St. Petersburg is now one of 23 Florida cities to earn a Trail Town designation, which stakeholders believe will help increase tourism, access to grants and, ultimately, connectivity.
City officials celebrated the recognition from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (FDEP) Office of Greenways and Trails at a Jan. 15 council meeting. The program launched in 2018 to showcase communities with significant trail investments.
In a subsequent announcement, Mayor Ken Welch called the designation a “testament to what we’ve known all along – St. Pete is a vibrant community where residents and visitors can enjoy our thoughtfully-designed trails, active transportation, arts and culture community and local businesses.”…