In 2019, the Town of Lillington was awarded a grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation (DBPT), to develop the Town of Lillington Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. With the help of a consultant, the plan was intended to analyze and make recommendations for bicycle and pedestrian facilities and programs in Lillington. Such a plan promotes the health and wellbeing of citizens by providing safe areas to recreate and travel. 

With the aid of a Steering Committee and community input, this plan identifies and offers bold solutions to barriers that prevent citizens from walking and biking. Lillington currently has 6.35 miles of existing sidewalks and 4.2 miles of existing trails. This plan looks at how those can be improved through access, infrastructure updates, and extension so that residents and visitors can better utilize them. 

The overarching vision for this plan is to link Lillington neighborhoods, schools, parks, and the town center with an interconnected system of sidewalks, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities. The plan vision and goals are based upon community feedback, input from the steering committee, and take into account general design principles which, when applied, are the building blocks for bikeable and walkable communities. These best practices are the result of research on how the built environment can influence bicycle and pedestrian behavior.