I’m not too familiar with Atlanta’s beltline, but I discussed how Raleigh has a beltline type greenway (Click here). All we’re really missing is the breweries or connections to bars/restaurants/breweries around. Although not far, there are quite a bit of bars/restaurants/breweries that are close to the greenway, but there isn’t much signage promoting “shopping” or “retail” things of that nature.
Here’s a list of places that have bars/breweries/restaurants near the greenway (nor more than a half mile off the main loop).
- Meredith College South (Raleigh Brewing Company, Gym Tacos, Jasmin, Lucky Tree, Brickhouse Sports Bar),
- Meredith College North (Whole Foods, Bruegger’s Bagels, Ridgewood Wine & Beer Co)
- Crabtree Mall (Crabtree Ale Alehouse, Food Court, other chains)
- Crabtree Creek / Wake Forest Rd South (House of Hops, Chido Taco, Venture Pizza, BREW Coffee Bar)
- Crabtree Creek / Wake Forest Rd North - not the most exciting shopping area but there is Gym Tacos and Chop Shop BBQ.
- Crabtree Creek & Industrial Drive - once this connection is finished (running behind as it was expected to be completed last week), then Wegman’s will be around 1/2 mile off the greenway.
I would like to see more commercialized areas around the Greenway. The Midtown-St. Albans plan will help.
Close, but not really bikeable for leisure riders:
- Lake Boone Trail (Buffalo Brothers, House Creek Beverage Company, The Oak, Sushi Thai, Chubbys Tacos).
- North Hills (a bit more than 1/2 mile off the Greenway)
- Hillsborough Street. Some parts are 1/2 mile off the Greenway. As noted on some other posts, Hillsborough Street isn’t the most bike friendly (but not necessarily bike unfriendly) area.
- Crabtree Creek / Atlantic Avenue - With the Dock 1053 already being there and with RIW coming in, can we please prioritize this?
I’m sure there are more sections, but these are the ones I frequent the most.