Category: Advocacy
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Lower Speed Limits Save Lives
Seven years ago I was riding my bike and was hit by a car. While I was recovering in the hospital, I learned that “When you get hit by a car traveling at 20 mph you live… but if you get hit by a car traveling at 40 mph you die.“ The recent deaths of…
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Save lives by designing for people not just for cars
It seems like we get a news alert on our phones every week about another pedestrian being struck by a vehicle in the upstate. Many times these reports are for pedestrians trying to cross one of our major 4 or 5 lane roads well after dark. And while this is anecdotal, according to Dangerous by…
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The True Cost of Commuting to Work- Infographic
When you look at the true cost it sure would be nice to be able to bike or walk to work. Bike Walk Greenville is advocating for new safe biking and walking infrastructure in downtown Greenville to make active transportation a viable option.
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Where to put protected bike lanes
Note: I am lucky enough to be part of a committee that determines where protected bike lanes should be installed in the City of Greenville and how to evaluate future potential protected bike line projects. Part of our discussions have included very spirited debates about how existing bike traffic on a road should impact this…
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A look at our 2016 Advocacy Accomplishments
As an all volunteer non-profit, Bike Walk Greenville made some notable progress in 2016, and we believe it is worthwhile to document our accomplishments. 1) We hosted an exclusive showing of the Bikes Vs. Cars documentary in February. The initial theater we were given access to sold out thanks to the response of our engaged…
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3 % of people in Greenville County live in a walkable community
We originally published this post on December 27, 2016. On September 28, 2022 we presented about walkability to the Upstate Forever Citizen’s Planning Academy and we asked the participants what percentage of Greenville County residents live in a walkable community, and the guesses were all very close to our 2016 analysis! We decided to look…
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My Summer in Bicycle Friendly Paris by Don Hudson
This summer, my wife and I spent four months in the city of Paris. While away, we kept in touch with friends back home through social media. I was thrilled to see Greenville become the first city in South Carolina to construct a protected bike lane demonstration. The project, a joint effort between the City…
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Bike Commute
Last week I received an email to our info@bikewalkgreeville.org address titled “Bike Commute”. The writer shares a challenge many living in and moving to Greenville are facing: “Hi! I’ll be working at GE’s office at 201 Brookfield Pkwy. I would prefer to bike commute as we are a single car family. Can you recommend a…
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A Life On Two Wheels
I’ll never forget my first bike. I was close to six years old. It had a pink banana seat, streamers on the handlebars, and a white basket to carry all the necessities a first grader could possibly need. It had training wheels, and my daddy promptly removed them when I woke one morning telling him…
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