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A Safer Future for Old Buncombe Road: Road Diet Project in Sans Souci We’re excited to share a long awaited milestone in local road safety improvements: the planned road diet for Old Buncombe Road in the Sans Souci neighborhood. After years of advocacy, planning, and coordination, this four-lane roadway...
Dear friends, partners, and supporters, May 15, 2025 marks one full year since I stepped into the role of Executive Director at Bike Walk Greenville — and wow, what a year it has been! When I joined the organization, I knew I was inheriting a bold mission: to make active...
May is National Walking Month, National Bike Month, and National Mobility Awareness Month – so we are celebrating all things Mobility for the Month of May! Whether you’re new to biking, walking, rolling, or riding the bus—or just excited to advocate for safer, more accessible streets—this Bingo board is your...
On April 2, 2025, Bike Walk Greenville held our first ever Community Stroll in the heart of Travelers Rest, bringing neighbors together to walk, learn, and discuss exciting new improvements for people who walk, bike, and roll. With support from local partners and community members, we explored current conditions on...
At Bike Walk Greenville, we believe that our streets are for everyone—whether you walk, bike, or roll. That’s why, in collaboration with the Greenville Spinners, we organize monthly community rides, known as “Community Rolls,” designed to highlight safe, enjoyable routes that connect people to places in Greenville, SC. In February,...
Building on the enthusiasm for our 2024 Community Ride collaboration with the Greenville Spinners, we are excited to continue in 2025 with monthly rides with varied themes and routes. Biking and walking are great ways to connect with the community and create a strong sense of place, and we look...
Seven weeks after Hurricane Helene hit our community, we are still marveling at the enormous community support that made the rapid Swamp Rabbit Trail recovery effort possible. With so many in our community and our friends in Western North Carolina working to rebuild on what will be a long...
Greenville County was awarded a $20,335,705 RAISE Grant and was the only recipient in South Carolina. The award was announced on June 26, 2024. Ty Houck is the Manager of Greenways and Natural and Historic Resources for Greenville County Parks, Recreation and Tourism, and led this successful grant application Ty...
Introduction Tanya Masvimbo is interning with Bike Walk Greenville this summer, and we are meeting by video conferencing from her home in Zimbabwe. She is majoring in Computer Science and Data Analytics, and will return to campus to start her Junior year in August. When we first interviewed her...
Smart Growth America recently released their report, and our state is the third most deadly in the country for pedestrians. Soon after starting work as our Executive Director Jasmine Vanadore attended a webinar where the Smart Growth America team presented some compelling stories about how our roads have been designed...