City of Folly Beach Safety Action Plan
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In 2025, the City of Folly Beach submitted a USDOT SS4A application for implementation grant funding for the Arctic Avenue Plan, but it was not selected. Charleston Moves has included Arctic Avenue on our bike/ped project suggestion list for a potential County Transportation Sales Tax (TST) extension. The City has also been working with SCDOT to implement some of the short-term recommendations from their Safety Action Plan.
Description
Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), USDOT has set up a discretionary grant program called Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) for municipalities and planning organizations. There are planning/demonstration grants (including to develop a comprehensive Safety Action Plan) and implementation grants (in order to qualify for implementation grants, an applicant must have a comprehensive Safety Action Plan in place).
The City of Folly Beach budgeted for and developed a citywide Safety Action Plan, finalized in June 2025.
History
South Carolina, and the Charleston region in particular, consistently ranks as one of the most dangerous places in the nation for people on bicycles, foot, and in motor vehicles, based on crash rates. The most vulnerable travelers among us are those who are bicycling or walking, with and without assistive devices. And in South Carolina, Black and senior communities experience a disproportionate impact.
Over the past few years, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has created a Complete Streets Departmental Directive and a statewide Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Action Plan. Charleston Moves participated in the development of both documents. SCDOT has been conducting Road Safety Audits along corridors throughout the state with the highest crash rates, and has proposed safety improvements to address some of the collision hotspots.
Through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), USDOT has set up a discretionary grant program called Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) for municipalities and planning organizations. There are planning/demonstration grants (including to develop a comprehensive Safety Action Plan) and implementation grants (in order to qualify for implementation grants, an applicant must have a comprehensive Safety Action Plan in place).
Charleston Moves strongly encouraged the City of Folly Beach to create a Safety Action Plan, and provided relevant reports from our Close Calls Database.
