Category: Encouragement
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2023 Trail Counter Prediction Contest
The Display Counter at Willard Street just north of Unity Park was made possible by our succesful fundraising in 2021 resulting in the donation of the counter to the City of Greenville. In 2022, the final count for 11 months after the installation was 656,467. 53.6% were people on bikes and 46.4% were people on…
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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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What will it take for Greenville County to be like Portland?
Last week I came across this compelling video from Portland Oregon where they have record numbers of children walking and biking to school. My first reaction was, this is a great video that can serve as an inspiration for Bike Walk Greenville. So, what will it take for Greenville County to have thousands of kids…
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Is the time right for a ciclovia in Greenville?
The idea of a ciclovia style street closure in Greenville has been discussed for quite some time now. It has been mentioned in public meetings, and many people in the community (including elected officials) support the idea. With all of that discussion though, it hasn’t happened yet. I think we are past due to change…
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Walking Revolution Report
This article was posted in the Alliance for Biking and Walking People Powered Blog New “Walking Revolution” Report Spotlights the Power of Walkability By Mary Lauran Hall on March 20, 2013 A new report from the Every Body Walk! Collaborative – an educational campaign led by a dozen organizations including the Alliance and coordinated by…
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