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Trust for Public Land pushes Florida Gulf Coast Trail connector; MPO urged to protect corridor gaps

5901586 · October 2, 2025
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Charles Hines of the Trust for Public Land presented the Florida Gulf Coast Trail initiative and urged Charlotte County and MPO partners to prioritize trail gaps so the region can connect local paths into a 420‑mile Gulf Coast corridor from Pinellas to Collier counties.

Charles Hines, program director with the Trust for Public Land, briefed the MPO board on the Florida Gulf Coast Trail connector project and urged county and MPO officials to treat the route as a regional priority to avoid losing opportunities as development proceeds.

Hines described the Florida Gulf Coast Trail as a contiguous, multi‑use corridor proposed to run roughly 420 miles from the Tampa/St. Petersburg area…

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