Local Bike/Ped Plans & Policies
Policy can drive change. In South Carolina, a policy benefiting people bicycling and/or walking can take several different forms—a complete street resolution, policy, or ordinance; a comprehensive plan; Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan; internal order or directive; transportation referendum, design manual rewrite, land use and zoning changes – each of these can improve the built environment for people bicycling or walking (and driving).
| Town | |
| Town of Summerville | Resolution (2012) |
| Town of Ninety Six | Resolution (2012) |
| Town of Hilton Head | Working on resolution |
| Town of Allendale | Working on resolution |
| City | |
| City of Anderson | Resolution (2009) |
| City of Greenville | Resolution (2008) |
| City of Greenwood | Resolution (2012) |
| City of North Myrtle Beach | Land development ordinance (2008) |
| City of Spartanburg | Resolution (2007) |
| City of Columbia | Resolution (2010) |
| City of Camden | Resolution (2011) |
| City of Charleston | Resolution (2009) |
| City of Conway | Within Unified Development Ordinance (2011) |
| County | |
| Spartanburg County | Resolution (2007) |
| Richland County | Resolution (2009) |
| Anderson County | Resolution (2009) |
| Greenville County | County resolution introduced in 2010 and voted down |
| Colleton County | Resolution (2011) |
| Richland County | Resolution (2009)/ Commission (2011) |
Master Plan
An increasing number of cities across South Carolina are creating Bicycle and/or Pedestrian Master Plans, which propose bicycle and/or pedestrian infrastructure. Often created at the city, county, or regional level, the new SCDOT Departmental Directive for Complete Streets will implement these plans with state money if they are incorporated into regionally developed plans (happening now) that become part of the Long Range Transportation Plans of the MPO's or COG's (Metropolitan Planning Organizations for urban areas - or Councils of Government for rural areas).
- Vision Kershaw
- Rock Hill, College Town Area Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan
- 29203_Pedestrian Plan
- Allendale Pedestrian Plan
- Bamberg Pedestrian Plan
- Chester Pedestrian Plan
- Denmark Pedestrian Plan
- Dillon Pedestrian Plan
- Florence Pedestrian Plan
- Gaffney Pedestrian Plan
- Lake City Pedestrian Plan
- Landrum Pedestrian Plan
- Lugoff Pedestrian Plan
- Marion Pedestrian Plan
- Middle Tyger Pedestrian Plan
- Orangeburg Pedestrian Plan
- Union Pedestrian Plan
- Winnsboro Pedestrian Plan
- City of Greenville Greenway Plan
- Greenville County Greenway Plan
- Greenville Downtown Streets Master Plan
- Greenville Hospital System Swamp Rabbit Trail Extension Master Plan
- Spartanburg Area Transportation Study (SPATS) MPO Bike and Ped Master Plan
- City of Spartanburg Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan
- Spartanburg County Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
- City of Easley Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
- City of Greenwood Pedestrian and Bike Plan
- North Augusta Greenway Master Plan
- Charleston-Dorchester Open Space/Greenway Plan
- Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester COG Plan
- Easley Brushy Creek Greenway Feasibility Study
- City of Columbia Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan
- Columbia Area Long Range Transportation Study (COATS) Bicycle/Pedestrian Pathways Plan
- Town of Summerville Bicycle Master Plan
- Lower Savannah Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Study, Bike and Pedestrian Resources
- Aiken Regional Transportation Study (ARTS) Bicycle Pedestrian Plan
- Lowcountry Council of Governments (Low COG) Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
- GSATS 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan update, 2.2
- West Ashley Greenway Master Plan
A Master Plan can provide a comprehensive review of the policies, procedures, practices and planned bike/ped/transit infrastructure in your community. It may include new street and intersection designs, land use relationships, corridor plans, prioritization criteria, funding plans, road diets, and education programs. Ideally, it involved good public engagement and input.
Through our Livable Streets Academy, we can help you advocate your needs into a Plan, funding and implementation. Often Plans are contracted out, but we recommend contracted firms work closely with local staff to develop strong implementation and public engagement strategies.