The PCC began in 1995 with a small group of volunteers. Today we have over 600 members, many more constituents and partners through our SC Livable Communities Alliance, and we are the lead organization in South Carolina advocating for safer and more accessible biking & walking.

• Launched the Livable Streets Academy, a virtual and in person local community coalition, advocacy training program (2023)
• Hosted the three statewide and two regional Bike & Walk Summits (2012, 2017, 2018, 2023)
• Served, or found recruits to serve, in the citizen stakeholder role in dozens of SCDOT Road Safety Audits on SC's most dangerous corridors (2018-current)
• Successfully advocated for adoption of the SCDOT Departmental Directive on Complete Streets (2021), culminating a 4 year campaign with a robust policy that is funded and implementable (2021)
• Grew the SC Livable Communities Alliance to a coalition of 25 Mayors and dozens of state and local organizations and businesses (2019-2020)
• Electric bike bill signed into law (2020)
• Grew state legislature representation of our issues, by advancing the Hands Free bills, Vulnerable Road user bills, the Complete Streets bill, various Trails bills and others (2015-current)
• Defeated various “bad bills” in state legislature (2007-19)
• Contributed to the SC Strategic Highway Safety Plan, every 5 years in the last 20 years.
• Successfully advocated for an improved rumble strip policy, EDM 53. (2015 and again in 2021)
• Launched Safe Streets Save Lives, SC’s first strategic educational campaign to reduce bicycling fatalities, training 90+ ambassadors (2011)
• Represented South Carolina on Capitol Hill during the National Bike Summit, every year, since 2005
• Since 2005, hosted nine Complete Streets workshops throughout South Carolina. Partnered with Eat Smart Move More SC to print, publish, and distribute Complete Streets Toolkit and Advocacy Manual (2009-2016)
• Wrote and advocated for the bicycle traffic safety law update in SC Drivers Manual (2006, 2008, 2011)
• Assisted and facilitated six municipalities statewide in receiving the Bicycle Friendly Community status (2007-2012)
• Partnered with Palmetto Conservation Foundation to host Mia Birk for three-day Palmetto Joyride event (2011)
• Bicycle safety bill signed into law—successfully lobbied for this reform (2008)
• Distributed 20,000 SC bicycle law cards and items to law enforcement, bike clubs and SC residents in need, through partnership with BikeLaw and Dept. of Health & Environmental Control (2008-2018)
• Assisted and facilitated almost every Complete Streets resolution, policy, and ordinance in South Carolina (2007-current)
• Wrote and advocated for the bicycle traffic safety law update in SC Drivers Manual (2006, 2008, 2011)
• Organized and provided scholarships for SC’s three League of American Bicyclists Certified Instructor courses (2007, 2008, 2010)
• Voted Advocacy Organization of the Year by the League of American Bicyclists (2006)