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West Central Florida Regional Multi-Use Trails West Central Florida THE SUN TRAIL Trails Planning A STATE-WIDE NETWORK OF Featured Regional Trails Regional Multi-Use Trails SHARED-USE NONMOTORIZED (SUN) TRAILS merson Point Trail ince its formation in 1993, the MPOs he Florida Legislature appropriated $25 million annually is located in the Chairs Coordinating Committee (CCC) to fund multi-use trails included in the statewide SUN west central portion of Manatee County. Current plans include the continuation has placed significant emphasis on trails Trail network. The goal of the SUN Trail program is to close E Legacy Trail in Sarasota County planning. As a result, many miles of off- regional trail gaps, connect people to jobs, businesses, of the trail through the City of Palmetto thanks or civic resources, serve as a destination, and create a road paved greenways and trails have been to an interlocal agreement between the city Tworld class, state-wide ecotourism attraction through urban and and county. yakka River Trail traverses the constructed, connecting the region’s towns and cities S rural communities. The project focuses on regional connectivity Myakka River State Park in northeast with major parks and other destinations. More remains by using existing trail segments and knitting them into larger to be done, as shown on the CCC’s Multi-Use Trail map. multi-county corridors that span hundreds of miles. The Tampa MSarasota County. It is approximately 6 Now moving forward and merged with the Tampa Bay Bay Region is home to four of the 21 state trail corridors, which miles in length, stretching from the north park include: entrance to the south park entrance; it is popular Regional Transit Authority (TBARTA), the CCC and its Coast-to-Coast Trail (C2C) Regional Multi-Use Trails Committee will continue to plan for both hiking and biking. The C2C is the state’s top priority corridor and will link communities regional connections and advance projects for funding between St. Petersburg and Titusville. Residents and visitors and construction. Get involved today by contacting the will be able to explore the small cities and communities through MPO office in your area! Central Florida. When completed, it will span 275 miles, fuel Emerson Point Trail in Manatee County economic revitalization and encourage ecotourism along its route. Florida’s Gulf Coast Trail (FGCT) ort Fraser Trail is a recently completed The FGCT will link with the C2C in Pinellas trail stretching 7.8 miles between Bartow County, and go from St. Petersburg, across and State Road 540 in south Lakeland. the Courtney Campbell Causeway Bridge to F This trail includes two covered bridge crossings downtown Tampa, and proceeds south to (at Bear Creek and Banana Creek) and wood the cities of Bradenton, Sarasota, Venice, Myakka River Trail Sarasota County North Port, Ft. Myers, and Naples. When rail fencing along much of trail’s length. PRNC completed, the FGCT and C2C will traverse 14 counties, over 550 miles, and complete the nation’s largest network of locally inellas Trail is a 47-mile linear park and connected trails. multi-use trail currently extending from Peace River to Nature Coast (PRNC) PSt. Petersburg to Tarpon Springs. The Pinellas Trail runs along an abandoned railroad The PRNC will go from central Polk County, head north along the Van Fleet Trail and corridor, serving as a transportation corridor use the C2C to continue north along the and recreational facility through protected green Withlacoochee State Trail. The trail will Fort Fraser Trail in Polk County space within an urbanized county. C2C & FGCT then head northwest along the Nature Coast and eventually make it to Florida’s egacy Trail is a 12-mile trail that follows Capital City – Tallahassee. the former CSX railroad corridor from TBARTA MPO CHAIRS COORDINATING Heart of Florida Loop (HOFL) LClark Road in Sarasota to the Venice Train COMMITTEE Station. At the Venice Train Station, the Legacy The Heart of Florida Loop, with over PRODUCED BY : 124 miles completed, provides direct Trail meets the Venetian Waterway Trail, which connectivity among multiple state trail is separated by the Intracoastal Waterway. The COORDINATING REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION corridors, including the C2C, PRNC, and St. Venetian Waterway Trail is a 10-mile long multi- PLANNING FOR CITRUS, HERNANDO, Johns River-to-Sea Loop. When completed, use trail with 5 miles of the trail on either side HILLSBOROUGH, MANATEE, PASCO, PINELLAS, it will span 250-miles, connect over 17 of the waterway, terminating at the Caspersen communities and showcase the beauty of POLK & SARASOTA COUNTIES Beach in Venice. FGCT Pinellas Trail in Pinellas County A MEMBER OF THE TBARTA MPO CHAIRS COORDINATING The Shared-Use Nonmotorized (SUN) Trail Network old Florida’s towns, forests, lakes, rivers, uplands, and lowlands. COMMITTEE JUNE 2017 TBARTA MPO CHAIRS’ COORDINATING COMMITTEE tarkey Wilderness Park Trail provides Bicycle Safety Tips a 6.2 mile trail connection between Pasco Hernando/Citrus MPO Hillsborough MPO County’s Starkey Wilderness Park and the 20 N. Main St., Room 262 601 East Kennedy Blvd. S Brooksville, FL 34601 18th Floor, P.O. Box 1110 Suncoast Trail. This trail allows Suncoast Trail users access to Starkey Wilderness Park amenities such phone: 352-754-4057 Tampa, FL 33601 On-Street Biking Share the Road as restrooms and camping facilities. C2C www.hernandocitrusmpo.us phone: 813-272-5940 Make Eye Contact Correct Paths for Left Turns: Pasco County MPO www.planhillsborough.org Confirm that you are seen. Establish eye contact Left turn only lane: Bicyclist A has turned left from a 8731 Citizens Drive, Suite 320 Forward Pinellas with motorists to insure that they know you are on narrow left turn lane. New Port Richey, FL 34654 C B 310 Court St. the road. Look over your shoulder regularly or use Left and through lane: Bicyclist B has turned left phone: 727-847-8140 Clearwater, FL 33756 a mirror to scan the road behind. Although bicycles from a left and through lane. have equal rights to road, be prepared to maneuver No special turn lane: Bicyclist C turns from a two- www.pascompo.net phone: 727-464-8250 for safety. lane street and enters the inner lane of a four-lane Van Fleet Trail in Polk County Tampa Bypass Canal Trail Hillsborough County Polk County TPO www.forwardpinellas.org A street to avoid right-turning cars entering the outer 330 West Church St. lane. Sarasota/Manatee MPO Be Careful at Intersections 2nd Floor, County Administration 7632 15th St. East Most accidents happen at intersections. Proceed ithlacoochee State Trail is located in Bartow, FL 33830 Beware of Car Doors pper Tampa Bay Trail is located in Sarasota, FL 34243 with care. In a wide lane, you are safer if you stay 3 Be wary of parked cars. Motorists can unexpectedly Starkey Wilderness Park Trail in Pasco County northwest Hillsborough County and Citrus, Hernando, and Pasco Counties phone: 863-534-6486 to 4 feet to the right of the cars. You can turn to avoid phone: 941-359-5772 open doors. Be particularly careful if you see a and passes by many small towns, www.polktpo.com a crash if a motorist makes a right turn from your left currently runs 7.25 miles from Memorial motorist in the car. Ride in a straight line at least W www.mympo.org U ranches, and natural areas, making it a 46-mile side. If you hug the curb, the car is across your path Highway to Peterson Road (located one mile three feet away from parked cars. NON-VOTING MEMBER AGENCIES: before you see it. north of Ehrlich Road). The trail will eventually journey from Citrus Springs, in Citrus County, to connect to the 42-mile Suncoast Trail. Trilby/Lacoochee in Pasco County. C2C, PRNC, Tampa Bay Area Regional Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise uncoast Trail is a 42-mile paved multi-use & HOFL Transportation Authority phone: 813-558-1117 Lock Your Bike trail parallel to the Suncoast Parkway in Use Hand Signals Lock the frame and rear wheel of your bike to a fixed phone: 813-282-8200 www.floridasturnpike.com Signal all turns and stops ahead of time. Look over object. If you have a quick release, lock the front Hillsborough, Pasco and Hernando Counties. S www.tbarta.com your shoulder for any traffic, then make your intended wheel also. Do not lock your bike to trees. The Suncoast Trail serves as a transportation FDOT District Seven Southwest Florida Regional move only when it is safe to do so. corridor and recreational facility for the region 11201 McKinley Dr. Planning Council by providing an important north-south connector Tampa, FL 33612 between public lands, parks and greenways. C2C phone: 239-338-2550 phone: 813-975-6000 Keep both hands ready to brake Avoid Road Hazards & PRNC You may not stop in time if you brake one-handed. Watch out for parallel-slat sewer grates, slippery www.swfrpc.org www.dot.state.fl.us Allow extra distance for stopping in the rain, since manhole covers, oily pavement, potholes and Tampa Bay Regional FDOT District One brakes are less efficient when wet. construction plates. Cross railroad tracks carefully. Planning Council 801 North Broadway St. phone: 727-570-5151 Bartow, FL 33830 Upper Tampa Bay Trail Park in Hillsborough County phone: 863-519-2562 Additional Tips for Multi-Use Paths & Roadways www.tbrpc.org Central Florida Regional www.dot.state.fl.us Withlacoochee State Trail in Citrus County Signal to Others Right-of-Way Planning Council Cyclists: sound your bell or call out a warning when Cyclists and in-line skaters must yield to an Fleet State Trail is named phone: 863-534-7130 approaching others, then pass safely on the left.
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