Project examples that are incorporating dedicated bike facilities around Cary.  

Fenton Development

Fenton is a mixed-use development located on 92 acres in the northwest quadrant of the I-40/Cary Towne Boulevard interchange. The site is located in the Eastern Cary Gateway Special Planning Area and was envisioned as being part of a high-density Destination Center to foster business development through high-quality design and an integrated, connected mix of uses.

On the site, Trinity Road has a fully protected bike lane, separated from vehicular traffic by a raised curb and a planted buffer. Quinard Road will have a buffered bike lane, with the buffer providing approximately three feet of space between the bike rider and vehicles.   The additional space offers an extra level of comfort for bike riders of all ages and abilities.   

Along the Cary Town Boulevard frontage, the development incorporates a fully separated bike and pedestrian facility. This facility is unique in that it provides space for cyclists and pedestrians, ensuring greater comfort and reduced potential for user conflicts.    

The intersection of Cary Town Boulevard and Trinity features a bike box. A bike box is an area designated at the head of a traffic lane that provides bike riders with a safe and visible way to get ahead of queuing traffic during the red signal phase. 

Additionally, the primary intersection on the site at Trinity uses a protected intersection design, one of the first in North Carolina. This intersection design keeps bicycles physically separated from vehicles until the intersection, reducing the amount of time bike riders are exposed to conflicts with vehicles.  

Hortons Creek Road 

A traffic-calming project on Hortons Creek Road included installing a buffered bike lane with vertical delineators. Visit our traffic calming page for more information, maps, and related resources.  

Walnut Street 

The Walnut Street Road Diet is the evolution of a concept originally proposed over 10 years ago as a way to improve access into downtown Cary. The current project will be done in phases that permit staff to make improvements to the corridor and evaluate the effectiveness before necessitating future phases.

Phase One, completed in the summer of 2024, improved pedestrian crossing facilities and introduced buffered bicycle lanes to Walnut Street from Cary Towne Blvd to Byrum Street. This was done using the existing street footprint and restriping it to delineate designated lanes for cars and bicyclists.

Future phases of the Walnut Street Road Diet may include more comprehensive work like installing median islands and building separated facilities to enhance safety for bicycles and pedestrians while updating aging utility infrastructure.