2021 Year in Review

By Amy Johnson Ely | December 8, 2021

2021 brought years of SCDOT advocacy to a point of celebration: a Complete Streets policy! It only happened because of […]

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SCDOT funding changes from new Infrastructure bill

By Amy Johnson Ely | November 22, 2021

The new federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the bipartisan infrastructure bill, is now law. We […]

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A Tribute to Paul LeFrancois and Jim Cox

By PCC | September 15, 2021

Written by Jim Cox, Greenwood, SC The Palmetto Cycling Coalition and cycling community of South Carolina are proud to recognize […]

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ACTION ALERT: Columbia Road Safety Audit!

By Amy Johnson Ely | August 2, 2021

APPENDIX A: Specific suggested improvements for Columbia’s 5 Points, on Harden, Devine, and Blossom Streets Corridor Improvements: Road Diets Why: […]

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SCDOT has 2 new policies!

By Amy Johnson Ely | July 28, 2021

Bike Lanes: SCDOT updated their Engineering Directive 22 to lay out how bike lanes are built into roads during repaving […]

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What is Transportation Equity?

By Amy Johnson Ely | July 28, 2021

Equity is a critical part of transportation & recreational biking and walking. This is key at PCC, because we are […]

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SCDOT updates Roadway Design Manual

By Amy Johnson Ely | March 13, 2021

Last month we reported that SCDOT adopted the Departmental Directive for Complete Streets, culminating a 4 year campaign. Then all […]

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SCDOT adopts Complete Streets policy

By Amy Johnson Ely | February 5, 2021

Yesterday, SCDOT announced adoption of their Departmental Directive for Complete Streets (their press release here). Read the policy here. Since […]

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Action Alert: SCDOT final policy change

By Amy Johnson Ely | January 22, 2021

During our final call with the Secretary of Transportation to discuss her draft internal complete streets policy, we arrived at […]

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2021 Legislative Agenda

By Amy Johnson Ely | December 8, 2020

This year’s agenda will be driven by our Virtual Lobby Day for Safe Streets! The 2021 Legislative session will prove […]

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