Rickenbacker Corridor Information Hub Officially Launched

The Rickenbacker Causeway was designed to move traffic. Like most highways, it is defined by asphalt, speed, and capacity. But along Biscayne Bay, infrastructure also defines the health of the shoreline, and the quality of life for the people who use it.

Today, the Causeway is more than a roadway. It is the primary connection to Virginia Key and Key Biscayne, and the front door to some of South Florida’s most important parks and coastal ecosystems. It carries vehicles, but it also shapes water flow, habitat continuity, and how people access, experience, and relate to the bay.

The Shoreline concept asks a simple question: can infrastructure perform as both a mobility and green system, without compromise, and in a way that better serves people?

By elevating through-traffic in strategic segments, it explores how the ground plane could be opened up, not by reducing lanes or capacity, but by reorganizing them. This creates room for restored shoreline conditions, native landscapes, stormwater absorption, and continuous public access along the water’s edge, while improving safety and connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists.

This is not a typical highway project. It reframes infrastructure as part of a larger environmental system that supports ecology, resilience, and everyday public life.

As part of this ongoing conversation, a new Rickenbacker Corridor Information Hub has been launched by the Key Biscayne Community Foundation, with support from the Knight Foundation, to provide a centralized resource on the corridor’s history, function, and future planning.

This effort complements the feasibility study being conducted by Plusurbia Design, in collaboration with Friends of The Underline, exploring how the corridor can evolve as a more integrated system that supports mobility, ecology, and public life. The platform brings together key materials, timelines, and opportunities for public engagement as planning continues.

Learn more at rickenbackercorridor.org