City planners are working to make Winston-Salem easier for people to travel by bike or by walking.Top Stories:Forsyth County Sheriff's Office: deputies, driver fire shots during pursuit following attempted traffic stop Fire in Kernersville displaces 7Wilkes County Pastor once declared dead, now alive, back home They're working on plans to extend the Salem Creek Greenway to make it more accessible and connect more locations within the city.“People can start their trip where they live and get to their destination strictly on the greenway network and if we can do that, I think we can encourage more people to use biking and walking as viable transportation options,” said Matthew Burczyk, principal planner for the city of Winston-Salem Department of Transportation. City planners completed a feasibility study to come up with four options for extending the trail from Marketplace Mall to Forsyth Technical Community College but there are several barriers in between including busy roads and creeks. Burczyk describes the Salem Creek Greenway as a spine that currently connects multiple greenways and educational institutions. “Knowing how popular this trail is and what it connects to, our goal is to connect this trail past Peters Creek Parkway and past Silas Creek Parkway to get it to connect to Forsyth Tech and the neighborhoods west of Peters Creek Parkway." Burczyk said. Right now, people who live in those neighborhoods either have to bike or walk past busy streets or they have to drive to access the greenway network. Burczyk said the city wants to eliminate that need. “One of the values of this trail network here the Salem Creek Greenway the existing section is people can go from Marketplace Mall to Salem Lake and never cross the street so we want to maintain that level of comfort because that is what people want when they're on a greenway,” Burczyk said.The cost of extending the trail ranges from $10 to 12 million and Burczyk said getting the funding could take years.Burczyk said once planners chose an option, the city would then work with NCDOT to figure out how to get underneath Peters Creek and Silas Creek Parkways. They would modify the underpasses to accommodate the trail, Burczyk said.“I think the additions we've made to the network lately have really given people more opportunities to explore different parts of the city and that's one thing I want to stress is a lot of people use it for recreation purposes but the way we are developing it now we're really focused on providing a good transportation option as well,” Burczyk said.The city is looking for feedback from residents to learn about what people value about the greenway. Each option lays out the advantages and disadvantages, costs, and impacts of each plan. You can see those options and take a survey by clicking here.Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscastsNAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Watch NOWCAST TV | Local News | National | News We LoveTRENDING STORIESKeep up with local news, weather, and current events with the WXII app here.