This phase is complete.

After weighing competing interests along the corridor, on February 21, 2020 the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission recommended proceeding with a one-way pair of separated bicycle lanes on the inside block of West and Harrington Streets. They also included a long-term recommendation to consolidate the facilities onto a single street in the future. 

This recommendation was reached after:

• An open house for a two-way cycle track concept on West Street on February of 2017.  Bus Rapid Transit needs on West Street along with some physical constraints made the original plan unfeasible. 
• Testing the two-way cycle track concept on a 3-block section of Harrington Street April 5-7, 2019. 
• An open house for the entire corridor followed June 18, 2019. Issues around the number of driveways and crossings led to a re-assessment of the 2-way cycle track as the best fit and the development of alternatives. 
• Six different options were presented at an open house on Jan. 6, 2020. 

BPAC's recommendation will go to City Council for review. If approved, cycle track construction will begin with possible completion as early as late 2020.

View proposed design

The City awarded the construction contract to NPS Solutions, LLC, and they are scheduled to start work on Sept. 8. We anticipate the project to take 30 days, weather permitting, with work beginning on West Street. Work will be completed block by block to minimize the impacts to businesses during construction.

Once West Street is completed, the contractor will start work on Harrington Street. This schedule allows the utility work currently underway on Harrington Street to complete before our work commencing.

With this project, there will be a reduction in on-street parking along the two streets. West Street will only have on-street parking along the southbound travel lane, and Harrington Street will have on-street parking along the northbound travel lane.

West Street Before & After Parking & Loading Zone Map

Harrington Street Before & After Parking & Loading Zone Map

Construction activity for this project includes:

• Grinding out old pavement markings; 
• New bicycle paint markings applied; and,
• Installation of flexible bollards. 

There are no road closures associated with the project, but please travel cautiously through the work zone, as there may be some intermittent flagging operations and lane closures.   

The City and the contractor will make all efforts to minimize any inconvenience along the two streets while we complete the project.

Construction is complete.

Phase 1 - Complete

Phase 1 of the Downtown North-South Greenway Connector was completed in October 2019. This project included the installation of a south-bound bicycle lane on the west side of Harrington and a north-bound bicycle lane on the east side of West Street. These lanes provide a dedicated bike lane in each direction from Martin Street to Hillsborough Street.

Phase 2 - Complete

The bike lanes on West and Harrington Streets were expanded around the Smoky Hollow development near the Publix on Peace Street.

Parking and loading zone configurations changed to accommodate the bike lanes. 

The following curb space changes on West Street and Harrington Street are now in place:

• The removal of 14 time-regulated parking spaces, and 28 unregulated parking spaces along Harrington and West Streets.
• The conversion of 45 spaces along Harrington and West Streets to metered parking, and the creation of 17 new parking spaces along North and Tucker Streets.
• The shortening of a Commercial Loading Zone on Tucker Street, the relocation of Mixed-Use Loading/Unloading Zone on West Street, and the shortening of an evening Taxi Zone on Tucker Street.

Phase 3 - In Design

Phase 3 of the North-South Downtown Greenway Connector will provide easy bicycle access on N. West Street between Peace St. and Wade Ave. Consultants are considering the feasibility of this project. Public outreach will begin in mid-2022.

Phase 4 - Planned

Phase 4 of the North-South Downtown Greenway Connector will connect to the Rocky Branch Greenway at Dix Park and use on-street connections most likely on South Saunders, South, and West Streets to reach Cabarrus Street where it will connect to the final phase of the project, the West Street Extension.