St. Petersburg City Council has unanimously accepted a $55 million master plan to transform approximately 12 acres beneath Interstate 275 into a network of parks, trails and public gathering spaces, advancing a project that could reshape connections between downtown and surrounding neighborhoods.
The vote establishes a framework for Trails Crossing, a proposed cultural corridor centered on the Pinellas Trail.
“We are not asking the City to fund construction,” John Barkett, co-founder and president of Friends of Trails Crossing, said. “Council’s acceptance of the Master Plan approves a framework for moving forward, not a City construction expenditure.”…