New 3-mile greenway opens in Holly Springs
CREEK ROAD RIGHT NOW IS CLOSED
RIGHT AROUND KNIGHTDALE
BOULEVARD. SO SERIOUS CRIME.
>> WELL, A NEW 3 MILE GREENWAY
IS NOW OPEN. THIS ONE RIGHT
HERE IN THE TOWN OF HOLLY
SPRINGS. THE GREENWAY SPANS
2 MAJOR THOROUGHFARE SUNSET
LAKE ROAD. AND HOLLY SPRINGS
ROAD CONNECTING SEVERAL
NEIGHBORHOODS. WE WAS PART OF A
LARGER PLAN TO CONNECT SEVERAL
WAKE COUNTY TOWNS.
>> 2 PATHWAYS LIKE THIS.
YOU SEE THIS IN YELLOW ON THE
MAP. THE BUREAU'S HEIDI KIRK
SHOWS US HOW THIS FITS INTO
A LARGER PLAN TO SUPPORT
REGIONAL GROWTH.
>> YOU'LL FIND PEOPLE OF ALL
AGES OUT ON THE MIDDLE CREEK
GREENWAY. A GREAT WAY TO
CONNECT WITH FRIENDS PRETTY
EASILY FOR THE APPLE FAMILY.
THIS PATH MEANS THEY DON'T HAVE
TO GET IN THE CAR TO VISIT
FRIENDS NEARBY. WE GO OVER
THEIR DAILY PRETTY MUCH.
WE LIKE PLAYING IN THE WOODS.
WE REALLY LIKE TAKING OUR DOG
GOING FOR A BIKE RIDE TRENDS.
>> IT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT.
WE TOOK A WALK DOWN THE
GREENWAY WITH HOLLY SPRINGS
PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR
LEIGH ANNE PLUMMER. SHE SAYS
CONNECTIVITY IS WHAT THIS IS
ALL ABOUT. THIS IS A GREAT
GREENWAY BECAUSE IT BRINGS FOR
LARGE NEIGHBORHOODS TOGETHER.
>> SO IT REALLY DOES HAVE A
GREAT SENSE OF COMMUNITY BY
TYING THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
IT'S NOT JUST THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS. THE GREENWAY
FITS INTO A LONGER-TERM PLAN IN
WAKE COUNTY. NOW, THE LONG-TERM
GOAL HERE IS TO CONTINUE
EXPANDING THIS 3 MILE STRETCH
OF GREENWAY SO THAT EVENTUALLY
YOU COULD MAKE IT FROM DOWNTOWN
APEX TO DOWNTOWN HOLLY SPRINGS
ON A PATH JUST LIKE THIS ONE.
PALMER SAYS IT CAN ALSO HELP
SUPPORT GROWTH BY GIVING THE
PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. ANOTHER
OPTION FOR GETTING AROUND.
AND THIS WILL REALLY CREATE
SOME SYNERGY WHERE FOLKS CAN
HAVE ALTERNATIVE
TRANSPORTATION, WHETHER THAT'S
WALKING BIKING OR RUNNING.
>> TO GET FROM ONE COMMUNITY
TO THE OTHER WITH A PROJECT FOR
YEARS IN THE MAKING ALL ABOUT
GROWING WAKE COUNTY, HEIDI
KIRK, WRAL NEWS, HOLLY SPRINGS,
THE PARK'S AND REC DIRECTOR
SAYS SAFETY IS A TOP PRIORITY
ON THE GREENWAY.
>> THE DEPARTMENTS WORKING WITH
POLICE TO HAVE BIKE PATROLS