Bellemeade Street PerspectiveAbout the Project

The Downtown Greensboro Streetscape Master Plan project provides a framework for streetscape enhancements in the central core of downtown.

Chris Benyan illustrates feedback from local stakeholders during the initial downtown streetscape visioning charrette.

With a goal to improve the overall pedestrian experience, the project encompasses a variety of elements, such as new sidewalks, landscaping, lighting, bicycle facilities and signs. A better pedestrian experience will promote a better quality of life for Greensboro residents by improving connections into and within downtown, creating more walkable and bikeable corridors, creating places that people want to visit and linger, and providing a cohesive framework for the city as it evolves.

The plan serves as the design guidelines that shape future construction documents and a new streetscape.

Project Historydowntown streetscape project map

This project is funded with voter-approved bond funds for community and economic development.

Timeline

  • December 2017: Project kickoff
  • January 2018: Field investigation
  • February 2018: Visioning charrette with downtown stakeholders (See image above.)
  • March 2018: First community forum, streetscape design concept meetings, social media engagement and surveys
  • June 2018: Second community forum, design concept refinement meeting, social media engagement and surveys
  • July - November 2018: Refine streetscape concepts, develop streetscape framework and phasing plan
  • December 2018: Streetscape Corridor Master Plan
  • January 2019: Greene Street streetscape public meeting
  • October 2020: Bellemeade-Eugene Streetscape project public meetings
  • April 2021: Davie Street Streetscape public meeting

 Next Steps

  • Eugene-Bellemeade streetscape under construction with completion in 2024.
  • Davie Street streetscape construction starts early 2024 with completion in 2025.
  • Greene Street streetscape and two-way conversion construction under construction with completion in late 2024.

For details on other streetscape projects, see the Summit Avenue and Greene Street project pages.

Documents

Masterplan

West Market Street streetscape simulation