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FL S1758
Resolution
AI Summary
- Commemorates the 25th anniversary of the Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail, which originated in 1983 from a vision by a man whose son was killed while riding his bicycle
- First 6-mile section opened in 1990 and expanded into a 47-mile greenway connecting St. Petersburg to Tarpon Springs along a former CSX railroad right-of-way
- Trail serves as a multimodal transportation facility and recreational corridor with an estimated 90,000+ monthly users in Florida's most densely populated county
- Named after former Pinellas County Administrator Fred Marquis, who championed converting the abandoned rail corridor to public use
- Developed through partnership between Pinellas Trails, Inc. (all-volunteer nonprofit) and Pinellas County government
Legislative Description
Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail/25th Anniversary
Last Action
Adopted
2/2/2016
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