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Triangle Bikeway Study
Kenneth Withrow, MPO Staff
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The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) and the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro (DCHC) Metropolitan Planning Organization embarked on an Implementation Study for a regional bicycle connection from Raleigh to the Park Center site at Research Triangle Park in Durham County via a separated greenway type facility generally following the I-40 corridor; and a Feasibility Study for a regional bicycle facility between the Park Center site and US 15-501 (Fordham Boulevard) in Chapel Hill; which will also address bicycle/pedestrian facility gaps along NC 54 in Durham County.
The Implementation Study built upon feasibility study work completed by Wake County in December 2017. The purpose of this bikeway is to serve commuters between Raleigh, Durham, Cary, RTP and Morrisville; and connect with existing and planned extensions of a facility in the City and County of Durham, which ultimately connects to US 15-501 in the Town of Chapel Hill.
This study, which concluded on December 31, 2021, was managed by CAMPO through the consulting firm McAdams. Meetings occurred with the mayors and local professional staff in the communities of Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill and Morrisville. The study has also garnered plenty of attention by the general public throughout the region, as well as statewide attention through various civic and professional organizations.
The Triangle Bikeway Working Group held their final meeting on December 16, 2021. Activities that followed the meeting included reviewing the final report and preparing to transition both the Triangle Bikeway Working Group and the Triangle Bikeway website to the Triangle Regional Partnership, which is managed by TJCOG.
The Triangle Bikeway Report is located on the CAMPO website.
The Triangle Bikeway Report will be released for public review and comment from March 16, 2022 to April 19, 2022. A public hearing will be held at the April 20...
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