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Safety Articles
What’s on Your Wish List for Our Greater Estero?
What’s on Your Wish List for Our Greater Estero?As we move through life and reach those milestone birthdays ending in...
Why Are There No Roundabouts on Estero Parkway?
Why Are There No Roundabouts on Estero Parkway?Engage Estero recently asked the greater Estero community to identify...
Comments and Q&A Following the Speakers’ Remarks At the Road Safety and Future Road Developments Meeting on February 26, 2025
Following the more formal comments from Mathew Maher, Senior Associate Traffic Engineer at Stantec Consulting, Don Scott, Executive Director of the Lee County Metropolitan Planning Organization, and Carmen Monroy, Senior Transportation Manager at CTS Engineering, a...
Road Safety in Greater Estero and Future Plans
Road Safety in Greater EsteroIntroduction. Engage Estero held an important Community Meeting on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at the Estero Recreational Center. The invited speakers included three of Southwest Florida’s leading experts focused on road safety issues,...
Why We Should Embrace More Roundabouts and Traffic Circles
As of 2023, there are approximately 9,000 roundabouts in the United States, and the number is increasing as hundreds more are being constructed each year. Florida has about 1,470 traffic circles, the highest of any state in the USA. However, this figure is dwarfed by...
Engage Estero Has Kicked Off the New Year with Inspiring Success Setting a Powerful Tone for What’s To Come!
Engage Estero has kicked off the new year with notable achievements that reflect our community's growing enthusiasm and involvement. With remarkable engagement rates and a significant expansion in our subscriber base, we are thrilled to share the positive momentum...
Road Development Updates November 2024
Corkscrew Road Corkscrew Road Widening – Ben Hill Griffin to East side of Bella Terra The road widening and related utilities movement, Lee Department of Transport’s (LDOT’s) contractor, nears completion with Phase 1 (from Ben Hill Griffin Pkwy. to Bella Terra Blvd.)....
Share Your Voice! Get Involved in Shaping Estero’s Recreation and Sports Future
On October 29, the Village Councilors, Management, Company Developers, and Planners invited residents to a meeting to listen to suggestions for the various options for the area north and west of Williams Road and Via Coconut. This is where the former driving range was...
Do you live in the Incorporated Village of Estero or Not?
Why it Matters People, especially those living along East Corkscrew Road, are unsure whether they live within the incorporated Village of Estero, the incorporated City of Bonita Springs, or in an unincorporated area. The table below summarizes which...
Concerning Flood Insurance
The Community Rating System (CRS) Provides Residents With Up To 20% Discount Engage Estero is providing the latest information the Village of Estero released regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) flood insurance Community Rating System (CRS)...
Pedestrian and Bike Safety In Greater Estero
The Bonita Estero Rail Trail project (BERT) is not just a local initiative but a crucial part of a larger vision to complete the 420-mile-long Florida Gulf Coast Trail. This ambitious plan aims to connect communities from Tampa-St. Petersburg down to Naples, and the...