BikevilleGreenville South Carolina’s

Bicycle Friendly Community Initiative

presented toAPBP @ PWPB

Presented by: Andrew Meeker, City of Greenville

• I-85 Corridor

• Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains

• 60,000 Population

• 28 Square Miles

• 400 Lane Miles of Roadway

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TO DECLARE THAT THE CITY OF GREENVILLE ENDORSES THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN BICYCLISTS ACTION PLAN FOR BICYCLE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY DESIGNATION.

WHEREAS, The City of Greenville intends to adopt a target level of bicycle use (e.g. percent of trips) and safety to be achieved within a specific time frame, and improve data collection necessary to monitor progress, and

WHEREAS, The City of Greenville intends to provide safe and convenient bicycle access to all parts of the community through a signed network of on- and off-street facilities, low-speed streets, and secure parking, and will involve local cyclists in identifying maintenance needs and ongoing improvements, and

WHEREAS, The City of Greenville intends to establish information programs to promote bicycling for all purposes, and to communicate the many benefits of bicycling to residents and businesses (e.g. with bicycle maps, public relations campaigns, neighborhood rides, a ride with the Mayor), and

WHEREAS, The City of Greenville intends to make the City model employer by encouraging bicycle use among its employees (e.g. by providing parking, showers and lockers, and establishing a city bicycle fleet), and

WHEREAS, The City of Greenville intends to ensure all city policies, plans, codes, and programs are updated and implemented to take advantage of every opportunity to create a more bicycle-friendly community and to offer staff in all departments training to better enable them to complete this task, and

WHEREAS, The City of Greenville intends to educate all road users to share the road and interact safely and to integrate road design and education programs so as to increase the confidence of bicyclists, and

WHEREAS, The City of Greenville intends to enforce traffic laws to improve the safety and comfort of all road users, with a particular focus of behaviors and attitudes that cause motor vehicle/bicycle crashes, and

WHEREAS, The City of Greenville intends to develop special programs to encourage bicycle use in communities where significant segments of the population do not drive (e.g. through Safe Routes to Schools programs) and where short trips are most common, and

WHEREAS, The City of Greenville intends to promote intermodal travel between public transport and bicycles, e.g. by putting bike racks on buses, improving parking at transit, and improving access to rail and public transport vehicles, and

WHEREAS, The City of Greenville intends to establish a citywide, multi disciplinary committee for non motorized mobility that will submit to the Mayor/Council a regular evaluation and action plan for completing the items in this Charter/

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA that the City of Greenville hereby adopts the League of American Cyclist's Action Plan for Bicycle Friendly Communities, and declares its intention to achieve Bicycle Friendly Community status by December 31, 2008.

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Economic Sustainability

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Quality of Life

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Bicycle Friendly Community Workshop

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Southland Drive Bike Lane McCalister Drive Sharrow

Vardry Street Bike Lane Cleveland Street Bike Lane

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Bike Racks on Public Transit Bike Racks in Front of Restaurant

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Bicycle Loop Detector Sharrow

“Share The Road” Sign

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Laurens Road Bypass

Greenville Bike Route Number 1

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Greenway Trails

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Natural Surface Trail-Work Day

Natural Surface Trail-Eagle Trail

Natural Surface Trail-Timmons Park

To Greer &Spartanburg

To Travelers Rest &Furman University

To Paris MountainState Park

To Mauldin

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To Piedmont

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trails & greenways master plan

The proposed trail network is based on a ‘hub & spokes’ model, where parks and other popular destinations serve as ‘hubs’, and the trails that connect them serve as ‘spokes’. For a more detailed map, refer to the complete plan.

TRAIL NETWORK

ESTABLISHING A GOAL: QUALITY OF LIFE

Given the benefits of trails and greenways outlined in the previous section, some of the goals of the trail network include the following:

Offer area residents a viable choice to walk or bike for their local trips,Provide opportunities for improving the personal health and fitness of individuals,

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Stimulate economic growth through increases in real property value and tourism,Enhance and protect the environmental quality of open spaces and creek and river corridors, andConserve and tell the story of local culture, history, and heritage through interpretive trials and signage.

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PRIMARY TRAIL & GREENWAY PLAN CORRIDORS:

REEDY RIVER GREENWAY

BRUSHY CREEK GREENWAY

GREENLINK GREENWAY

RICHLAND GREENWAY

GATEWAY GREENWAY

This segment of the trail network is the primary greenway corridor. It acts as a north-south connector, linking Travelers Rest and Simpsonville to Greenville’s downtown. The trail consists of several components: the existing CSX Trail, Reedy River Trail, and Downtown Connector.

This secondary greenway links downtown with the southwest corner of Greenville, and connects with Anderson using street-based (i.e. wide sidewalks and bicycle-friendly streets) trails. Major destinations along the trail segment include Mills Mill, St. Francis Hospital, and the Baseball Stadium.

This branch connects downtown and the Reedy River Greenway to north Greenville and beyond. Destination points include Bob Jones University, Timmons Park, Park Avenue Gym and the War Museum. An on-street trail ties this segment of the trail system to Paris Mountain State Park.

Following Laurel Creek and an abandoned rail line, this trail segment connects the Reedy River Greenway from downtown to University Center, the Pleasantburg Commercial Corridor, Verdae, Carolina First Center, Clemson ICAR Campus, and beyond to Mauldin.

This east-west corridor connects the downtown to eastern Greenville. Destinations include Roper Mountain Science Center, the Carolina First Center. It will also connect Greenville to the region, to Greer and Spartanburg.

“I would love to see access spread outward, from downtown, in most directions....towards Augusta St....up Wade Hampton, into Taylors/Greer...along E. North St to Timmons Park and over to the Pleasantburg/Haywood Rd area.” (Public Comment, June 2007)

“A ribbon of connectivity throughout Greenville City and County should be priority to continue to make Greenville a quality area it live in. Having developers dedicate ribbons of land to greenways and liner parks is step in build the future.” (Public Comment, June 2007)

“ I am thrilled to see that Greenville is finally creating a long overdue greenway and trails plan. The city government should support this initiative as it will further cement Greenville's quality of life and enhance the health and fitness of it's citizens. “ (Public Comment, June 2007)

“I know a trail from Downtown to Travelers Rest area would be nice for those who cycle in TR, Marietta and north of there. It would be a safer way to get north of Greenville without having to use the busy roads.” (Public Comment, June 2007)

for the city of greenville

Type I Trail: Greenway TrailExisting: 8 Miles

Proposed: 50 Miles

Type II Trail: Street Based TrailExisting: 4 Miles

Proposed: 53 Miles

Type III Trail: Natural Surface TrailExisting: 3 Miles

Proposed: 10 Miles

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Bicycle Safety Brochure

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Installing Lights

Installing Lights Lights for Life

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Safety Safari

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Safety Talk at Local Elementary School

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Bicycle Safety Brochure and Bookmark

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Bikeville Booth at Greenville Tech “Earth Fest”

Bikeville Booth at Greenville Tech “Earth Fest”

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Bicycle Education and Valet at Artisphere

Bike Valet at Artisphere

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Bikeville Booth and Valet at Saturday

Safe Bicycle Commuting Seminar

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Mountain Bike Skills Clinic and Trail

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Greenville Art Tour on a Conference Bike

Monthly Greenway Ride

USA Professional Cycling Championship

USA Professional Cycling Championship

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Bikeville Christmas Parade Float Awards Given Out

Christmas Parade News Article

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Donation of First Bicycle to City Fleet

Bike Maps

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Parking in Bicycle Lane State Statute 56-5-3425

Unlawful Parking Within Bike Lane

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Possible Program•Showers•Lockers•Bike Parking•Bike Rental•Bike Repair•Resource Center

A bike-transit center provides secure bicycle parking spaces at or near

a transit hub in an effort to encourage bicycle commuting and bike-to-transit connections.

Bike Transit Station

Thank You!

Questions or Additional Info at www.bikeville.org

bikeville@greenvillesc.gov864.467.4345