The City of Naples’ Streets & Stormwater Department is hosting two more public involvement meetings for the Bicycle & Pedestrian Master Plan Update.  The next meeting is Thursday, February 21 at City Hall (735 8^th St S) from 5pm-7pm.  The goal of these next meetings is to gather more public…

As I ascend thousands of miles in flight above the winding rivers, valleys and mountains of Haiti, it is with both relief and some sadness that I say goodbye, for I don’t know when I will return and I have made some more dear friends this time around. To quote my Haitian friend, Russell Behrmann, Haiti does continue to “comuse” me. That is, he explains, when you are, at once, amused and confused. This trip was no different from my last in that regard. World-renowned bike race director, Rick…

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Riding a bike in the Amberly Drive neighborhood has been an adventure for Kyle Helfritz.

He typically rides more than 10 miles a day on heavily traveled Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and along some scenic streets peppered with steady streams of traffic.

"Since I moved here, I have traveled along Tampa Palms Boulevard (East) and back down Bruce B. Downs Boulevard to Amberly Drive," said Helfritz, who moved to Tampa Palms more…