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St. Petersburg Council OKs Trails Crossing master plan agreements, 7-1
Summary
City council approved an agreement to complete a master plan for the Trails Crossing cultural park under I-275, with the city and the Friends of Trails Crossing each committing up to $150,000 for planning; council discussed parking protections for Vertical Ventures and passed the measure 7'to'1.
The St. Petersburg City Council voted to let the city execute agreements needed to complete a master plan for the Trails Crossing cultural park, a project that would transform underused land beneath I-275 to connect the Pinellas Trail with neighboring districts.
Transportation Manager Cheryl Stacks presented the plan and said the project focuses on four blocks from 1st Avenue North to 3rd Avenue South and includes improved bicycle and pedestrian connections, public art, and a maintenance and governance strategy for a public'private partnership. "Trails Crossing is a community initiated request for a concept that transforms and improves underutilized land under I-275 to connect the Pinellas Trail with adjacent districts," Stacks told council during…
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