LIVES. AND TONIGHT, THE CITY OF GREENSBORO IS ASKING FOR INPUT ON AN UPCOMING PROJECT THAT COULD HELP EASE THE BUSY BATTLEGROUND AVENUE, LAWNDALE AND WEST OVER TERRORIST CORRIDOR. WXII 12 KARA PETERS WALKS US THROUGH THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT AND WHAT RESIDENTS SAY THEY HOPE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE. MONDAY EVENING, THE CITY OF GREENSBORO PROVIDED A DETAILED OVERVIEW WHEN IT COMES TO FUTURE PLANS WITHIN THE BATTLEGROUND CORRIDOR. THEIR GOAL IS TO HAVE BOTH RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS BE KEY PLAYERS IN THE PROCESS. THE INPUT SESSION WAS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GREENSBORO URBAN AREA. METROPOL ITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. STATIONS WERE SET UP AT GUILFORD PARK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT’S OVERVIEW AND SAFETY PLANS. ARE YOUR PRIORITIES FOR THE PROJECT? ARE YOU A PERSON WHO DRIVES AND YOU WANT TO GET THROUGH THE CORRIDOR? ARE YOU A PERSON WHO WOULD USE IT ON FOOT AND YOU WANT TO HAVE, SAY, CROSSES OR A PEDESTRIAN OR A PERSON WHO USES TRANSIT? SOME GOALS FOR THE STATE PROJECT INCLUDE BETTER MANAGEMENT OF TRAFFIC FLOW AND CONGESTION, IMPROVED BUS STOP ACCESS AND CONVENIENCE FOR BICYCLE LISTS AND PEDESTRIANS. RESIDENTS HAD THE CHANCE TO WEIGH IN ON WHAT THEY HAVE DEALT WITH FIRSTHAND WHEN IT COMES TO THE BUSY AREA. I WOULDN’T DESCRIBE THEM AS LIKE WELL ORGANIZED. IT GETS REALLY CONGESTED. THERE’S OFTEN LIKE TRAFFIC BLOCKING THE TURNING LANES AND PEOPLE TOO MANY PEOPLE IN THE TURNING LANES. SO IT BLOCKS THE OTHER DIRECTION. I LOVE A LOT OF THE THINGS AROUND HERE, BUT THEY’RE SO DIFFICULT TO GET TO. I LOVE A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES HERE AND HONESTLY, I REALLY WISH I COULD JUST RIDE MY BIKE OR WALK THROUGH THE AREA AT THIS TIME. FUNDING FOR THE PROJECTS CONSTRUCTION HAS NOT YET BEEN IDENTIFIED, BUT MCINTYRE SAYS IT WAS CRUCIAL FOR THOSE THAT UTILIZE THE BUSY AREA EVERY DAY TO GIVE FEEDBACK. WE HAVE THE BUSINESS OWNERS, WE HAVE THE RESIDENTIAL ON THE OUTSIDE AND THEN YOU HAVE THE TRANSIT LINE. SO A LOT OF DIFFERENT MOVING PARTS TO THIS. SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PRIORITIZE WHAT’S IMPORTANT SO WE CAN AND HAVE A GREAT OR DETAILED UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE SHOULD FOCUS ON AS WE MOVE INTO THIS DESIGN. BUT UNTIL THEN, RESIDENTS SAY THEY’RE THANKFUL TO KNOW THE CITY IS INCLUDING THEM IN WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. I THINK IT’S REALLY GREAT THAT THEY’RE LISTENING TO US AND AND TAKING OUR THOUGHTS INTO CONSIDERATION SO THAT WE CAN REALLY MAKE THIS WHOLE AREA A LITTLE MORE ACCESSIBLE, NOT ONLY TO THE PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT TO VISITORS AND AND OTHER FOLKS WHO COME TO GREENSBOROUGH AS WELL. AND A PROJECT IS STILL IN THE EARLY PLANNING STAGES. IN FACT, OFFICIALS EXPECT THIS PROCESS TO TAKE OVER A TEN YEAR PERIOD. NOW, FOR THOSE THAT WERE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND THE INPUT SESSION, YOU CAN ALSO PROVIDE FEEDBACK VIA A SURVEY. WE WILL HAVE ALL THAT INFORMATION ON OUR WEBSITE AT WXII 12. DOT COM. IN GREENSBORO, I’M KARA PETERS WXII 1