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 himContinue reading “This man is walking across America. South Carolina is his most-perilous stretch yet.”
Category Archives: Advocacy
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. Continue reading “The 2023 Trail Counts Are In!”
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 aContinue reading “Travelers Rest Transportation Analytics Software Analysis”
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 joinedContinue reading “Two Decades of Advocacy”
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-costContinue reading “Bike Route from Berea to Downtown Greenville”
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 andContinue reading “SRT / SC-253 Intersection Advocacy Time Line”
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 DangerousContinue reading “White Horse Road StreetLight Data”
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 toContinue reading “Streetlight Data License”
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 staffContinue reading “Our 2022 Advocacy Summary”
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’tContinue reading “Ryan Soukup talks about needed SC legislation”
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