The above photo says so much about downtown Greensboro. This South Elm Street shot was taken in front of the Green Bean Coffee Shop, on the eve of a recent Preservation Greensboro Walking Tour of Elm Street. Quite a crowd came out that night to learn about architecture. If you notice the flowers hanging from the lamp posts, they have been meticulously maintained all summer and continue to thrive. A watering truck comes around and waters them as needed. In the back right corner, you can see the former Cascade Saloon under renovation with scaffolding surrounding it. Soon, it will soon house the regional office of Christman Capital Development Company.
In the foreground, you see two of the ubiquitous LimeBikes. This reasonably priced, low-environmental-impact transportation choice is proving popular in the Greensboro market. Ease of use is tremendous, since there is no specific place one must dock/return them. LimeBike is in the process of ironing out some of the kinks. For example, while consumers don't want to have to commit to return them to a set place, some people are not good stewards and leave the bikes overturned in the middle of the sidewalk in neighborhoods. Perhaps there could be a financial incentive to get them somewhere out of the way. Those of us who returned Coke bottles for deposit money as a child could well find ourselves returning bikes for the change to buy a candy bar. In the meantime, we'll continue to enjoy our dynamic city, whether on two feet or two wheels.
It sounds like a worthy initiative.
Posted by: William Kendall | Thursday, September 14, 2017 at 11:47 AM