Gridlock on Pine Ridge
About 11 a.m., two days before Christmas, I tried driving west on Pine Ridge − Fuhgeddaboudit!
People were probably trying to get to Costco, Honey Baked Ham, Target, etc. Unfortunately, you could not get to any of these fine establishments expeditiously, so this driver turned around and chose other options in southeast Naples. The gridlock was beyond comprehension. And this is at a time of the year when a lot of residents are North with their families. What happens when Naples is at full capacity or when the many condos, apartments that are being built on 951, Santa Barbara are completed and fill up with more residents?
Our city planners need to wake up to reality and start better understanding Naples’ current and future needs. Stores such as Costco, Target should also be in southeast Naples or on the corridor to Marco Island.
There are not a lot of places in the United States to truly escape the winter. Naples is one of the ideal spots but let’s not turn it into an overcrowded, undesirable, frustrating place to live. Or has that already begun?