Bicyclists are celebrating today's official opening of a 10.6-mile rail-to-trail that links Sarasota and Venice.
The Legacy Trail takes the place of an abandoned CSX Transportation railway line that was purchased for $14.5 million in 2004. It's one of more than 1,460 rail-trails in the US that stretch across nearly 14,000 miles of landscape.
The paved path is 12 feet wide and is already popular with walkers and rollerbladers as well as cyclists. It has six trailheads ... more »


