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<blockquote data-quote="WPLG" data-source="post: 61901" data-attributes="member: 158">A 33-acre public space project will use the shade of Interstate 395 in downtown Miami to create a connective outdoor space.The project, known as <a href="https://underdeckmiami.com/" target="_blank">The Underdeck</a>, stretches from Miami’s historic Overtown neighborhood to Biscayne Bay near the Pérez Art Museum Miami.The planners want it to include a trail, a pedestrian bridge, water fountains, plazas, dog parks, and other recreational spaces.“It might represent peace, it might represent a reflection on our past with what is being promoted as a heritage trail, but more importantly, it represents our future — one that is overflowing with diversity,” said <a href="https://miamifoundation.org/nelson-l.-adams-m.d.-biography/" target="_blank">Dr. Nelson Adams</a>, a physician who serves as the chair of the Underdeck Stakeholder Engagement Committee.<img src="https://www.local10.com/resizer/0WYTjDcgyEw2P1FDXE37PBP2eVE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/BWA6TADVZJFIRKE2NUJLBFXDWI.PNG" alt="The Underdeck is a community project funded by The Florida Department of Transportation." class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The Underdeck is a community project funded by The Florida Department of Transportation.Miami Commissioner Christine King, who represents District 5, said the project is part of a partnership between the Florida Department of Transportation and the city of Miami.“FDOT is funding the project and I’m sure we will get assistance from other sources,” King said.<a href="https://underdeckmiami.com/" target="_blank">The Underdeck</a> is a component that stemmed from the <a href="https://www.fdotmiamidade.com/i395designproject" target="_blank">I-395 Signature Bridge Design-Build project</a>. The bridge is part of an $840 million project to connect I-395, State Road 836, and Interstate 95 that officials expect will be completed in 2026.<img src="https://www.local10.com/resizer/SH2oEpHjtcBdrmN8BdagjM3bquA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/SUVZSH2OVBB6PCILZ2DMUYU3QA.jpg" alt="The Underdeck" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The Underdeck“Underneath the bridge is not a good place, there has been crime, there has been homelessness,” Adams said adding, “This seemingly represented a great opportunity to move from bad to good and to the best opportunity for a green space for our community.”The construction of the original I-395 and I-95 disconnected the segregated Overtown community of African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans, Adams said.King is hoping this time, with <a href="https://underdeckmiami.com/" target="_blank">The Underdeck</a>, it will be the opposite.“It decimated Overtown,” King said. “<a href="https://underdeckmiami.com/" target="_blank">The Underdeck</a> will be one of those projects that will bring life back to this community.”GET INVOLVEDThe next meeting <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/" target="_blank">is on Zoom</a> at 6:30 p.m., on Aug. 25. <a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register" target="_blank">Register in advance here</a>. The passcode is 28u^7cIs.The in-person meeting will be in September.<a href="https://vimeo.com/699570337" target="_blank">Underdeck 2022-04-04 Design Overview.mp4</a> from <a href="https://vimeo.com/user172136676" target="_blank">Underdeck</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com" target="_blank">Vimeo</a>.<a href="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/10/high-hopes-for-the-underdeck-overtown-downtown-connection-in-miami/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WPLG, post: 61901, member: 158"] A 33-acre public space project will use the shade of Interstate 395 in downtown Miami to create a connective outdoor space. The project, known as [URL='https://underdeckmiami.com/']The Underdeck[/URL], stretches from Miami’s historic Overtown neighborhood to Biscayne Bay near the Pérez Art Museum Miami. The planners want it to include a trail, a pedestrian bridge, water fountains, plazas, dog parks, and other recreational spaces. “It might represent peace, it might represent a reflection on our past with what is being promoted as a heritage trail, but more importantly, it represents our future — one that is overflowing with diversity,” said [URL='https://miamifoundation.org/nelson-l.-adams-m.d.-biography/']Dr. Nelson Adams[/URL], a physician who serves as the chair of the Underdeck Stakeholder Engagement Committee. [IMG alt="The Underdeck is a community project funded by The Florida Department of Transportation."]https://www.local10.com/resizer/0WYTjDcgyEw2P1FDXE37PBP2eVE=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/BWA6TADVZJFIRKE2NUJLBFXDWI.PNG[/IMG] The Underdeck is a community project funded by The Florida Department of Transportation. Miami Commissioner Christine King, who represents District 5, said the project is part of a partnership between the Florida Department of Transportation and the city of Miami. “FDOT is funding the project and I’m sure we will get assistance from other sources,” King said. [URL='https://underdeckmiami.com/']The Underdeck[/URL] is a component that stemmed from the [URL='https://www.fdotmiamidade.com/i395designproject']I-395 Signature Bridge Design-Build project[/URL]. The bridge is part of an $840 million project to connect I-395, State Road 836, and Interstate 95 that officials expect will be completed in 2026. [IMG alt="The Underdeck"]https://www.local10.com/resizer/SH2oEpHjtcBdrmN8BdagjM3bquA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gmg/SUVZSH2OVBB6PCILZ2DMUYU3QA.jpg[/IMG] The Underdeck “Underneath the bridge is not a good place, there has been crime, there has been homelessness,” Adams said adding, “This seemingly represented a great opportunity to move from bad to good and to the best opportunity for a green space for our community.” The construction of the original I-395 and I-95 disconnected the segregated Overtown community of African Americans and Afro-Caribbeans, Adams said. King is hoping this time, with [URL='https://underdeckmiami.com/']The Underdeck[/URL], it will be the opposite. “It decimated Overtown,” King said. “[URL='https://underdeckmiami.com/']The Underdeck[/URL] will be one of those projects that will bring life back to this community.” [B]GET INVOLVED[/B] The next meeting [URL='https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/']is on Zoom[/URL] at 6:30 p.m., on Aug. 25. [URL='https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register']Register in advance here[/URL]. The passcode is 28u^7cIs. The in-person meeting will be in September. [URL='https://vimeo.com/699570337']Underdeck 2022-04-04 Design Overview.mp4[/URL] from [URL='https://vimeo.com/user172136676']Underdeck[/URL] on [URL='https://vimeo.com']Vimeo[/URL]. [url="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/08/10/high-hopes-for-the-underdeck-overtown-downtown-connection-in-miami/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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