Sustainable Access Score
D+
My family spends a LOT of time in this shopping center (for dance at Perfect Pointe) so we generally hit this grocery store just because we're already in the plaza. It's well-served by transit, but otherwise has a long way to go to be friendly to people arriving some way other than by car.
The sidewalks around the plaza are decent - they're in good repair and have appropriate curb ramps. They feel a bit narrower than would be ideal and they lack a buffer between the sidewalk and busy traffic. The front door of the store is completely cut-off from the sidewalk. Not only do you have to cross the entire parking lot with no dedicated space to walk, there isn't even a connection between the sidewalk and the parking lot, you've got to cut across some grass.
There's a sad wave rack conveniently located to the left of the main entrance, but it's wobbly and insufficient for the number of bikes that try to park here. There's also a wave rack in the garage underneath Harris Teeter, but it is so rusted that it's about to snap off from its base entirely. Don't trust your bike to that rack. There are bike lanes on Harrison Street but they aren't continuous and traffic on Harrison is heavy. They're better than nothing, but I wouldn't call them low-stress. Langston Blvd is a traffic sewer. There is no Bikeshare this far out on Langston Boulevard.
Both the ART 55 and the ART 51 run 7 days a week and the 55 runs every 15 minutes or less from 5am to 7:30pm on weekdays, after that it drops down to every 30 minutes. None of the adjacent bus stops have a shelter and only one of them has a bench.
Walking - 1 points (D)
Entrance directly from sidewalk (don't have to cross parking lot) (2 points)
Have to cross parking lot to enter, but there's a dedicated place to walk (striped walkway, etc) (1 point)
Adjacent sidewalk is even, comfortably wide, has curb ramps where necessary, and has street trees and street lights (1 point)
Not adjacent to a 4+ lane road, or if it is then there is a controlled crossing of that road on the same block (signal, stop sign or HAWK) (1 point)
Biking & Scooting - 1 points (D)
Nearby bike racks (1 point)
Nearby bike racks have 2 points of contact for each bike & enough clearance to be easily usable (no wave racks, no wheelbender racks, no racks jammed right up against a building) (1 point)
Nearby Capital Bikeshare Station (1 point)
Adjacent protected bike lane, trail, or quiet neighborhood street (1 point)
Transit - 3 points (B)
Nearby bus stop (1 point)
Nearby bus stop has a shelter and a bench (1 point)
Served by a Bus Line that comes at least every 15 minutes and runs 7 days per week (1 point)
Served by at least 2 bus lines with different destinations (1 point)