A Walkable Downtown
Walkability is the cornerstone and key to an urban area's efficient ground transportation. Walkable communities put urban environments back on a scale for sustainability of resources (both natural and economic) and lead to more social interaction, physical fitness, diminished crime and other social problems. Walkable communities are more liveable communities that lead to whole, happy, healthy lives for the people who live in them.
Downtown Wilmington is a historic urban environment where everything is two feet away. Explore downtown by walking through history, whether it’s on our brick streets alongside the historic architecture, pedestrian art, or one of our exciting and entertaining walking tours. Downtown Wilmington’s Central Business District is part of North Carolina’s largest registered historic district that delights visitors and serves as a sense of pride for residents. Put one foot in front of the other and experience all that downtown has to offer.
Too hot to walk? Don’t worry, it’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. Downtown Wilmington is serviced with a free, air conditioned trolley that circulates the entire Central Business District. It travels in a continuous loop traveling north along Front Street, up to North 4th Street then south down to the historic Chandler’s Wharf shopping and dining destination. It comes around about every ten minutes. Its blue and all you have to do is flag it down for a free ride around downtown. To see the map of the trolley route, click here.
