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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,…
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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 and…
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White Horse Road StreetLight Data
Bike Walk Greenville has recently used our StreetLight Data (SLD) license to learn more about pedestrian and bicycle use in the vicinity of the White Horse Road Walmart Supercenter. In 2021 Bike Walk Greenville advocates started looking at White Horse Road after reading Right of Way by Angie Schmitt and the Smart Growth America’s Dangerous…
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New data about SRT Users
StreetLight Data about Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail Green Line (SRT) Users at the Willard Street Display Counter The data prompted our Executive Director to submit a commentary to the Post and Courier that was published on January 18, 2023: Taylor Farmer with WSPA News 7 reached out to us on January 26th and produced…
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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 on…
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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 the…
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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 to…
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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 staff…
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Ryan Soukup talks about needed SC legislation
Post and Courier Commentary by Ryan Soukup November 13, 2022 Few South Carolinians know that red light cameras were made illegal in the state in 2010. While the red light camera ban may be in keeping with this state’s tendency to lean toward the “less is more” approach to the public road system, I don’t…
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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,” 196…
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An update on walkable communities in Greenville County
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…
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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, that…
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Data gather app news coverage
Thanks to the Greenville News and reporter Tamia Boyd for publishing this story Only about 20 percent of bicycle accidents are initially reported to law enforcement across the country and South Carolina ranks as one of the most dangerous states for cyclists. Facing these facts, Bike Walk Greenville is encouraging cyclists and others in the city…
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County Council Candidates answer our questions
Primary Elections were held on June 14, 2022. Candidates are shown below: We have updated this post for the November 8, 2022 general election. Make your voice heard in the South Carolina primary election! Early voting is open now and election day is June 14th (any runoff elections will be held June 28th). You can check…
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The Lakeview Link Timeline
From idea to project completion took nearly nine years The Lakeview Link is a 4/10 mile trail for biking and walking that connects Lakeview Middle School on Old Buncombe Road, and the surrounding community to the Greenline of the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail. Momentum Bike Clubs have after school programs for the students to…
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Establishing a safer route to school
By Nathan and Katie Dawson Students at Rudolph Gordon School in the city of Fountain Inn enjoyed a better option for walking to and from school for the first time this week. A new mid-block crosswalk was established by SCDOT at a location providing better access, visibility and safety for student walkers. There were a…
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The friendliest bike rider on the SRT and his trail etiquette tips
Shone Phelps has been waving at me and saying “Hello Sir!” for several years it seems. I was talking to our Board Chair Mary McGowan about him recently, and she said she sees him all the time, and wondered who he was. On my Sunday morning ride on March 6, 2022, after he waved and…
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Dangerous by Design in Greenville County
Socioeconomic and Infrastructure Disparity between Poor and Wealthy Neighborhoods in Greenville, SC a video by Furman University Senior Loise Aleria As an intern with Bike Walk Greenville for the Fall 2021 semester I investigated the deaths along major roads that have been designed only to move motor vehicles as fast as possible, with little…
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December 2021 Update
Since 2013, Bike Walk Greenville has been advocating for safer infrastructure for people on foot and on bikes. Read on to learn more about our past successes and future projects! To support our work, please consider making a tax deductible end of year donation. We appreciate your support! Our first achievement was raising funds for the…
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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…
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The Economic Engine of the SRT
We recently 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. The 17 slides are shown below, and we believe you will find this presentation…
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Trail Counter Celebration
On Saturday March 18, 2023 Bike Walk Greenville, the City of Traveler’s Rest, and The Community Tap celebrated the second successful installation of a trail display counter on the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail. Left to right are BWG board member Wayne Hollinger, Tim Simpson Jr who did the graphic design of the counter, BWG…
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