In The News!

2009

The "Pinellas Trail Loop Program" was honored and recognized by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council at their annual awards ceremony on March 20, 2009. Representatives from Pinellas County were recognized for the planning, execution and continued support for the county's design to include all the communities adjacent to the popular "linear park" that has become a national role model. 

2008

Pinellas Trail inducted into hall of fame
The Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail was formally inducted into the Rail-Trail Hall of Fame on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, at the 2008 ProBike/ProWalk Florida Conference at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront hotel. The trail opened its first 5-mile stretch in 1990 and now spans 50 miles among nine cities and towns throughout Pinellas County. It is recognized as one of the best U.S. trail systems and one of the first five trails to be nationally recognized by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC). Each month, about 90,000 individuals use the Pinellas Trail. RTC's Hall of Fame inductees are selected based on merits such as scenic value, high use, trail and trailside amenities, historical significance, excellence in management and maintenance of facility, community connections and geographic distribution.

Plaques commemorating the induction of the Pinellas Trail were presented to Pinellas County Planning Director Brian Smith and Pinellas Trails, Inc.’s President, Scott Daniels.

Other News;

Bike paths will web the county An excellent story on tampabay.com about the plans the county has for expanding the trail system in Pinellas County. Also included is a short history of the Pinellas County Trail System.

Where the pavement ends - St. Petersburg Times

More bikes being used as a way to get around - St. Petersburg Times