Award of Honor

Miami-Dade County Trail
Design Guidelines and Benefits Study

Miami-Dade County, Florida


Landscape Architecture Firm: AECOM
Owner:

Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department

Project Landscape Architect:

Nicholas Kuhn, ASLA

Project Category: Planning & Analysis
Project Description:

The Miami-Dade County Trail Design Guidelines and Benefits Study was developed as a comprehensive reference for trail, greenway and linear park design and planning. Innovative urban trail guidelines are paired with in-depth analyses which provide direct environmental, economic and social benefits estimates. The study includes extensive research and analysis of best practices and successful comparable urban trails while providing extensive methodology to estimate direct benefits in order to prioritize limited resources.

Additional Credits:

The Honorable Illeana Ros-Lehtinen | Steering Committee - U.S. House of Representatives
Jack Kardys | Steering Committee - Director, Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department
W. Howard Gregg | Steering Committee - Deputy Director, Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department
Maria Nardi | Steering Committee - Chief of Planning and Research Division, Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department
Joe Webb, ASLA, RLA | Steering Committee - Park System Planning Section Supervisor, Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department
Mark Heinicke, ASLA, CLARB, CPRP | Project Manager - Miami-Dade County Park and Recreation Department
David Barth, RLA, AICP, CPRP | Principal-in-Charge - AECOM
Nicholas Kuhn | Project Manager / Lead Landscape Architect - AECOM
Paul Moore | Transportation Engineer - AECOM
Kody Smith | Graphics - AECOM
Elisabeth Manley | Landscape Architect - AECOM
Addie Weber | Urban Designer - AECOM
Ed McKinney | Urban Designer - AECOM
Carlos Perez | Landscape Architect - AECOM
Christine Graziano | Economist - AECOM
Dr. Jay Exum | Senior Ecologist - AECOM
Ken Bryan | Acquisition Strategies - Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Alex Ottich | Graphics _ Originals by Alex
Jeff Cohen, P.E. | Steering Committee - Assistant Chief, Miami-Dade County Public Works Department – Traffic Engineering Division
David Henderson | Steering Committee - Bicycle-Pedestrian Coordinator, Miami-Dade Metropolitan Planning Organization
Eric Silva | Steering Committee - Chief, Miami-Dade County Department of Planning and Zoning – Community Planning
Carol Wilson | Steering Committee - Manager, Miami-Dade Transit – Engineering, Right-of-Ways & Utilities
Maria E. Stout-Tate | Steering Committee - Director, City of South Miami, Parks & Recreation Department
Ed Hernandez | Steering Committee - Director, Miami-Dade Regional Service Center, South Florida Water Management District