Health & Fitness
St. Pete, Gulfport Mayors To Open Osgood Point Trail Connector
St. Pete's Mayor Kriseman and Gulfport's Mayor Henderson will celebrate the opening of the Osgood Point Trail Connect Oct. 26.
GULFPORT, FL —Gulfport Mayor Samuel Henderson and St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman will celebrate the formal opening of the Osgood Point Trail Saturday, Oct. 26 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at 26th Avenue South and Quincy Street South in Gulfport.
Due to Tropical Storm Nestor, the event was rescheduled from Saturday, Oct. 19.
The Osgood Point Trail is a connector providing enhanced transportation, accessibility and mobility between St. Petersburg and Gulfport. Walkers, joggers, cyclists and other residents of Gulfport and St. Pete are invited to the ceremony to mark the occasion.
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The Osgood Point Trail connector provides enhanced connectivity for pedestrians and bicyclists from the existing St. Pete trail network to Gulfport’s downtown center, beachfront area and the Gulfport Casino, a historical landmark recently named to the National Register of Historic Places.
In addition to this connector, there are plans to add nearly 150 miles to the existing 100-plus miles of multiuse trails throughout Pinellas County as part of the Long Range Transportation Plan – a Forward Pinellas initiative.
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