Just east of yesterday’s featured porch, still on Spring Garden Street, we see this bicycle lane leading to the greenway and then on to town. The city of Greensboro is making a commitment to adding more lanes for bicycles and for providing greenways for off-road routes. According to the city’s website, in 2007, Greensboro established a new bike route system that includes a map with roads, greenways, and other information to help cyclists plan the safest routes possible. In 2006, the Greensboro Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) adopted the Greensboro Urban Area Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Greenway Master Plan, which incorporated ideas from public input for getting from Point A to Point B.The resulting plan was over 300 pages. Today, plans for bicycle protected lanes are being updated and adjusted as new greenways and highways are constructed. The Moses Cone-Wesley Long Health Care System has contributed funding  and been a key player in our city’s transportation plans.*

Today is ABC Wednesday and for our A-Z Urban Finds Series, “L” is for lane, as in the above bicycle lane. You know you are close to downtown Greensboro when you can see the JP Building (Now Lincoln Financial Group). Dare we say all roads, and LANES in Greensboro, lead to the JP Building– our iconic skyscraper?

Happy ABC Wednesday, dear readers!

* reference and more information, here.