Bicycle Commuter Mentor Program of Charlotte, North Carolina - Routes

Blakeney to Steel Creek area

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 23:15:45 -0400

I live near Blakeney (Rea Rd. and Ardrey Kell) and work just off of Hwy. 160 and Westinghouse (very close to Gita Bike). I would really like to commute by bike or a combination of bike and bus but so far have not been able to figure out a safe route. Any ideas?

Thanks,

David

Ballantyne to Uptown (avoiding Rea's single lane)

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 19:02:14 -0400

Hi all,

I've finally moved to Charlotte and I'm renting at the corner of Lancaster and Ballanytyne Commons Pkwy. I have found a good route to get around the bottle neck at Rea, and connect to Colony.

Morning into Town:

Ballanytyne Commons Pkwy to Rea
Rea to Bevington
Weave through back roads to Willow Point
Willow Point into the Arboretum Mall
At the light Cross onto Arboretum View
At the end of Arboretum View you can connect to Bon-Rea
Quick right onto Swans Run Rd
Left onto Rea
Right onto Windyrush Rd
Left onto Abbottswood Dr
Right onto Colony

Afternoon out of Town:

Need route from WT Harris & Old Statesville to Uptown

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:14:56 -0400

I have tried this route:

Old Statesville
Left on Statesville (cross over I-85)
Right on Graham

Old Statesville has a bike lane, which is well marked and has more than a couple of the cyclist icons who have lost their heads!

Portions of Statesville are narrow. While the school buses and trucks were patient enough, I was wondering if anyone has found a better route?

One possibility for me is to wend more northerly, and pick up the greenway at Mallard Creek. But others posting have noted the fast traffic north of I-85.

Thanks for your advice.

Route Mapping Tool

Tue, 06 Jun 2006 05:51:02 -0400

Here's a great website I've found for mapping and sharing routes. Lets you create maps and cue sheets. Sweet!

http://www.routeslip.com/

Need Route from Robinson Church to Central Ave

Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:24:31 -0400

I am new to cycling around Charlotte and I need a safe route. I live in Bradfield Farms (exit 39 off 485) and work on Independence across from the Cricket Arena. I am trying to avoid SHARON AMITY in the morning and afternoon. I would also like to avoid Harrisburg if possible. I think I can ride up Reedy Creek and make a left that will bring me out on Robinson Church. If someone can just help me get past Sharon Amity I think I might give it a go one day.

My current route would be
Harrisburg Road
Right onto Robinson Church
Left onto Market St.
Right onto Hickory Grove Road
Then the section I want to avoid Merge onto Sharon Amity

Matthews to Uptown

Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:08:07 -0400

BOA is having a commuter challenge. I would like to commute during rush hours from Pleasant Plains/Weddington light to Seventh Street Station. Any suggestions on routes and places uptown to shower for free.

Thanks

Need a good route from Lake Wylie to Arrowood Rd.

Sat, 01 Apr 2006 20:18:44 -0500

I have been contemplating biking to work. I live off of 49 in Lake Wylie and would be heading to W. Arrowood Rd. Could anyone offer suggestions for a bike friendly route?

Mint Hill Albemarle Rd/Wilgrove Mint Hill Rd to uptown.

Tue, 07 Mar 2006 22:17:05 -0500

I go to Gateway plaza - entire route is around 16 miles or so.
I've been riding this route for a while so let me know what you think. I've tried to minimize traffic

Start out on Wilgrove Mint Hill RD facing Albemarle

LT onto albemarle
immediate Right onto guice crossing (you'll cross the RR tracks)
LT onto Parkton Rd (you will parallel albemarle on this)
bear left at the fork (still on parkton)
RT onto Harrisburg Rd
LT onto Pence RD (after maybe 1/4 mile)
(Pence RD has a good bike lane on it)
Cross over Harris Blvd onto Hickory Grove Rd (this is a busy Rd but has a real good bike lane)

Riding to Davidson area from Charlotte?

Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:09:47 -0500

Does anyone commute north toward Davidson from center-city Charlotte? Also, any suggestions for routes between Charlotte and Davidson?

Baxter Village (Fort Mill, SC) to Uptown Charlotte

Sat, 10 Dec 2005 14:47:43 -0500

Here's a route I have found to be fairly friendly towards bicycle commuters heading to Uptown Charlotte (Gateway Village) from Fort Mill (approximately 19-20 miles).

Start: Hwy 160 and Pleasant Road
1. Pleasant road north Carowinds Blvd (5-6 miles).
2. Left on Carowinds Blvd to Hwy 49 (1-2 miles)
3. Right on Hwy 49 to West Blvd (8-9 miles).
4. Left on West Blvd to Mint Street (.5 miles).
5. Right on Mint Street to Morehead Road (1 mile).
6. Left on Morehead to Cedar Street (.5 miles).
7. Right on Cedar Street to Trade Street and Gateway Village (1 mile).

Plaza Midwood/Elizabeth/Commonwealth/Chantilly Area to South Park Area

Tue, 16 May 2006 15:23:49 -0400

South on Pecan across Central, under Independence, over the RR, then left on 9th St.
Road turns right and becomes Clarise Ave.
Left on 8th St.
Right on Laurel
Go through Randolph and take immediate left branch onto Colville.
Make left onto Providence and an immediate right onto Beverly.
Make first left onto Hampton Ave.
Make first right onto Malverin Rd.
Make a left onto Sharon Rd.
Make first right onto Briarcliff.
Make first left onto E Queens Rd.
Make left onto Roswell Ave.
Make left onto Normandy Rd.
Normandy wraps around to Colony Rd –Make a left onto Colony Rd.
2 options here:

Mallard Creek Greenway

Wed, 09 Nov 2005 09:14:41 -0500

Great news for bike commuters in the University City area! The extention to the Mallard Creek Greenway should be completed during the next few weeks. This is especially wonderful for people riding to the UNC-Charlotte campus from the neighborhoods to the north and west. Previously, this commute was very hazardous as the campus is blocked off by many four-lane highways. Soon, one will be able to cruise through a leafy green corridor along the creek and tunnel under Highways 29 and I85.

One problem is that the greenway does not connect directly to the campus but ends at the playing fields on Mallard Creek Church Rd. near Hwy 29, so you must ride up the hill on Mallard Creek Church Rd. to Mary Alexander Rd. and to the rear entrance of the campus. The planning office for the University informed me that there are plans to build a greenway along Toby Creek and a bridge at its intersection with Mallard Creek, but construction won't begin until about Spring 2007. This would provide an even more direct route to campus with no hills at all!

Great Website for plotting routes

Tue, 04 Oct 2005 11:38:29 -0400

I have found that this website that uses Google maps is fantastic for plotting routes.

http://www.sueandpaul.com/gmapPedometer/

As an example here is my ride from Sherwood Forest to Gateway Village.

http://tinyurl.com/br2mg

You can switch between the Hybrid view and the "Map" view in the right hand corner of the map screen.

Note. you can drag the screen like a pdf.

Derek

Skybrook to Uptown Charlotte

Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:25:45 -0400

Good afternoon everyone!!!! One of my fellow Toastmasters gave a speech on commuting to work via bicycle and he supplied us with this web site.

Commuting by bike is certainly going to be in my plans...though probably in the Spring when it stays light longer. At that time I will be residing at Skybrook near the Huntersville, Cabarus County line. What would be a good bike route for me to take?

Thanks,
Tony

SE Gastonia to N Charlotte

Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:41:29 -0400

Here's my route if anyone's interested.

S on New Hope
L on Titman
L on Lowell Bethesda
R on Cramerton-McAdenville
R on Main St in McAdenville. Changes to Hickory Grove Rd
R on Perfection. Changes to Catawba
L on Highland
R on 27
R on Belmeade
L on Moores Chapel
L on Old Mt Holly
R on Rozelle's Ferry. Not bad here. Traffic is usually so slow I can keep up.
L on Lawton
R on Chesapeake
L on Hoskins
L on Beatties Ford. Not bad here either. Going against the flow.
R on Cindy Lane. My office is in one of the Prologis Parks off of Cindy Lane.

22.2 miles About 1:20 minutes

This route is worse in the afternoon. Much more crowded, especially in McAdenville and Cramerton. I've started going down Statesville to Uptown and catching the bus back to Gastonia.