In the last five years, our team has completed over 15 NCDOT-sponsored pedestrian plans, including Greensboro, Jacksonville, Holly Springs, Rocky Mount, Butner, Wake Forest, and Albemarle. The following are some specific examples.
Holly Springs Pedestrian Transportation Plan, NC
Alta/Greenways prepared the Pedestrian Plan
for the Town of Holly Springs as part of a grant from the NCDOT Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Initiative. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Division of NCDOT has placed this plan on their website as a model plan for the Grant Initiative. It was awarded the 2008 North Carolina Marvin Collins Planning Award in the Comprehensive Planning (Small Community) category.
Alta/Greenways conducted a comprehensive planning process and analysis. This included significant public participation effort with the Town, which included an online survey, survey mailings, and two public meetings, one of which included setting up a tent in an active public park on a Saturday to gather input from families. Because Holly Springs is a small but growing community, the team focused on policy and ordinance development for residential and commercial sites, regional connectivity, and connectivity to planned development. All major roadway intersections were assessed and completely described for pedestrian conditions and recommendations were made for their improvement. An interconnected system of both on-road sidewalks and off-road trails was recommended with an assessment of all opportunities and constraints.
Greenville, NC Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
In August of 2010, the Greenville Urban Area MPO commissioned Alta/Greenways to prepare a comprehensive bicycle and pedestrian master plan. The goals of the planning process include creating a lasting pedestrian and bicycle transportation program, identifying opportunities for bicycle and pedestrian facilities, providing connections between key destinations, and promoting safe bicycling and walking throughout the area. Greenways Incorporated is working with MPO staff, municipality staff, NCDOT staff, a project steering committee, and local residents to develop the draft plan.
