The Importance of Data Driven Advocacy for the RAISE Grant award to Greenville County
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 Houck’s quote about the importance […]
Dangerous by Design 2024
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 only to move motor vehicles […]
Post Card Campaign
We are pleased to announce our strong support for the 2024 Greenville County RAISE grant application, which was submitted this spring. This $17 million federal grant, if awarded, will fund the expansion and essential safety improvements to the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail Network, specifically near the Union Bleachery development in the Sans Souci area […]
WYFF 4 The Record
Cycling advocates discuss opportunities for cycling in the Upstate and safety practices
Advocacy in Action
Modification to the speed humps in Cleveland Park Have you noticed the recent modifications to the speed humps in Cleveland Park to allow bike riders to pass without going over the humps? This is the result of our recent data driven advocacy with the City of Greenville. With the opening of the SRT extension almost […]
This man is walking across America. South Carolina is his most-perilous stretch yet.
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 him […]
The 2023 Trail Counts Are In!
A major takeaway from 2023 is how data collection strongly reinforces our advocacy for active transportation choices. It also backs up what we already know: people in our community love safe infrastructure for biking, walking and rolling. Our successful fundraising campaigns allowed us to donate the two display counters on the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail. […]
Travelers Rest Transportation Analytics Software Analysis
Thanks to a generous donation to our non-profit in December 2022, we have been able to provide valuable transportation analytics by learning and using our analytics software. In using this software we are able to advocate for more safe walking and biking infrastructure with compelling facts about how our existing infrastructure is used. As a […]
Two Decades of Advocacy
Successful advocacy takes time. This is the story of the dedicated volunteer advocates who have worked diligently for safe bike infrastructure in the City of Greenville. I am proud to share it with you. Beginnings In 2004, Jason Van Driesch became the first Greenville Spinners Advocacy Chair. He was not into group rides but joined […]
Bike Route from Berea to Downtown Greenville
We studied the community near the White Horse Walmart to look for safety improvements for people on foot and people on bikes. We found that: We met with SCDOT traffic engineers and learned that there was no funding for needed safety solution such as lighting along White Horse Road. SCDOT did agree to a low-cost […]