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Originally Posted by pj3000
It's never going to happen.
The median is only 6-10 ft wide. Constructing the metrorail along this route would require the permanent reduction of two traffic lanes and the complete obliteration of over 2 miles of hundred-plus year old banyan and ficus trees in Miami proper.
And Coral Gables would NEVER permit the metrorail going right through the middle and for the full length of its downtown business district, Miracle Mile (between Douglas and LeJeune).
You literally cannot even paint your house, unless it is an approved color by the city of Coral Gables.
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I missed this last important quote right here. There are ways to relocate banyan trees and it looks like the banyan trees along Coral Way aren't the heaviest in comparison to banyan trees that are in Asia. Here's a link to a banyan relocator:
https://www.kikiaolaconstruction.com/portfolio-items/banyan-tree-relocation/
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