Comprehensive Transportation Plan - March 2019

EXISTING CONDITIONS

Sidepath and Bicycle Network Two North Carolina bicycle routes run through Morrisville: Carolina Connection (NC Bike Route 1) and Mountains to Sea (NC Bike Route 2). The Mountains to Sea route spans more than 700 miles from the Town of Murphy in the southwest part of the state to the Town of Manteo in the Outer Banks. In Morrisville, the route follows Morrisville-Carpenter Road, Church Street, Watkins Road, Perimeter Park Drive, and Airport Boulevard. Figure 2-21 displays the state designated bike routes. Figure 2-22 shows Morrisville’s existing sidepath and bicycle network. The network consists of sidepaths (wide paths adjacent to roadways), greenways (paved trails not adjacent to roadways), and on-street bike facilities. The pedestrian and bicycle network includes two connected greenways. The Indian Creek Greenway is 1.8 miles in length and runs alongside Town Hall Drive from Morrisville-Carpenter Road to McCrimmon Parkway. The Shiloh Greenway is 1.7 miles in length and runs alongside and through a power easement from McCrimmon Parkway near Town Hall Drive north to Weaver Forest Way near NC 540. Additionally, construction on the Crabtree Creek and Hatcher Creek Greenways began in 2017. The new greenways will provide an east-west connection through Morrisville from Lake Crabtree to the Town of Cary’s greenway system. Figure 2-21: State Designated Bike Routes

Source: https://www.ncdot.gov/bikeped/ncbikeways/about

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