It was pouring rain at the corner of Granby Street and Willow Wood Drive when Trayon Townes rode past the freshly installed concrete barriers separating cyclists from traffic.
“I think it’s a good idea to have a bike lane and a sidewalk for people to walk on,” the teenager on the Lime rental bike said. “You still gotta watch them for cars too.”
This May marks Norfolk’s 15th Bike Month, featuring organized rides and promoting cycling as a way to get around. One of the biggest elements of that promotion is underway right now: The Granby Street Bike Lane project. The initiative, which has been the focus of years of debate, aims to create a continuous north-south bike route from downtown to Ocean View…