NACTO is here! WHERE did it land?!
Written with the assistance of Greenville and Columbia planners E. Kinney and J. Fellows, and Spartanburg’s advocate N. Barrett. If you want a story to inspire you this week, this is it. Within the past 2 years, a few cities in South Carolina decided they would do something unique in how they design their streets. […]
H.3615, the new Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety bill
Last year, you remember we advanced H.3909, of the same name, all the way through the SC House and Senate. After major challenges in the final month, the bill made it all the way to the finish line on the final day, and then it died at the 11th hour. But that defeat is another […]
Secretary Chao: Please prioritize Safe Streets
Smart Growth America (SGA) recently sent a letter to the new U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Secretary Chao. In the letter, they congratulated her for her appointment and her expressed desire to make safety a priority. Yesterday, the Senate voted to confirm her appointment. SGA believes America’s transportation system is a key part of our economy and […]
Protect Transportation Alternatives funding!
Contact your SCDOT Commissioner, HERE, with the text below. Dear SCDOT Commission: We respectfully request that SCDOT make a change this year, by not transferring 50% of Transportation Alternatives funding back into the general Highway Fund. SCDOT has a federal funding stream called Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP), also known as the Surface Transportation Program Set […]
