3 % of people in Greenville County live in a walkable community
We originally published this post on December 27, 2016. On September 28, 2022 we presented about walkability to the Upstate Forever Citizen’s Planning Academy and we asked the participants what percentage of Greenville County residents live in a walkable community, and the guesses were all very close to our 2016 analysis! We decided to look […]
The Story of the Furman Gateway to the Swamp Rabbit Trail
Kudos is owed to Furman University for opening a convenient new gateway from the GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail to their magnificent campus earlier this year. Thanks to Google Street View we have pictures of the old entrance, which not only completely blocked trail users from seeing the campus, but was a tricky little hill that […]
My Summer in Bicycle Friendly Paris by Don Hudson
This summer, my wife and I spent four months in the city of Paris. While away, we kept in touch with friends back home through social media. I was thrilled to see Greenville become the first city in South Carolina to construct a protected bike lane demonstration. The project, a joint effort between the City […]
Cycling in Paris
Bike Rack Awareness Contest
As we travel through downtown Greenville, and on to Travelers Rest, we see a great diversity of bike racks. Bike Walk Greenville challenges you to identify them. So let’s test the hypothesis that bike racks are under appreciated by having a fun contest of identifying where these bike racks are located. We will award our Bike […]
Bike Commute
Last week I received an email to our info@bikewalkgreeville.org address titled “Bike Commute”. The writer shares a challenge many living in and moving to Greenville are facing: “Hi! I’ll be working at GE’s office at 201 Brookfield Pkwy. I would prefer to bike commute as we are a single car family. Can you recommend a […]
A Life On Two Wheels
I’ll never forget my first bike. I was close to six years old. It had a pink banana seat, streamers on the handlebars, and a white basket to carry all the necessities a first grader could possibly need. It had training wheels, and my daddy promptly removed them when I woke one morning telling him […]
A Small Advocacy Win in TR
A small advocacy win in the news today from Travelers Rest Mayor Pro Tem Brandy Hart Amidon –the SCDOT has implemented a 5 second “leading pedestrian interval” at the Swamp Rabbit Trail Crossing in downtown Travelers Rest. We have been advocating for intersection improvements at the Main Street/ McElhaney Rd/ Center Street intersection for almost […]
Cycle of Change
Thanks to Cindy Landrum, staff writer for the Greenville Journal for an excellent news story in the July 1, 2016 edition. Cycle of Change July 1 2016 Greenville Journal
WNCW Interview
Thanks to Rebecca Ramos with WNCW for reaching out to us to do this short interview about the protected bike lane project. https://bikewalkgreenville.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/BWG_WNCW_Edited_Interview.mp3