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The latest on Bicycle Safety Bill S354/H3006 - this bill was presented at the SC Senate Transportation Committee at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, April 23, 2008. The committee unanamously approved the bill as amended by the subcommittee, leaving the bill essentially intact for voting soon before the SC Senate.Go to the Advocacy page for the latest updates.
What to do in a bike accident by Peter Wilborn, SC bike attorney. (www.scbikelaw.com)
Palmetto Cycling
Coalition receives
Robert Woods Johnson Foundation grant for Community
Workshops
The Palmetto Cycling Coalition along with the Central Midlands Council
of Governments and the City of Columbia has been awarded a grant from
the Active Living Resource Center of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
(RWJF). The Midlands region has been selected as the partner to host the
2007 Active community Workshops. The goal of this program is improve the
health and fitness of children and in so doing, affect the health of the
entire community.
The National Center for Bicycling and Walking serves as the Active
Living Resource Center for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
The Active Healthy Community Workshop series represents a unique way for
metropolitan planning organizations, cities, counties, and other
interested clients to engage community members, elected officials,
business leaders, and professional staff in the transportation planning
process.
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The following article is from the National Center for Bicycling and Walking.
ALRC CATALYST FOR
BIKE/PED WEEK IN COLUMBIA, SC
Bob Chauncey, NCBW's director for policy analysis, and Gary MacFadden,
NCBW's director of operations, just wrapped up a week-long series of
presentations and meetings in Columbia, South Carolina. The community
structured its first-ever Bicycle and Pedestrian Week around presentations
offered through the Active Living Resource Center (ALRC) and sponsored by
the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
"The overall theme of the week can be characterized as attempting to engage
the entire community in a campaign to improve conditions for walking and
biking," reported Chauncey. "In our presentations we discussed economic
benefits of bicycle friendly and walkable communities, enforcement as it
relates to bicycling and pedestrian facilities, and the need to have bike
and ped considered from the outset -- the Complete Streets model -- when
doing local planning."
The team also presented Safe Routes to School programs in two different
neighborhoods -- one mostly middle-class, and one in a new, subsidized
housing community. "The walkabouts for these two programs were very useful,"
MacFadden said. "It's always encouraging to discuss what potential barriers
might exist, and then have the participants go out and immediately start
cataloging specific barriers and how they can be fixed, often at low cost."
MacFadden added that having Patti Sistrunk, South Carolina's SRTS
Coordinator, as a co-presenter was a real asset. "If someone had questions
about the SRTS funding process for South Carolina, I didn't have to mumble
my way through an answer," said MacFadden. "Patti knew her stuff and got the
participants excited about applying for and using the available funds to
make walking and bicycling better and safer for kids in Columbia."
The goal of the ALRC staff is to take lessons learned from the week and
begin to fashion a process that can be implemented in other communities.
"We'll stay in touch with Aaron Bell at the Central Midlands County of
Governments and Natalie Cappuccio-Britt at the Palmetto Cycling Coalition --
who did the lion's share of the organizing for the week -- as well as Tom
Dodds, the SCDOT bicycle-pedestrian coordinator, and many others, and
determine what presentations helped to push their agendas forward the most,"
said MacFadden. "It can't all be done in a week, of course, but if we lit a
few fuses, that's a worthwhile accomplishment."
Pending SC Legislation
Our goal is to get this legislation passed in 2008. We will need your help by contacting your representative. Details about this legislation and how you can help are on the Advocacy page. These legislative initiatives of the Palmetto Cycling Coalition remain alive. We will continue to be advocating for the bicycling law changes that we started in the 2007 Legislative session.
Read about it this story and more in latest newsletter
Palmetto Spokesman, Spring & Summer
2007
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Mission
The mission of the Palmetto Cycling Coalition, a 501(c)3 non-profit
organization, is to make South Carolina bicycle friendly for everyone by
providing access for bicyclists on South Carolina's roads and trails,
improving safety for all South Carolina bicyclists, and educating all South
Carolinians on the value and importance of bicycling for healthy lifestyles
and communities.
We represent all cyclists - children, tourists, commuters, recreational
riders, mountain bikers and racers. We see the bicycle as a viable source of
transportation, recreation, tourism and economic development in South
Carolina.
Background
The Palmetto Cycling Coalition, working in partnership with other non-profit
organizations, the business community and local, state and federal agencies,
seeks to provide safe and effective cycling facilities throughout South
Carolina. Its activities and programs are based on three ideas:
1. The demand for bicycling facilities
2. The need to improve safety for bicyclists in South Carolina
3. The opportunity to improve the health of South Carolina’s citizens
Program History
PCC By Laws
Glossary for Bicycle Planning and Advocacy
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Thank you for visiting the Palmetto Cycling Coalition! We are dedicated to making South Carolina cycling friendly for everyone by providing access for cyclists on South Carolina roads and trails, improving safety for all South Carolina cyclists, and educating all South Carolinians about the value and importance of cycling for healthy lifestyles and communities. This page was last updated on 04/21/2008.
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