Tag: BERT Update
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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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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…
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Gulfshore Business Article on BERT
Gulfshore Business – Bonita Estero Rail Trail project boosted by $82M land deal Read Katiuska Carrillo’s story on February 23rd on the $82M land deal including interviews with Trust for Public Land’s Doug Hattaway and Friends of BERT president Deb Orton.
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BERT In-the-News
BERT In-the-News Naples Daily News Read the story in the Naples Daily News by J. Kyle Foster regarding Seminole Gulf Railway reaching an agreement with Trust for Public Land on the sale of the BERT railway corridor paving the way for a multi-use trail and greenway. Titled Bonita Estero Rail to Trail Closer to Reality.…
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Multi-use Trails Enhance Safety
Multi-use Trails Enhance Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Protected trail greenways provide a safe mode of transportation for everyone. They also can enhance the overall quality of life, providing a reliable way for children to safely walk or bike to a neighbor’s home, to school, or to a park. Adults also benefit from safe trails for…
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Volunteer Program
Friends of BERT Launches Volunteer Program! It all started the evening of May 3rd with 15 passionate Friends of BERT who attended the very first volunteer training and planning session. After a 45 minute orientation/training session, we broke into two teams for planning: Since that date, the teams have been busy! Team members have gone…
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Multi-use Trails and Crime
Multi-use Trails and Crime To understand the impact on crime of converting the Seminole Gulf Rail corridor to a multi-use trail, we must first understand what is already occurring along the unused rail line. Take a quick look down the corridor today from any given road that intersects with the rail line, or from the…
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Volunteers
Calling All Volunteers! Want to get more involved in your community? Want to accelerate the pace of the Bonita Estero Rail Trail project? This is your chance! Friends of BERT is organizing volunteer committees, and we need you! Some of you have already headed North as “Season” is coming to a close. Don’t let that…