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.