FL: Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization Study Aims to Tie Bike, Walking Trails into Mass Transit Plan

The Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization has ordered a budget to study a project to connect non-motorized bicycle and pedestrian paths with the Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan.

Several major public-private trail projects could be considered for a SMART Trails program, including the Underline, a 10-mile linear park and urban trail below the Metrorail running from the Miami River north of the Brickell Metrorail station to the Dadeland Metrorail station; the 6.2-mile multi-use Ludlam Trail running parallel to and west of Ludlam Road from near Northwest Seventh to Southwest 80th streets; and the Miami River Greenway, a public pathway running about 5.5 miles on both sides of the river west from Biscayne Bay toward Miami International Airport.

Read the complete article at http://www.miamitodaynews.com/2018/07/02/miami-dade-transportation-planning-organization-study-aims-to-tie-bike-walking-trails-into-mass-transit-plan/