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Friends of BERT – Vision for the Future
Friends of BERT – Vision for the Future By all measures, Friends of BERT’s growth since our launch on September 2022 has been hugely successful. We have grown to over 3300 members; built a volunteer organization with over 80 members; received endorsements from 24 area HOAs representing 21,000 homes; helped build consensus with elected government…
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BERT In-the-News: Spotlight News Magazine
BERT In-the-News: Spotlight News Magazine Read the Spotlight News Magazine article by Deb Orton about the Bonita Estero Rail Trail reaching a major milestone.
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Florida Gulf Coast Trail Making Progress
Florida Gulf Coast Trail Making Progress By now most everyone knows that the rail corridor that will eventually become the Bonita Estero Rail Trail (BERT) is under contract to be sold. Once complete, BERT will at some point connect to the John Yarbrough Trail to the north along with several other trail segments that make…
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BERT Imagine Video
BERT Imagine Video Click on the link below and watch the exciting video produced by TellYourVision.net on the Bonita Estero Rail Trail!
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Benefits of Investing in Trails – The Florida Gulf Coast Trail
Benefits of Investing in Trails – The Florida Gulf Coast Trail Investing in community-centered infrastructure projects such as the Florida Gulf Coast Trail, (Tampa / St. Pete to Naples), are well worth it. Trails produce financial returns on the investment many times over and provide significant intangible benefits that improve our community’s quality of life.…
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Bike Safety by Jodi Walborn
Bike Safety by Jodi Walborn With the very real possibility of the Bonita Estero Rail Trail being built, this will allow more people to be out walking and riding away from cars. But it’s still important to know how to safely navigate the roadways, sidewalks, and trails we have now until the trail is built. …
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Tell Us Your Story
Tell Us Your Story I was very fortunate to meet the young lady pictured in this article in 2022 when meeting with Charles Hines from Trust for Public Land to do a video on the Legacy Trail in Sarasota. She told Charles and I her story about how the opening of the Legacy Trail extension…
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Seminole Rail Agreement Details
Seminole Rail Agreement Details The rail corridor that Seminole Railway has agreed to sell is 14.9 miles in length and 130’ wide for nearly of the corridor’s length. The southernmost point of the corridor is in Collier County beginning roughly at Wiggins Pass Road then running 1.5 mile to the Lee/Collier County border to the…
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What Happens Next
We Have a Deal – What Happens Next? By now many of you may have heard the good news about the future Bonita Estero Rail Trail (BERT) reaching another major milestone. Seminole Gulf Railway and the Trust for Public Land (TPL) have reached an agreement on the sale of the Bonita-Estero rail corridor for use…
