New privately funded bike walk paths
The developers of two major apartment complexes in downtown Greenville have made significant investments in new infrastructure for safe walking and biking. District West Apartments and Trailside at Reedy Point Apartments are both located along the GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail and face Westfield Street. 20171030_124506000_iOS As shown in the below pictures both projects have provided new […]
The mobility challenges of our growing and sprawling upstate
We participated in this panel on October 18, 2017 as part of Ten at The Top Connecting our Future Kickoff Event the TD Center. Our Executive Director speaks starting at 13:26 for 7 1/2 minutes in this video. Session panelists: Dr. Cliff Ellis, Professor of City & Regional Planning, Clemson University Tee Coker, AICP, […]
Remembering Owen Page
The Bike Walk Greenville Board of Directors was shocked and saddened to hear of the death of Owen Page on Monday October 16, 2017 at the age of 60. When we were forming Bike Walk Greenville in 2013 we reached out to friends at Erwin Penland to find a board member, as we strategically […]
Important projects moving forward
October 16, 2017 marked an important milestone for our advocacy when Greenville City Council reviewed and enthusiastically supported the recommendations of the Green Ribbon Advisory Committee (GRAC) to proceed with engineering feasibility studies on important projects that will lead to more safe bicycle routes for those from 8 to 80: The Laurel Creek Trail […]
How the private sector is making bicycling and walking safer in Greenville
In August 2016 it was announced at a Greenville City Council meeting that there would be a major investment in Verdae Boulevard that would include a new 10 ft wide bicycle and pedestrian path. The total cost of the project is $4.1 million. The City of Greenville will spend $2.7 million SCDOT will contribute $700,000 […]
South Carolina’s first protected bike lane is now fully implemented
We thought it important to tell a little history of how we got to this point: This project started with a meeting in July 20115 with former City of Greenville Parks and Recreation Director Dana Souza and advocates from Bike Walk Greenville, where Mr Souza agreed that the city’s bicycle program needed more attention. This […]
White Horse Road Pedestrian Deaths Discussion
The Greenville News Published a front page story about pedestrian deaths on White Horse Road on Sunday 11 June 2017 We posted the below on Facebook: We are glad to see this front page coverage by The Greenville News of the systemic issue of designing our community for cars and not for people. Handing out reflective […]
Biking is the fastest way to commute in Greenville. This is how we can make it safer
On April 21, I was the bike representative of a bike vs car vs bus race in Greenville, SC for Earth Day 2017. The race was sponsored by Greenlink, the local bus service, and it followed the standard format: pick a spot outside of city center and see who can get downtown quickest. The car […]
Bike Rider wins Bike vs Car Vs Bus Race
Congratulations to bike rider, and BWG Board Member Tim Hibbard in winning the bike vs bus vs car race on April 21 . Tim completed the 3 1/2 mile commute to city hall ahead of motorist Mike Renner and bus rider Logan Brown. The City of Greenville produced this video the documents the race. Thanks […]
Jeff Speck: Towards a More Walkable and Bikeable Greenville
World renowned urban planner Jeff Speck spoke to a receptive crowd at the Clemson One Auditorium on 12 April. This event was organized by AIA Greenville, and Bike Walk Greenville was pleased to be one of the sponsors. He followed with a small session for city staff and sponsors at City Hall on 13 […]