Category: Advocacy
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20 is plenty resolution for the City of Greenville
On July 13, 2020 Greenville City Council heard a staff presentation about the status of the traffic calming program and Council members had much to say. Council members said they hear about fast moving motor vehicles on neighborhood streets more than any other issue. Staff emphasized the program to add speed humps, planted medians and […]
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County Council Candidates Answer Our Questions
The June 9, 2020 Republican Primary for Greenville County Council has a total of 7 candidates for districts 20, 21, and 22 and we asked these candidates questions important to our advocacy. District 20 is open with the retirement of Sid Cates. The candidates are Christy Cates Bright and Steve Shaw. District 21 has incumbent […]
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Our Advocacy with the City of Greenville during COVID-19
As our City leaders confronted the impact of COVID-19, it became obvious that revenue from tourism related taxes will not support capital projects that rely on this funding. On April 17, 2020 we received an email from Calin Owens the City Mobility Coordinator: “One impact related to something you all have worked hard on and […]
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The pleasure in leading an AARP Walk Audit
I rrecently had the privilege of leading a small group of leaders in a walkability audit of one large block in downtown Greenville. Upstate Forever was conducting their Citizens Planning Academy, and walkability was just one tool they used to highlight planning issues for the participants. As a former Greenville County Planning […]
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The Outspoken Cyclist Podcast features Bike Walk Greenville March 7, 2020
We are honored to be on the March 7 episode of the The Outspoken cyclist podcast. Diane Jenks does a great job every week and is fast approaching her 500th podcast. She reached out to us after seeing our post about our advocacy win at Greenville City Council regarding proposed new Sharrows on 13 city […]
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How one City Council Agenda Item led to a 30 minute discussion about safe biking infrastructure
The February 24, 2020 Greenville City Council Meeting provided a unique opportunity to have a conversation with Council about safe biking infrastructure. This three minute video summarizes how what we found on two pages out of over 357 pages of the Downtown Transportation Master Plan allowed for seven advocates to explain to Council […]
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Small details can make a big difference
When the plans for a large subdivision accessed from Duncan Road and Watkins Road were under review by Greenville County Panning, School District planner Skip Limbaker was astute enough to require a right of way be added between two homes at the end of a cul-de-sace on Lyndale Court that would allow residents to walk […]
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Opinion-We all need safe places to walk and ride a bike
We at Bike Walk Greenville recently posted a disturbing photo on social media showing the tire tracks of a reckless motorist driving directly through the center refuge island at the intersection of SC-253 and the Green Line of the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail system. @GVLToday shared the photo with their readers. The post received […]
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Jeff Speck towards more walkable communities
Two of us from Bike Walk Greenville enjoyed hearing Jeff Speck speak in Spartanburg on November 7, 2019. We are very familiar with his work which includes his newest book Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places Speck’s one hour presentation in Spartanburg was […]
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