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  • LAKEVIEW LINK PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP COMPLETED

    LAKEVIEW LINK PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP COMPLETED

    The installation of the small plaza in January 2021 completed the Lakeview Link to the Green Line of the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail capping a successful public private partnership between Greenville County and 501c3 Bike Walk Greenville. This community connection replete with a sculpture of a young girl on a strider bike now safely […]

    bikewalkgville

    February 4, 2021
    Advocacy, Featured, Press Release
  • Greenville Cares allows easy access to City Hall

    Greenville Cares allows easy access to City Hall

      This post is to applaud Greenville Cares.  The City of Greenville, South Carolina Government provides a service where citizens can contact City Staff to address issues.  On December 30 a fence was installed on Camperdown Way at St. Paul’s Church that blocked the sidewalk.  A new addition to the church was the reason.  This […]

    bikewalkgville

    January 18, 2021
    Advocacy, Featured, Transportation Equity
  • 2020 Advocacy Year in Review

    2020 Advocacy Year in Review

      This 2:30 video captures key advocacy efforts in 2020: City Council heard from seven advocates to reject Sharrows as unsafe.  John Lyon with WYFF captured our efforts on the evening news on February 24th We advocated with City Council to lower the speed limits in neighborhoods to “20 is plenty” and as a result […]

    bikewalkgville

    December 28, 2020
    Advocacy, Featured
  • Our advocacy that led to the repaving of the SRT

    Our advocacy that led to the repaving of the SRT

      As the tree root bumps on the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail became increasingly annoying to trail users by 2017, we at Bike Walk Greenville started to look for solutions. We analyzed the worst sections of the trail and estimated the number of miles that needed repaving. We started talking to two County Council […]

    bikewalkgville

    December 4, 2020
    Advocacy, Featured
  • Greenville County Council candidates answer our questions

    Greenville County Council candidates answer our questions

    The November 3, 2020 election has five contested Greenville County Council districts.  In District 20 Republican primary winner Steve Shaw faces Democrat Farris Steele Johnson.  In District 22 Republican primary winner Stan Tzouvelakis faces Democrat Samantha Wallace.  In District 24 Republican incumbent Liz Seman faces Democrat Amanda McDougald Scott. In District 25 Democrat incumbent Ennis […]

    bikewalkgville

    October 1, 2020
    Advocacy, Featured
  • 20 is plenty thoughts for Greenville City Council

    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 […]

    bikewalkgville

    August 7, 2020
    Advocacy, Economic Vitality, Featured, Safety
  • 20 is plenty resolution for the City of Greenville

    20 is plenty resolution for the City of Greenville

    On July 13, 2020 Greenville City Council heard a staff presentation about the status of the traffic calming program and Council members had much to say.  Council members said they hear about fast moving motor vehicles on neighborhood streets more than any other issue.  Staff emphasized the program to add speed humps, planted medians and […]

    bikewalkgville

    July 14, 2020
    Advocacy, Engineering
  • County Council Candidates Answer Our Questions

    County Council Candidates Answer Our Questions

    The June 9, 2020 Republican Primary for Greenville County Council has a total of 7 candidates for districts 20, 21, and 22 and we asked these candidates questions important to our advocacy.  District 20 is open with the retirement of Sid Cates. The candidates are Christy Cates Bright and Steve Shaw.  District 21 has incumbent […]

    bikewalkgville

    June 3, 2020
    Advocacy, Education
    Greenville County Council
  • Our Advocacy with the City of Greenville during COVID-19

    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 […]

    bikewalkgville

    May 19, 2020
    Advocacy, Economic Vitality, Featured
    COVID-19, Funding
  • The pleasure in leading an AARP Walk Audit

    The pleasure in leading an AARP Walk Audit

          I rrecently had the privilege of leading a small group of leaders in a walkability audit of one large block in downtown Greenville.  Upstate Forever was conducting their Citizens Planning Academy, and  walkability was just one tool they used to highlight planning issues for the participants. As a former Greenville County Planning […]

    bikewalkgville

    March 19, 2020
    Advocacy, Featured
    walkability
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