By Benjamin Simon bsimon@postandcourier.com Published Fri Feb 09, 2024 5:00 AM EST GREENVILLE — In South Carolina this week, you might have seen a man walking along the highway. He wears a neon vest, a pair of running shoes and pushes a stroller painted with white words: “I walked here from Washington.” You might have seen himContinue reading “This man is walking across America. South Carolina is his most-perilous stretch yet.”
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The Economic Engine of the SRT
On May 11, 2023 we prepared a slide presentation for a local conference about development along the SRT, as well the data our non-profit is committed to providing to help drive future public and private investments in the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail Network. On August 8, 2023 The Post and Courier published a CommentaryContinue reading “The Economic Engine of the SRT”
Road Safety Audits
A Road Safety Audit (RSA) is the formal safety performance examination of an existing or future road or intersection by an independent, multidisciplinary team. It qualitatively estimates and reports on potential road safety issues and identifies opportunities for improvements in safety for all road users. SCDOT has conducted three RSAs in Greenville County in 2023,Continue reading “Road Safety Audits”
SRT / SC-253 Intersection Advocacy Time Line
On March 15, 2023 we celebrated the mobilization of the signal contractor at the Prisma Helath Swamp Rabbit Trail (SRT) intersection with SC-253. Our post on social media received great appreciation from the people who use the SRT, with the most common comment being “Finally!” On Thursday, April 20, 2023 the signal went live andContinue reading “SRT / SC-253 Intersection Advocacy Time Line”
2023 Trail Counter Prediction Contest
The Display Counter at Willard Street just north of Unity Park was made possible by our succesful fundraising in 2021 resulting in the donation of the counter to the City of Greenville. In 2022, the final count for 11 months after the installation was 656,467. 53.6% were people on bikes and 46.4% were people onContinue reading “2023 Trail Counter Prediction Contest”
An update from SCDOT
We reached out to Brandon E. Wilson, SCDOT District 3 Traffic Engineer for an update on the long awaited traffic signal at the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail interesction with West Blue Ridge Drive (SC-253) who provided this information on December 13, 2022: New Technology The goal of the radar technology being deployed at theContinue reading “An update from SCDOT”
Streetlight Data License
By Dr. John McBurney, Board Vice-Chair This short video provides an overview of this big data product that can track billions of data points each month including anonymous cell phone data from people on foot and on bikes. Thanks to a generous donation to Bike Walk Greenville, we have obtained a license to SLD toContinue reading “Streetlight Data License”
Our 2022 Advocacy Summary
Bike Walk Greenville has been advocating for safe walking and biking infrastructure since 2013. As a 501(c)3 non-profit, Bike Walk Greenville relies on generous contributions from people like you to continue our work to advocate for a safer community for people on foot and people on bikes. We strengthened our relationships with elected officials and staffContinue reading “Our 2022 Advocacy Summary”
SC Pedestrian Deaths Data
Some observations on the data We recently received spreadsheets from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) that provided extensive details of all the motor vehicle crashes with pedestrians for four years- 1/1/2018 through 12/31/2021. There were 4,553 crashes listed of which 714 were fatal. 829 were categorized as “incapacitating,” 1,403 were “not-incapacitating,” 196Continue reading “SC Pedestrian Deaths Data”
Travelers Rest Display Counter
Bike Walk Greenville has a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Travelers Rest to raise funds for the purchase of a display counter manufactured by Eco-Counter. The City will install and maintain the counter. This display counter will have the same functionality as the display counter we partnered with the City of Greenville, thatContinue reading “Travelers Rest Display Counter”
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