian walks by a set of birdhouses and native plants along a newly opened section of The Underline near Southwest 80th Street in South Miami. The new segment runs south to the Dadeland South Metrorail Station. Photography by AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com
Tables and seats in trademark Underline green occupy a shady spot in a garden of native pollinator plants in a newly opened section of the trail and linear park. Photography by AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com
A woman strolls along a newly opened section of The Underline trail and linear park beneath the elevated Metrorail tracks. The new section runs from Southwest 80th street in South Miami to the trail’s endpoint at the Dadeland South Metrorail Station. Photography by AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com
Benches and birdhouses in trademark Underline green line the Mariposa Gardens in a newly opened portion of the trail and linear park in South Miami. Photography by AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com
The Mariposa Gardens in a newly opened section of The Underline in South Miami feature native pollinator plants to attract butterflies. Photography by AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com
A butterfly alights on a native pollinator plant in the Mariposa Gardens along a newly opened section of The Underline in South Miami. The new leg extends from Southwest 80th Street south to the endpoint of the trail and linear park at the Dadeland South Metrorail Station. Photography by AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com
A lizard appears to mimic The Underline’s trademark green in a newly opened section of the trail and linear park. Photography by AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com
A man riding an e-scooter along a newly opened section of The Underline crosses the busy trail intersection at U.S. 1 and Kendall Drive. Photography by AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com
A drone’s eye view shows the intersection of a newly opened section of the Underline trail and linear park to the right of the elevated Metrorail tracks at the intersection of U.S. 1 and Kendall Drive. The new trail segment links the Dadeland South Metrorail Station and South Miami. Photography by AL DIAZ adiaz@miamiherald.com
