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 […]
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 […]
Please Take Our Protected Bike Lane Survey
The demonstration protected bike lane on East Broad Street was installed on May 27. Hopefully you have had a chance to check it out. As part of the 2016 update to the Bicycle Master Plan, the City of Greenville and consultant Alta Planning + Design would like citizen feedback on protected bike lanes. Please take […]
Protected Bike Lane Demonstration
We are very pleased to report on a successful collaboration with the City of Greenville to provide South Carolina the first demonstration of a protected bike lane. As documented in this video by volunteer George Varn, 3 hours of work by 13 volunteers transformed one block of East Broad Street in the heart of downtown […]
Board of Directors urges County Council to pass resolution
To: Greenville County Council Members From: The Board of Directors of Bike Walk Greenville The mission of Bike Walk Greenville is to increase the quality of life and economic vitality of Greenville County through the improvement of our pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure and to promote the importance of health, safety, recreation and equitable transportation options. […]