by Jack Carley
Staff Writer
The Town of Carrboro held a meeting July 23 to hear public comments on the initial stages of a new bike plan for the town. Consultants from Greenways, Inc. presented a preliminary plan for improving the town’s bicycle facilities and about 50 people dropped by to see the plans and offer their opinions, said town Transportation Planner Adena Messinger.
Messinger says that public comments are being considered in the planning process and that a newer draft plan should be ready by Friday to see at the town hall or online at the town’s website (ci.carrboro.nc.us). The newer draft will be up for review for about two months, Messinger said, and will likely be available for comment at another public hearing.
New bicycle facilities in Carrboro may include more bike lanes, offroad paths, wider shoulders and something called a “sharrow,†short for “share the road†arrow.
Messinger said the meeting went “alright†but may have been dampened by the weather. Still she said some bicyclists braved the ominous clouds and had helmets in hand at the meeting.
