Introduction

With the Legacy Trail having been completed to Fruitville Rd. in downtown Sarasota in March 2022, it is now time to consider extending it even farther north to the Bradenton-Sarasota Airport (SRQ).

This website proposes the SRQ Legacy Trail extension, and recommends continuing to use the railroad right-of-way, despite the higher acquisition cost, as this will serve historically black neighborhoods, provide maximum safety, and break down the connectivity barriers to bicycles of Washington St., Fruitville Rd., and the railroad tracks themselves.