Measuring our advocacy success in decades not years
If you google the subject of “advocacy success” you will discover statements such as, “In The Elusive Craft of Evaluating Advocacy, the authors reinforce how challenging it can be to evaluate advocacy – unless you take a long term view.” When you examine Bike Walk Greenville’s mission to advocate for safe biking and walking infrastructure we […]
June 2021 Media Coverage by WYFF News 4 and The Greenville Journal
As friends, family mourn Upstate teacher killed during bike ride, advocacy groups push for bike safety measures Bike Walk Greenville fundraising to install trail counter, hopes information will lay groundwork for infrastructure enhancements Updated: 8:02 PM EDT Jun 17, 2021 GREENVILLE, S.C. —As family and friends mourn the loss of Carli Soukup, some bike safety […]
Focus on the Palmetto State interview March 7, 2021
WMYA 40 produces a half hour show each month – Focus on the Palmetto State that features three local non-profits. The show is broadcast on Sunday at 9:30 AM on March 7, March 14, and March 21. Host Nelson Weston interviews Frank Mansbach in this 11 minute interview where we discuss our advocacy for the […]
LAKEVIEW LINK PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP COMPLETED
The installation of the small plaza in January 2021 completed the Lakeview Link to the Green Line of the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail capping a successful public private partnership between Greenville County and 501c3 Bike Walk Greenville. This community connection replete with a sculpture of a young girl on a strider bike now safely […]
Greenville Cares allows easy access to City Hall
This post is to applaud Greenville Cares. The City of Greenville, South Carolina Government provides a service where citizens can contact City Staff to address issues. On December 30 a fence was installed on Camperdown Way at St. Paul’s Church that blocked the sidewalk. A new addition to the church was the reason. This […]
2020 Advocacy Year in Review
This 2:30 video captures key advocacy efforts in 2020: City Council heard from seven advocates to reject Sharrows as unsafe. John Lyon with WYFF captured our efforts on the evening news on February 24th We advocated with City Council to lower the speed limits in neighborhoods to “20 is plenty” and as a result […]
Our advocacy that led to the repaving of the SRT
As the tree root bumps on the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail became increasingly annoying to trail users by 2017, we at Bike Walk Greenville started to look for solutions. We analyzed the worst sections of the trail and estimated the number of miles that needed repaving. We started talking to two County Council […]
Greenville County Council candidates answer our questions
The November 3, 2020 election has five contested Greenville County Council districts. In District 20 Republican primary winner Steve Shaw faces Democrat Farris Steele Johnson. In District 22 Republican primary winner Stan Tzouvelakis faces Democrat Samantha Wallace. In District 24 Republican incumbent Liz Seman faces Democrat Amanda McDougald Scott. In District 25 Democrat incumbent Ennis […]
20 is plenty thoughts for Greenville City Council
These slides were sent to Greenville City Council and key staff members on August 5, 2020 as part of our advocacy efforts. On August 14, 2020 Eric Connor with the Greenville staff of the Post and Courier reported on the progress to date: $250,000 to calm traffic, ’20 Is Plenty’: Greenville’s street speed limits a […]
20 is plenty resolution for the City of Greenville
On July 13, 2020 Greenville City Council heard a staff presentation about the status of the traffic calming program and Council members had much to say. Council members said they hear about fast moving motor vehicles on neighborhood streets more than any other issue. Staff emphasized the program to add speed humps, planted medians and […]