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Miami’s Underline trail is extended

The recreational path known as the Miami Underline grew by 2.1 miles (3.4 km) on April 24. The Miami Underline, when finished, will run along Miami’s (mostly) elevated railroad, Metrorail, between Brickell, just south of downtown Miami, and South Dadeland, … Continue reading

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Waikiki and Brickell (and a few other places) as miniature Manhattans

High-density, pedestrian-oriented residential urban neighborhoods in the United States are rare. If one sets the criteria tightly enough—substantial population density and crowded sidewalks being the most important—the majority of such places are in New York, and even there largely in … Continue reading

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Miami’s new Underline trail

I visited the new Underline trail when I was in Miami last week. The Underline is supposed to replace and to be a big improvement over the M-Path, the simple trail that was created under or next to the southern … Continue reading

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