Category: Economic Vitality
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An update on walkable communities in Greenville County
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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Travelers Rest Display Counter
Bike Walk Greenville has a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Travelers Rest to raise funds for the purchase of a display counter manufactured by Eco-Counter. The City will install and maintain the counter. This display counter will have the same functionality as the display counter we partnered with the City of Greenville, that […]
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The Lakeview Link Timeline
From idea to project completion took nearly nine years The Lakeview Link is a 4/10 mile trail for biking and walking that connects Lakeview Middle School on Old Buncombe Road, and the surrounding community to the Greenline of the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail. Momentum Bike Clubs have after school programs for the students to […]
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20 is plenty thoughts for Greenville City Council
These slides were sent to Greenville City Council and key staff members on August 5, 2020 as part of our advocacy efforts. On August 14, 2020 Eric Connor with the Greenville staff of the Post and Courier reported on the progress to date: $250,000 to calm traffic, ’20 Is Plenty’: Greenville’s street speed limits a […]
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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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Greenville City Council candidates John DeWorken and Matt Johnson answer our questions
The November 5, 2019 election for the Greenville City Council district 1 seat is being contested between Republican John DeWorken and Democrat Matt Johnson. This seat is currently held by Amy Ryberg Doyle who has decided not to seek re-election after serving since November 2007. […]
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Greenville City Council candidates George Fletcher and Dorothy Dowe answer our questions
The November 5, 2019 election for the Greenville City Council at large seat is being contested between Republican incumbent George Fletcher and Democrat challenger Dorothy Dowe. As a 501c3 non-profit Bike Walk Greenville does not endorse candidates. We ask them questions related to our advocacy […]
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Funding assured for Lakeview Link
After a six-month campaign, Bike Walk Greenville has achieved its goal of raising $100,000 to cover half the construction costs for a trail spur to connect Lakeview Middle School to the GHS Swamp Rabbit Trail. Greenville County will contribute the other $100,000 and will start construction of the 4/10-mile spur in January. “We want to […]
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More Funding Needed for Protected Bike Lanes
When we saw this Streetfilms Video showing the new protected bike lane trail in Boston we said to ourselves, “why don’t we have such great safe infrastructure in our urban parts of Greenville County?” The answer is easy-we have a significant lack of funding for such projects. The City of Greenville recognizes the need for […]
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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 […]
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