​Greensboro Bicycle Projects

 

Fiscal Year 2018 - 2019 Greensboro Repavement List: Every year the City of Greensboro Department of Field Operations issues a list of streets they are going to repave. The Greensboro Department of Transportation (GDOT) then designs or redesigns the lane markings for those streets and physically puts in the markings. Not all streets are marked. Bikesboro and other advocates meet with GDOT staff to advocate for marking improvements for various streets through quarterly meetings of the MPO Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC or BiPed). While we would love to have bike facilities on each and every street listed, we understand that GDOT design time and marking materials are limited. Rather than go through every street, we just mention the ones we think need significant improvement, in the order each was presented on the list. For each street segment, we list the street name, the beginning and end of where bike facilities ought to go, street width, street length in miles, the highest number of cars on that street from the latest traffic count, with a count date when counts are available, what type of facility we recommend based upon the data, and some notes about the route.

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Battleground Ave, Greene to Smith (41 ft wide; 0.21 miles; 721 cars on 01/04/2006) - This area has a very high land value and huge development potential. We hope the city will one day make the street into a brick-lined public square with benches, trees, sidewalk cafes, and food carts. We also suggest renaming it Village Greene, Lindsey Close, or Battleground Square. For both Lindsay and Battleground, given the relatively low traffic volume for downtown, might GDOT consider moving the bike lane to between the parked cars and the curb?

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Beachmont Drive, Fleming to Cardinal Way + Cardinal Way, Fleming to Beachmont (26 ft wide; 0.9 miles total; no traffic counts) - Please consider adding sharrows for a future neighborhood bikeway for far northwest Greensboro.

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Brightwood School Road, Lee's Chapel to Summit (30 ft wide; 0.58 miles; 3,552 cars on 01/18/2012) - A popular road riding route. Given the traffic volume, we strongly urge GDOT to add bike lanes to this street.

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Burtner Street, Randolph to S. Elm (26 ft wide; 0.38 miles; no traffic counts) - A pleasant nearly-flat neighborhood connection, please consider adding sharrows.

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Cardinal Way, Fleming to Beachmont (see Beachmont)

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Church Street, Summit to Wendover (45 ft wide; 0.8 miles; 2,320 cars on 06/24/2015) - We agree with adding bike lanes and sharrows, but when you add sharrows, please add signage to lower the posted speed limit to no more than 25mph, preferably 20mph. Also consider improving the street lighting on the Fisher Park stretch.

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Colonial Ave, Cornwallis to Lawndale (24 ft wide; 1.02 miles; 219 cars on 02/17/2016)- A popular local route connecting Cornwallis to Target & Harris Teeter, please consider adding sharrows.

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Douglas Street, MLK to Reid (28 ft wide; 0.39 miles; no traffic counts) - Please consider adding sharrows.

Drawbridge Parkway, Horse Pen Creek to By-Pass (32 ft wide; 1.2 miles; 1,713 cars on 07/13/2014) - Popular road riding route. Bike lanes are badly needed, we agree with your assessment.

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Elam Ave, Market to Friendly (27 ft wide; 0.43 miles; 2,059 cars on 11/12/2012) - A busy bike commute route to the hospital, the Lake Daniel path, and Friendly Center. Please consider adding bike lanes when possible, sharrows otherwise.

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Fisher Park Circle, Elm to Florence (21 ft wide; 0.24 miles; 610 cars on 10/04/2010) - This is such a very popular bike and pedestrian route that GDOT has even signed it as an official bike route. Like Starmount, it's often used for 5K and 10K runs. Given its narrowness, we strongly urge sharrows on this street and the lowest posted speed limit allowed by the city. You might also consider creating a new and innovative bike/ped sharrow symbol.

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Gatewood Ave, E Bessemer to Highway 29 (31 ft wide; 0.47 miles; 967 cars on 07/24/2017) - This street is a good commute bike route as it crosses Wendover with a traffic light at a lightly-used intersection. We urge a combination of bike lanes and sharrows between Bessemer and Tucker, possibly with added way finding signage to Phillips and to A&T.

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Glendale Drive, Randleman to Rehobeth Church (30 ft wide; 0.73 miles; 3,904 cars on 10/07/2017) - A continuation of a 2017 project, we strongly urge having bike lanes throughout, given the traffic volume.

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Glenwood Ave, Freeman Mill to Gate City (30 ft wide; 1.08 miles; 766 cars on 10/19/2015) - A very popular commute bike route connecting to UNCG, we urge having bike sharrows and a speed limit of no more than 25 mph, and bike lanes closer in to UNCG.

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Gretchen Lane, Ballinger to near Satinwood (27 ft wide; 0.76 miles; no traffic counts) - Please consider adding sharrows.

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Hobbs Road, Jefferson to New Garden (32 ft wide; 0.87 miles; 2,183 cars on 05/06/2015) - Connection to shopping, schools, parks, and a city library. Bike lanes are badly needed, glad you are planning to do them.

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Hornaday Road, Guilford College to By Pass (36 ft wide; 0.68 miles; 3,009 cars on 06/12/2012) - Near jobs, glad you are doing bike lanes. Given the wide street width, will they be buffered?

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Independence Road, Lawndale to Colonial (21 ft wide; 0.73 miles; 782 cars on 02/17/2016) - Please consider adding sharrows.

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JJ Drive, Elm-Eugene to Randleman (30 ft wide; 0.52 miles; 2,771 cars on 08/20/2012) - Commercial/industrial area with moderate traffic, please consider adding bike lanes.

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Julian Street, Bennett to East Side Drive (30 ft wide; 0.46 miles; 729 cars on 06/15/2010) - Please consider adding sharrows.

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Lafayette Ave, Liberty to Cone (25 ft wide; 0.35 miles; 1,338 cars on 03/21/2006) - A designated city bike route, consider adding sharrows.

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Lee's Chapel Road, Yancyville to Brightwood School (50 ft wide; 1.39 miles; 5,012 cars on 12/16/2013) - Major bike route with no other parallel choices in the area, this street badly needs buffered bike lanes and much reduced speed limits. Please consider a road diet of reducing the number of car lanes.

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Lendew Street, Green Valley to Cornwallis (28 ft wide; 0.33 miles; 2,294 cars on 10/01/2007) - Connects to a hospital and two of the top city bike routes (both badly in need of bike lanes), we urge bike lanes on this short street segment whenever possible, sharrows and reduced speed limits otherwise.

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Lewis Street, South Elm to the railroad crossing near the Forge (26 ft wide: 0.06 miles: 112 cars on 01/21/2013) - Normally this short street segment has hardly any traffic and normally would not warrant any bike markings at all, but in 2017 this was the starting location for the annual Ride of Silence, so we recommend at least sharrow markings for it and street markings as to where bikes might best trigger the signal at Elm.

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Lindsay Street, Greene to Battleground (40 ft wide; 0.06 miles; 954 cars on 07/19/2011) - For both Lindsay and Battleground, given the relatively low traffic volume (for downtown), might GDOT consider moving the bike lane to between the parked cars and the curb?

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Longview Street #2, Walker to Spring Garden (27 ft wide; 0.33 miles; no traffic counts) - Please consider adding sharrows.

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Mystic Drive, Lynhaven to Randleman (26 ft wide; 0.42 miles; 192 cars on 02/08/2005) - Connects to the Shannon/Greenhaven Greenway. Please consider adding sharrows.

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Northline Ave, Hobbs to Pembroke (32 ft wide; 0.47 miles; 3,002 cars on 03/12/2012) - North side of Friendly Center, a long-overdue bike lane.

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Pembarton Road, Post Bridge to Guilford College + Post Bridge Drive, Dover Park to City Limits (30/28 ft wide; 1.65 miles total; no traffic counts) - Please consider adding sharrows, to create an outer southwest neighborhood bike way.

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Regents Park Lane, Lawndale to Bass Chapel (28 ft wide; 2.5 miles; 2,475 cars on 02/18/2014) - This two-mile road is very popular with road riders on the far north side. Given the moderate traffic volumes, please consider adding bike lanes when possible, sharrows and reduced posted speed limits otherwise.

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Starmount Drive, Madison to Friendly (22 ft wide; 1.22 miles; no traffic counts) - This is one of the most popular bike and running/walking streets in the city, a frequent site for annual running events. Like Fisher Circle, the street is very narrow. For narrow sections, we strongly urge sharrows on this street and the lowest posted speed limit allowed by the city. You might also consider creating a new and innovative bike/ped sharrow symbol. For wider sections, please consider bike lanes, given high weekend car traffic.

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Wintergarden Lane, Farmington to Merritt (26 ft wide; 0.32 miles; no traffic counts) - This street is essentially an extension of Farmington. Please consider adding sharrows and reducing the posted speed limit.