FORT MYERS, Fla. — There may be a new method of transportation coming to Fort Myers: a water taxi.
If implemented, it would take people from downtown Fort Myers to North Fort Myers. The shuttle would potentially ensure safer travel across the Caloosahatchee River. The hope is it would increase tourism as well.
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