Wake Forest residents now have a new way to get around town. In April, the Board of Commissioners approved a two-year agreement that allows the dockless bicycle-sharing company, LimeBike, to offer bicycles for a fee anywhere inside the town limits. As part of the initiative, LimeBike has provided approximately 200 bright green-colored bicycles to Wake Forest and placed them in clusters in high traffic areas around town, including downtown and in parks and greenways. Each bike is enabled with GPS and 3G technology. Customers must simply download the free LimeBike app onto their smartphone to access the available LimeBikes. Then, using a QR code on their smartphone, customers scan the license plate on the bicycle, which unlocks the bicycle for usage. The customer can then ride the bicycle to one destination or several. Once the user’s destination is reached, the customer simply rescans the license plate to lock the bicycle

The Wake Forest Police Department is reminding youth and adult residents that the operation of golf carts on Wake Forest roadways is strictly prohibited. The prohibition includes public streets within town neighborhoods and subdivisions. North Carolina law defines a golf cart as “a vehicle designed and manufactured for operation on a golf course for sporting or recreational purposes and that is not capable of exceeding speeds of 20 miles per hour.” All motor vehicles operated on a public street or highway must be registered with the North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and carry liability insurance. Since golf carts are not considered motor vehicles, they cannot be registered. Although several North Carolina municipalities have passed ordinances legalizing the operation of golf carts on public streets, Wake Forest is not among them. Anyone caught illegally operating a golf cart within the Town of Wake Forest is subject to criminal prosecution.

On Monday, June 25, State Contracting Inc. will begin building a sidewalk on East Wait Avenue from Allen Road to Traditions Grande Boulevard and a multi-use path along West Oak Avenue from the Harris-Wall-West Oak intersection to Abercrombie Road. The project should be complete in late 2018 or early 2019. A part of the town’s priority pedestrian corridors project, it is jointly funded by the town and a LAPP contract with the state Department of Transportation. The winning bid was $2,238,848. Drivers should expect periodic lane closures along East Wait and West Oak throughout the duration of the project, so motorists may wish to avoid these areas and take alternate routes. Whenever a lane closure is required, the contractor will utilize flaggers to safely direct traffic through the work area. For more information, contact Town Engineer Eric Keravuori at 919-435-9441 or ekeravuori@wakeforestnc.gov<mailto:ekeravuori@wakeforestnc.gov>.

The Wake Forest Human Relations Council is soliciting youth and adult nominations for the ninth annual Good Neighbor of the Year Award. The award recognizes Wake Forest residents who work to improve the quality of life in their neighborhoods without seeking recognition for their efforts. Nominees are sought in two divisions: adult and youth between the ages of 13 and 18. In order to qualify a nominee must be a Wake Forest resident who has made a significant contribution to the community between Sept. 1, 2017, and Aug. 31, 2018. Employees of the Town of Wake Forest are not eligible. The online nomination form is available on the Town’s website atwww.wakeforestnc.gov/goodneighborday.aspx. Completed nomination forms must be submitted by 5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 31. Nominations forms must include the names of both the nominator and the nominee, along with a narrative of 400 words or less describing why the nominee is deserving of

The League of American Bicyclists recently named Wake Forest a Bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) making the town one of only 13 BFCs in North Carolina and one of 450 in the United States. The five levels of the BFC award – diamond, platinum, gold, silver and bronze, plus an honorable mention category and a no designation level – provide a clear incentive for communities to continuously improve. Wake Forest attained Bronze-level status this year after earning an “honorable mention” designation in 2016. “With each new application round, we see the growing ways that American communities are supporting and promoting bicycling as a health, economic, environmental and equity solution for their residents and visitors,” said Amelia Neptune, Director of the Bicycle Friendly America (BFA) program. “From piloting new bikeshare technology to incorporating bike safety education to elementary school curriculum, the standards for the BFA program continue to rise as our