The 3.5-mile Green Spine protected bike route now runs from North Hyde Park to East Tampa. Where it goes, what it cost and the one gap left near N. 15th Street.

Tampa’s Green Spine Cycle Track is finished. The 3.5-mile two-way bike route, protected from traffic by raised concrete dividers, now runs from North Hyde Park through downtown and Ybor City into East Tampa.

The city announced the route’s completion Oct. 22. It said the project had been more than a decade in the making.

The last piece

The final section, which the city calls Phase 2A, runs along West Cass Street between North Howard and North Rome avenues in North Hyde Park. It is a little more than a third of a mile long. Construction began in October 2025 and finished in September, the city said.

The route at a glance:

  • Length: 3.5 miles, two-way, for bikes and scooters
  • Protection: 3-foot raised concrete dividers between riders and drivers
  • West end: North Hyde Park
  • East end: East 21st Street in East Tampa
  • Through: downtown Tampa and Ybor City
  • Links: two connections to the West Riverwalk extension

The city said narrower travel lanes along the route are meant to calm traffic.

How many people ride it

The city keeps a bike counter at North Boulevard and Cass Street. It counted nearly 80,000 cyclists on the Green Spine in 2025, the city said, and nearly 60,000 so far in 2026. Anyone can see the daily and hourly numbers on the city’s public Eco-Counter page.

“New businesses have opened up along Cass Street and residents use the track daily to bike and scooter to work and school, exercise, and explore their neighborhoods,” Mayor Jane Castor said.

What it cost

The whole project cost roughly $8 million. Grants paid for nearly 80% of it, and the city paid the remaining $1.6 million, the city said.

What it means for you

  • The protected route now runs the full way from North Hyde Park to East 21st Street, apart from one short gap.
  • That gap, a segment near North 15th Street, will be finished by a Florida Department of Transportation contractor, likely in the spring, after its interstate work there, the city said.
  • If you drive Cass Street in North Hyde Park, the travel lanes are now narrower.
  • To plan a car-free trip that joins the river, see our guide to the Tampa Riverwalk and our page on getting around Tampa.