New information on the City’s website about protected bike lane projects:
• State St.
A two-way cycle track between Peterson and Bunche. Would also include the installation of stop signs at both intersections.
There is no timeline for construction as yet, but it is a priority project, and I believe the City is planning a temporary installation the first weekend of May. In the meantime they have posted a survey for this project: Microsoft Forms
• West St.
Would extend the Downtown North-South Greenway Connector along West St. to Peace St., and perhaps all the way to Wade Ave. to connect to Five Points. No timeline is listed.
• Faircloth Rd.
This one’s news to me. A two-way cycle track between Hillsborough/Clark and Wade Ave. would replace the existing (unprotected) bike lanes. It would run along the Meredith side of the street. The City says it’s in design and should be let in winter, with construction occurring next summer.
On a related note, the long-planned Gorman St. Connector, which would connect the Rocky Branch and Reedy Creek trails via a two-way protected cycletrack on the west side of the Gorman St. bridge over the NCRR tracks. Wide sidepaths would also be constructed on the north and south sides of the bridge, and intersection improvements for bicycle access would occur as well. It sounds like we can finally expect to see construction on this project commence soon—the website lists “late April 2021” as the construction date.