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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]