COMMUNITIES FOR CYCLING Meets via teleconferencewebinar twiceyear Meets

COMMUNITIES FOR CYCLING Meets via teleconference/webinar twice/year. Meets in-person twice/year. A forum composed of key municipal leaders, including South Carolina’s municipal, county, and regional stakeholders, that are working towards local and statewide bicycle improvements Serves as a venue for peer-to-peer collaboration to share best practices relating to bicycle transportation (and pedestrian concerns) in SC. Identify core challenges and opportunities for better local and state coordination.

COMMUNITIES FOR CYCLING Ty Ho uck Direc to r of Gre e nways, N at ur al, and Historic Resources, Green ville County Re c. District Swa mp Rabbit Trail succe sses & challenges Pa trick Sade k & Jack Walker City En gineer & Dire ctor of Planning, Myrtle Beach Ocea n B oule vard Road Di et Project Tiffa ny Wedmore , AICP Tran spo rtation P lanne r, GPATS Public I nput through onlin e mapping

SWAMP RABBIT TRAIL: SUCCESSES & CHALLENGES Ty Houck, Director of Parks and Recreation, Greenville County

TY HOUCK: SWAMP RABBIT TRAIL

TY HOUCK: SWAMP RABBIT TRAIL Questions?

OCEAN BOULEVARD: A SUCCESSFUL ROAD DIET Patrick Sadek, City Engineer, & Jack Walker, Director of Planning, City of Myrtle Beach

OCEAN BOULEVARD

OCEAN BOULEVARD Questions?

PUBLIC INPUT THROUGH ONLINE MAPPING Tiffany Wedmore, Transportation Planner Greenville. Pickens Area Transportation Study (GPATS)

BIKE WALK GREENVILLE MAPPING TOOL Website is: greenvilleopenmap. info/Walk. Bike. Survey. html Created by Mike Nice Allows users to identify areas in need of bicycle and/or pedestrian facilities All submitted info is added to database

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HOW WE CAN USE THE INFORMATION Informs development of the Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement Program (PBIP) Serves as a ‘virtual meeting’ option Allows data to build on itself Helps planners prioritize/reconcile what’s on the ground with the demand in specific areas Gives us good VISUAL results

OTHER EXAMPLES HTTP: //MAP. CHICAGOBIKES. ORG

OTHER EXAMPLES HTTP: //MAKEBROOKLYNSAFER. SHAREABOUTS. ORG

QUESTIONS? Website: greenvilleopenmap. info/Walk. Bike. Survey. html OR bikewalkgreenville. org For more information, contact Mike Nice: niceman@att. net

COMMUNITIES FOR CYCLING Thanks! Free and highly recommended: Road Diet/Refuge Islands WORKSHOP Augusta, GA, Friday, August 30, 9 -12: 30 pm Taught by Josh Mello (City of Atlanta), Byron Rushing (Atlanta Regional Commission), Brad Davis (ALTA Planning), and Daniel Pass (GDOT) Register at http: //georgiabikes. org/index. php/events/workshop Space is limited. Contact Amy (amy@pccsc. net) for more info.