ANNA MARIA – It’s been years in the making. The city’s multi-year project to create a multi-use trail along its city streets and through its quieter neighborhoods is becoming a reality Oct. 3 at 11 a.m.
The idea was first seeded in 2016 and has taken more than two years to germinate.
The opening ceremony will be on the corner of Gulf Drive and Archer Way and will officially open the first segment of the trail to the public. City Commissioner Amy Tripp will cut the ribbon.
This part of the trail runs along the northern side of Gulf Drive from Archer Way to Willow Avenue.
Mayor Dan Murphy said it’s the first of at least seven or eight planned trail segments, which will create a route for cyclists and pedestrians to travel through Anna Maria. The trail will run east down North Bay Boulevard and North Shore Drive before ending at the intersection of North Shore Drive and Pine Avenue.
