Safe, equitable infrastructure that works for all, benefits all. How we get there includes your participation when it comes to plan and policy development, data collection, advocacy, communicating with leadership, and showing a critical mass of support at events. Join us to ensure that better becomes the new standard!
CURRENT ACTIONS BELOW
Better North Bridge
Charleston County Council voted 7:1 (Boykin, Honeycutt, Kobrovsky, Middleton, Pryor, Sass, and Wehrman voted yes, Moody voted no, Darby was absent) to submit a planning grant application to USDOT’s RAISE program by January 30, 2024.
If your neighborhood, nonprofit, business, organization, or house of worship can provide a letter of support, please reach out to [email protected] ASAP.
Mount Pleasant Way
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Mount Pleasant Waterworks
1619 Rifle Range Rd, 29464
More info and survey: https://www.tompsc.
The Town of Mount Pleasant is hosting a public input meeting to present information and answer questions regarding Phase 2 of Mount Pleasant Way’s Rifle Range Trail, from Ben Sawyer Blvd to Venning Rd. This 2-mile segment is proposed to replace the existing sidewalk on Rifle Range Road and will be a concrete path that is 10ft to 12ft in width where possible.
Whilden-Royall Corridor Improvements
Comments due January 15, 2025
Even if you missed the Town of Mount Pleasant’s meeting to review Whilden-Royall Corridor design concepts, you can still weigh in! The proposed improvements should help with traffic calming, a better pedestrian experience, and low-impact improvements to collect and clean stormwater runoff. The concepts should slow the street enough to make it a comfortable ride for people on bicycles in the lanes of traffic.
We asked the Town’s engineers about potential enhancements to improve the transition for cyclists from Coleman Boulevard onto Whilden Street, and that is something they are willing to look into (though it is out of the scope of this particular project). And separately, the Town will start construction next year on the Shem Creek Bridge bike lanes along Coleman from Pelzer Drive to Mill Street.
Review concepts HERE and provide comments to project manager Sophie Holmes: 843-856-3080; [email protected]
North Charleston Needs Safe Transportation Access
» Petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/north-charleston-needs-safe-transportation-access
South Carolina is one of the most dangerous states in the nation for vulnerable road users, with Charleston County leading the state in rates of injuries and fatalities to people on bicycles and on foot. In 2021, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), the agency that controls the majority of our roadways and bridges, passed a Complete Streets Engineering Directive, emphasizing that local formalized bike/ped plans would be needed for the state to install the appropriate infrastructure. For the City of North Charleston to have the best opportunities to work with SCDOT and achieve safe transportation access for its citizens, there needs to be a citywide master plan to guide priorities and facilitate implementation. The good news is that the City of North Charleston successfully applied to USDOT in 2024 to create a Safety Action Plan (SAP). We still need you to sign our petition to help ensure North Charleston’s SAP is usable and robust.
Cross the Cut
» Petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/safe-bikeped-access-across-the-wappoo-cut
The Wappoo Cut Bridge is located along Folly Road between West Ashley and James Island. While it has sidewalks leading to it, and a maintenance path across, the space is too far narrow and close to fast-moving vehicles. This is a key corridor that links destinations with existing infrastructure and pending projects, including: the West Ashley Greenway, Maryville Bikeway, new Ashley River Bicycle & Pedestrian Bridge, McLeod Plantation, Rethink Folly Road improvements, Maybank Highway complete streets work, James Island County Park, and more. Despite progress and opportunities on both sides, this bridge remains a barrier. We need a critical mass of support to make this crossing safe and comfortable for people to walk, bicycle, travel in wheelchairs, and with canes.
Where Do You Want To Walk + Bike In North Charleston?
» Survey: charlestonmoves.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/where-do-you-want-to-walk-bike-in-north-charleston
We want to know where you currently walk and bike in North Charleston, and where you want to see improvements made to enable more and safer multi-modal trips. Thanks in advance for your input!