Montgomery Parks virtual speaker series spotlights Miami’s The Underline
November 1, 2022
Join Meg Daly, founder of The Friends of the Underline and Isabel Castilla, Principal at James Field Corner Operations on November 9, 2022, at 3 p.m. to learn about the development of the ten-mile linear park.
WHEATON, Md. – Montgomery Parks, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, invites the public to the November 2022 session of its Parks Speaker Series on the topic of The Underline. The free session will take place online on November 9, 2022, from 3 – 4 p.m.
The Underline will be a ten-mile, 120-acre linear park, urban trail and public art destination in Miami-Dade County, Florida, that runs underneath the county’s elevated Metrorail system. This public-private partnership is being built in three phases and the first phase opened in 2021. The project is expected to be completed by 2025. In this session, Friends of the Underline’s founder and president, Meg Daly, will discuss the journey of creating a linear park, from idea to completion.
WHAT: Montgomery Parks Speaker Series:
The Underline REGISTER
WHO: The event is free and open to the public.
WHEN: Wednesday, November 9, 2022 | 3 – 4 p.m.
WHERE: The session will be held online, and a link will be sent to registrants the day before the session.
About the Speakers
Meg Daly:
Meg Daly is a full-time volunteer founder and president of Friends of The Underline, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization leading the initiative to transform the underutilized land below Miami’s Metrorail.
A 30-year sales and marketing veteran, Meg owned First Media Direct, a target marketing company serving the broadcast television industry. She held executive marketing and management positions in the public relations, advertising, technology, and real estate industries. Meg has a BA in English from Vanderbilt University and has served on numerous philanthropic boards.
Meg also serves as chair of The Underline Conservancy also a 501(c)3 non-profit organization responsible for the maintenance, management and programming of The Underline as a world-class trail and park facility. She is a member of the Citizen’s Independent Transportation Trust (CITT), Orange Bowl Committee, International Women’s Forum, MRED+U ((Master of Real Estate Development + Urbanism) Advisory Board and HEAT.HELP.CURE Advisory Council.
Isabel Castilla:
Isabel Castilla, a principal at James Corner Field Operations, has over 15 years of experience in landscape architecture. Her work concentrates on large-scale, transformative public realm projects that have an impact on the local community and the city at large.
Her work includes the master plan and phase 1 for The Underline in Miami, and various High Line projects over the last 10 years, among other notable projects.
Isabel holds Master of Landscape Architecture and Master of Architecture degrees from the University of Pennsylvania School of Design and a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Puerto Rico. In addition to her work at Field Operations, Isabel has lectured at universities and symposiums across the U.S.
About Montgomery Parks
Montgomery Parks manages more than 37,000 acres of parkland, consisting of 420 parks. Montgomery Parks is a department of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), a bi-county agency established in 1927 to steward public land. M-NCPPC has been nationally recognized for its high-quality parks and recreation services and is regarded as a national model by other parks systems. Montgomery Parks
Accessibility
Montgomery Parks, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, encourages and supports the participation of individuals with disabilities. Please contact the Program Access Office at 301-495-2581 (Voice), MD Relay 7-1-1 or 800-552-7724 or ProgramAccess@MontgomeryParks.org to request a disability modification. Visit Montgomery Parks Program Access for more information.
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