Two major paths will stretch 80 miles, linking Naples to Fort Myers through a network built for bikes and walking. These paths — the Bonita Estero Rail Trail (BERT) and Paradise Coast Trail (PCT) — aim to boost safety and bring in visitors’ money.
Workers will turn 14.9 miles of old Seminole Gulf Railway tracks into a paved trail. It runs from Collier County through Bonita Springs and Estero to San Carlos Park. The Trust for Public Land made a deal to get the railway this past February.
“When we connect Fort Myers and Naples, a lot of possibilities arise,” said Deborah Orton, president of the Friends of BERT, to Coastal Breeze News…