Posts Tagged ‘bike_path’

New Ped and Bike Map Shows Raleigh’s Progress

Thursday, July 8th, 2010
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A new interactive map that overlays existing Google Maps has been published on the web, showing the future of Raleigh’s bike system. In our case, the future seems far away.  The site takes the existing Google bike layer, which includes other Triangle spots like Durham and Cary, and lets the user add different layers of Raleigh’s bike plan.

Don’t take my word for it. Go see for yourself and check out the different layers and future bike plans at (more…)

Bike Lanes for Trailwood Drive?

Friday, June 26th, 2009
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If you’ve been down Trailwood Drive this week, you’ve noticed that NCDOT (North Carolina Department of Transportation) has been working on the shoulders.  The work being done is not for a bike lane or a multi-purpose path.  Many residents from the Lineberry Alliance have suggested some type of bike & pedestrian connection from our neighborhood to the Greenway on Trailwood Drive.

The shoulder work is only correcting an ongoing maintenance issue.  NCDOT contacts said they were having problems with the low shoulder.  Apparently, vehicles were running off the road and creating a drop off at the edge of the pavement.  (more…)