Former Florida East Coast Railway corridor from SW 80th Street to approximately NW 7th Street, Miami-Dade County, Florida
About this story
The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners approved a professional services agreement with Kimley-Horn and Associates for final design of the entire 5.6-mile Ludlam Trail. The project will convert an underused former railway corridor into a linear park and active-transportation route connecting neighborhoods, schools, parks, businesses and transit. Planned elements include an 18-foot-wide shared bicycle and pedestrian trail, landscaped buffers, shade trees, lighting, seating, wayfinding and connections to surrounding parks and neighborhoods. The County has secured nearly $48 million toward the project, including a $1.25 million State of Florida appropriation. Miami-Dade acquired the corridor in 2018 after rail service ended in 2006.
Status and timeline
Miami-Dade County awarded the final-design contract on July 21, 2026. Kimley-Horn will advance existing 30-percent concept plans into complete construction documents. Public design meetings are anticipated later in 2026; a construction start and completion date have not been announced.
Design highlights
Adaptive reuse of rail infrastructure; continuous active-mobility corridor; shade-first landscape design; multimodal and neighborhood connections; linear-park programming; coordinated wayfinding and public amenities.
