Tag: parking

Curbed: Lots of empty spaces after mass parking resignations

Five members of the Boca Grande Parking Advisory Panel sent a letter to the editor of the Boca Beacon about their resignations on Tuesday, June 25. This decision follows the Lee County...

Parking panel cites progress, frustration in resignation letter

BY FIVE MEMBERS OF THE BOCA GRANDE PARKING ADVISORY PANEL In 2015, a Boca Grande Parking Advisory Panel of diverse residents was formed at the suggestion of the GICIA to provide local...

A guide to Gasparilla Island and Boca Grande beach parking

June 21, 2024
Staff Report
Community, Travel

Editor’s Note: As of 8/5/2025, Lee County passed a sweeping parking ordinance that will change street parking on the island. It is not yet being enforced, as there a complicated array of...

Letters: Families need beaches, open up 5th Street, respect for environment

To the Editor: My husband and I visit Boca Grande quite often. I read with great interest the articles focusing on the parking issues on Gasparilla Island, specifically in Boca Grande. I was...

Sarasota, Fort Myers merchants and restaurants push back on strict parking rules

June 20, 2024
Staff Report
News

As parking has once again occupied the forefront of islanders’ minds, several other popular destinations along the Gulf Coast have been having similar conversations just this week. Boutique...

June 13, 2024
Garland Pollard
Editorial

This weekend on Gasparilla Island was not a major holiday, just a plain old summer weekend. The weather was clear, and visitors came, while so many of our regulars have gone home. The tarpon crowd...

Tag: parking

Curbed: Lots of empty spaces after mass parking resignations

Parking panel cites progress, frustration in resignation letter

A guide to Gasparilla Island and Boca Grande beach parking

Letters: Families need beaches, open up 5th Street, respect for environment

Sarasota, Fort Myers merchants and restaurants push back on strict parking rules

Let’s start with parking by curbing the curb ‘lawns’

Roundup: Parking, beach access in Boca Grande and on Gasparilla Island

Retailers fear more parking restrictions will drive away customers

Letters: Parking regulations

Quiet Gilchrist, but overflowing Gasparilla Island State Park