A key stretch of Downtown Miami’s baywalk has been opened to the public. With the newly opened space, pedestrians will now walk along the bay on an uninterrupted path that starts from behind the Perez Art Museum near I-395 to the Miami River. Construction has been underway since at least 2019.

Soon, the walkway will be further extended. A pedestrian bridge has been planned to connect it beyond the I-395 to the Resorts World Miami and towards Edgewater. A pedestrian bridge that could even become a new tourist destination as the city is considering a $20 million plan to give the future structure an iconic design, making it a hangout.

But the news for Miami does not end there! Brickell’s Southside Park will be redesigned, and the project was given to James Corner Field Operations of New York. The same architecture firm had previously worked at the Brickell Backyard Underline and the High Line in New York City. The rebuilding plans, presented to Miami-Dade County in June, will include, among other things, a direct link to the Underline.

The park’s reconstruction is part of an agreement linked to the development of a new 64-story residential tower, 1 South Park, on adjacent land by the JDS Development Group.

(source: thenextmiami.com)