Will the Bonita-Estero-Rail-to-Trail corridor come to fruition?
A fund-raising campaign with local government pledges continues as the March 2026 deadline approaches to come up with $82 million to purchase the land needed for to build the 14.9-mile community path through Southwest Florida.
Affectionately known as BERT, the planned public pedestrian and biking trail would be created via linear park from land owned by Seminole Gulf Railway Trust for Public Land, a national nonprofit that works to connect people to outdoor spaces, brokered the deal with the railway. It took four years of negotiations to reach an agreement in early 2024…