u/Joose__bocks

Tate St. is a special area in the middle of College Hill. The residential stretch between Market and Carr that is being considered for two way protected bike lanes to complement extending protected bike lanes on Friendly and Market all the way down to Tate St.

A community feedback survey was designed to see what people think about this idea. I'm encouraging people to vote to support protected bike lanes. In this current brainstorm, two options are being considered: one way protected on each side and two-way lanes on one side with big planters. The two way lanes are my preferred option as someone who gets around by bike. 

Some additional background:

-Bike lanes could only go on the residential blocks north of Carr St. Parking near the Tate St shops and restaurants stays exactly as it is under every option.

-The street parking it would replace sits mostly unused because nearly all of the homes have off-street parking. Walk this area when UNCG classes aren't in session and it is always empty. UNCG acknowledges and is trying to fix this issue with students using this area for free parking instead of using transit or paying for parking on campus. Meanwhile the empty width makes the street drive like a race track.

-I know protected bike lanes don't make sense everywhere but this is in an area where I think they would genuinely get used a lot. It is the most walked and biked neighborhood in Greensboro. Last month a speeding driver hit a parked car on the 200 block hard enough to flip. Kids bike these blocks.

-Whatever the community picks gets tested first with cones and signs. If it doesn't work, it can be easily removed.

Survey closes on September 10th. Please consider voting. And if you know people who actually live in College Hill or on Tate St, their voices matter most, please send it their way.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScEjmipKhPBKAHIZrgcIZKMYYa-CJg0JwPZrffVlCq53oFxbQ/viewform?pli=1

This was last Sunday August 9. Called the non emergency number and they answered right away but they never followed up for the video. The driver turned off the road when they saw me trying to get the plates after this. Hoping someone on here recognizes the car

From an email I received. This seems like a great tool for keeping track of and visualizing projects:

https://www.ncdot.gov/projects/ProjectsNearMe/default.aspx

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The public has a new way to keep tabs on transportation projects that are underway or upcoming, whether they are in a nearby neighborhood or across the state.

The N.C. Department of Transportation recently launched an interactive online tool called Projects Near Me, where people can explore a map featuring a wide range of state transportation project data. 

The map is searchable by address, making it easy to find projects near any location, and by project identification number in the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). It can also display projects by county or NCDOT Highway Division.

Additional filters allow users to search the map by project type — aviation, bicycle and pedestrian, bridge and structure, ferry, highway, public transportation, rail, and other miscellaneous projects. The map can also display indicators for projects that are of high public interest, have public engagement, or are future projects.

Users can click on any map pin to display more project information, including a local map and description of the work, milestones for those that are committed for funding in the current STIP, and contact information.

The data behind the Projects Near Me map is subject to change as projects evolve. The map does not feature data on travel impacts associated with current transportation projects.

 People should continue to use DriveNC.gov as the trusted source for real-time traffic information across North Carolina.​