Award > NC Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects Award of Excellence 2001
Project Description > Greenways Incorporated worked with The Trust for Public Land and the Miami River Commission to prepare the Miami River Greenway Action Plan. This 5.5 mile urban study area begins at the eastern edge of the Miami International Airport and continues downriver to Biscayne Bay. Within this corridor exists a variety of land uses, including heavy and light marine industry, water dependent business operations, restaurants, shops, government facilities, residential, and commercial uses.
Greenways Incorporated facilitated a planning process, coordinated the ideas and efforts of a broad multi-cultural
constituency, and formulated a plan of action for developing greenway solutions along the river. After completing an extensive search of existing conditions and existing master plans, and working through a series of stakeholder meetings and public workshops, Greenways Incorporated developed an Action Plan for the project, which is being followed to date.The Action Plan incorporated Geographic Information System (GIS) data sets from Miami-Dade County, the City of Miami and Florida Power and Light, defining a new "greenway layer" for the community. Additionally, Greenways Incorporated generated three-dimensional, computer-generated graphic models of the project corridor to illustrate proposed design development changes to the river corridor landscape.
The Action Plan features a complete estimate of development costs, operations and management recommendations and a phasing strategy for project development. To date, more than $9 million has been raised from public and private sources to support
project development. Phase One of project development is underway.
