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Greensboro hosts ‘Day of Remembrance Bike Ride’ [Video]

AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. BUT FIRST, TONIGHT, WE START IN GREENSBORO, WHERE PEOPLE GATHERED FOR THE FINAL DAY OF SAFE STREETS WEEK. IT’S A CAMPAIGN THAT BRINGS AWARENESS TO THE LIVES LOST FROM TRAFFIC RELATED CRASHES. WXII 12 JOSHUA DAVIS HAS MORE FROM TODAY’S REMEMBRANCE BIKE RIDE. GREENSBORO LEADERS HAVE THE GOAL OF BECOMING CAR OPTIONAL, WHICH MEANS YOU CAN SEE INFRASTRUCTURE CHANGES LIKE MORE BIKE LANES AND SIDEWALKS. RIGHT NOW, WE’RE AT 40 LIVES LOST DUE TO TRAFFIC CRASHES. LYDIA MCINTYRE IS A TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ENGINEER WITH THE CITY OF GREENSBORO. SHE SAYS SAFE STREETS WEEK IS PART OF A LARGER INITIATIVE STARTED BY NC VISION ZERO, WHICH IS AN ORGANIZATION BASED AT THE STATE. AND THIS IS BEING DONE IN CHARLOTTE OR RALEIGH AREA. SUNDAY AFTERNOON, DOZENS OF PEOPLE GATHERED ON YANCEY VILLE STREET TO TAKE PART IN THE SAFE STREETS WEEK, WORLD DAY OF REMEMBRANCE, …

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