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BY ANDRES VIGLUCCI AVIGLUCCI@MIAMIHERALD.COM One day, if all goes according to an ambitious plan now in the works, people will be able to cycle or walk all the way from Miami to Everglades City and Naples on wide, paved trails that link together national parks, nature preserves, campgrounds and tourist attractions. It may take a generation to finish, but the National Park Service and planners in Miami-Dade County’s parks department are already sketching out a blueprint for the longest piece of the chain — the River of Grass Greenway, which would run alongside the Tamiami Trail for 75 miles. The NPS selected the county park planners, who have designed a wide-ranging network of planned multi-use trails across Miami-Dade, to develop a master plan for the contemplated Everglades greenway. Starting Wednesday, the county planners will host several days of public workshops at Florida International University’s Tamiami campus to outline their concepts and gather input. The idea, t...