Northeast Greensboro Bypass Plans

In case you're wondering, here's the map of the route for Preddy Blvd, aka, I-840, The Northeast Greensboro Urban Loop. Clicking on the image makes it bigger.

It's going to be interesting to hear what folks on Cotswald Avenue and the Lake Jennette area have to say about it. The lucky ones will have to sell their homes. The only thing we might notice here in the Uptown is less traffic on East Wendover and US 29.

Stolen from Duke University.

Uptown Parks

I wish I could tout a long list of Uptown Greensboro parks but unfortunatly there is only one park, Gatewood Park, a five-acre natural area offering open spaces, a stream and wooded area within the Uptown. But there are several parks nearby.

Making Your Uptown Home Or Business Safer

The Greensboro Police Department offers free security assessments to suggest crime prevention tips and highlight areas of possible concern for your Uptown home or business. A police officer will come out and make suggestions as to changes to your property that will reduce your risk of becoming victim to a crime.

Follow the link to request a security assessment before you become a victim.

Is Your Bicycle Registered?

 Lots of people in Uptown Greensboro ride bicycles but are you aware that according to North Carolina State Law: A bicycle is a vehicle, must be registered and display a registration sticker?

All traffic laws apply to bicyclists:
Ride in same direction as other traffic.
Stop at red lights and stop signs.
Helmet required if under 16.
Ride as close to the right-hand edge as practical, except when making a left turn or avoiding hazards.
When riding at night, a bicycle must have a front lamp visible from 300 feet and a red light or reflector visible from 200 feet on the rear.
Yield right of way to vehicles and pedestrians when entering main road from side street, driveway or building entrance.

On average, 15 to 20 bicycles are reported stolen in Greensboro every month. Many bicycles are found by Greensboro Police but because most of them are unregistered, police officers don't know who to return them to. A registration sticker is free and can help police to return your bicycle to you if it is lost or stolen.

Click here to register your bicycle.

Getting Around Greensboro

For those of you who own a car, the hardest part of getting around Greensboro may be finding a parking spot near the door but for those persons who don't own a car or feel the need to use less gasoline, getting around Greensboro can be tough. We hope the following information helps you get where you're going.

Bicycling As Transportation
Greensboro has lots of recreational bicycle trails but when it comes to getting from point A to points B, C and D, riding the trails usually isn't an option. And while the City of Greensboro does allow bicyclists to ride on sidewalks, in the Uptown, sidewalks are few and far between. A Greensboro Bicycle Map is available online but it's so hard to see on a computer screen that I recommend bicyclists call 336-373-CITY (2489) and ask how to get a paper copy.

Walk-Score
Walk scores range 0-100 with 100 being the most walkable. Not all of the Uptown is in the 27405 Zip Code but since most of the area is in the 27405 Zip Code I decided to use 27405 as a base line to compare the Uptown with other Greensboro neighborhoods. The Uptown is Car-Dependent with a walk score of 45. The overall Walk-Score for the entire City of Greensboro is 39. Greensboro's most walkable neighborhoods are 27402, 27403 and 27408 with scores of 69, 57 and 51 respectively.

Walk scores are important because cities with high walk scores are generally denser, enjoy less sprawl, have higher per capita incomes and are considered good places to start new businesses. People who live in walkable communities weigh less. The air is cleaner as 82% of CO2 emissions come from car exhaust. Cars are the second largest household expense. Houses in areas with high walk score are more valuable. As a matter of fact: increasing a walk score by 1 point increases your home value by $3,000.

Greensboro Transit Authority
Many people find GTA routing to be confusing but if you study the routing long enough you can usually get where you want to go. Routes 6, 10, 14 and 15 all serve Uptown Greensboro though odds are good you'll need to change buses somewhere along the way. Riding more than one bus sometimes requires paying double fares unless you purchase multi-day passes in advance or transfer at the appropriate stops. Current fares and passes can be found here. Transfers here.

Good luck.