Volunteer April 17 at Bikeville Classic
On Sunday April 17, as part of the Bikeville Classic weekend, our city is proudly hosting the USA Cycling Criterium National Championships. Sunday’s race is the culmination of a weekend full of the celebration and excitement of bike racing. Bike Walk Greenville is partnering with the Greenville Spinners Bicycle Club to have a booth at […]
March 19 SRT User Count Postponed
We have cancelled the user count for Saturday March 19, and now plan for Saturday March 26 weather permitting. You can sign up at this link Volunteers for the 19th who have told us they can help on the 26th need not sign up again as we have your time slots reserved
Bikes Mean Business to Our Community
Bike Walk Greenville Board Member Amy Ryberg Doyle talks about how Bikes Mean Business and Greenville Spinners Board Member Steve Baker cites statistics of the economic benefits of bikes in our Upstate community. An excellent video worth watching! https://WHNS.images.worldnow.com/interface/js/WNVideo.js?rnd=770125;hostDomain=www.foxcarolina.com;playerWidth=640;playerHeight=400;isShowIcon=true;clipId=12282566;flvUri=;partnerclipid=;adTag=Video%2520Player;advertisingZone=;enableAds=true;landingPage=;islandingPageoverride=false;playerType=STANDARD_EMBEDDEDscript;controlsType=fixedFOX Carolina 21
Volunteers Needed in Travelers Rest on March 18 and March 19 to Count Trail Users
Swamp Rabbit Trail Users wishing to Cross Main Street in Travelers Rest must contend with turning vehicles even when they have a white pedestrian crossing signal. Travelers Rest City Council is studying if a “pedestrian scramble” cycle can be installed to make all vehicles stop when a trail user presses the button. Part of this study is […]
Greenville County Council Adopts First Ever Bike Walk Plan
We are very pleased with the adoption of the bike walk plan that was the first major project that we embarked on as Bike Walk Greenville. The projects included in this plan were used by the Council appointed Roads Commission as part of the sales tax referendum that was defeated 2 to 1 in the […]
Feedback to the Bikes vs Cars Event
We received great feedback from many members of the community who attended the film and panel discussion on February 11, 2016. Thank you to all of you who attended and made your voice heard. Here is a just a sampling of some of the feedback we have received on the event. Randy MacDougald –Carolina […]
Exclusive showing of Bikes vs Cars documentary
Bike Walk Greenville hosted an exclusive showing of the documentary film Bikes vs. Cars last week at the Camelot Cinemas. Immediately following the film, we hosted a brief panel discussion with local elected officials from Greenville County on the state and future of active transportation infrastructure. We sold over 200 tickets for the event and […]
Join Bike Walk Greenville to View the Film “Bikes vs Cars”
Join Bike Walk Greenville for a thought provoking film about our cities, our air, and our society’s obsession with the automobile. “Bikes vs Cars” depicts a global crisis that deep down we all know we need to talk about: Climate, earth’s resources, and cities where the entire surface is consumed by the car. How did […]
City of Greenville Advocacy Meeting Oct 13
Join us at Greenville City Hall in the third floor conference room on October 13 at 12:00 noon to learn about bike walk initiatives in the city of Greenville. Meeting Agenda – Celebrate successes, plan our future course and discuss how Bikeville and BWG can best work together in the years to come to make Greenville […]
Support safer roads and healthier children in Greenville County
We’re raising funds to build a safer community for our children and all the citizens of Greenville County. There’s little doubt that Greenville County roads are dangerous for pedestrians. In fact, South Carolina pedestrians sustain fatal injuries at double the national average. As Greenville County grows, and more people walk and bike our roads, that […]