PCC Newsletter: Sept/Oct 2018

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Making South Carolina more

bike and walk friendly, since 1995.

Sept/Oct 2018 Newsletter

Another special 2 month edition!

Member Question:

What is in a Name?

PCC is taking input now about a possible rebrand. For years now, we included walking within our mission, because bicycling and walking often go hand in hand when advocating for safer streets through better infrastructure. However, our logo continues to carry the mission we started with, which we still work towards: safer cycling. Many people don't know our larger mission, because our name remains as it was when our organization started in 1995. We honor our past, generated from a committed group of cyclists intent on improving conditions for riding SC's roadways, through street design and education. Yet our mission has evolved, reflected from input from our growing network of partners. Our past and future are both important. Today we ask:

What is your opinion? What if we changed our name to reflect our current mission?

Perhaps Bike Walk South Carolina.

Let us know what you think!

Email us today .

Looking for Office space!

We are in search of office space! Our current space is undergoing changes, so we need a new residence. Let us know if you have ideas! Requirement: must be in Columbia within 3 miles of the State House and SCDOT. Thank you to Abacus for their generous hospitality over the years!

PCC contributed to DHEC report

Check out the new DHEC report titled Creating Active Community Environments in South Carolina: A Grassroots Guide. In addition to other national resources we've raved about over the years, this is a great strategy setter if you're invested in building better walking and biking access in your SC community. Kudos to DHEC. And find our funding guide located within its pages.

TAKE ACTION:

Help build the East Coast Greenway in SC!

Let's help the East Coast Greenway Alliance in their pursuit to build a bike trail from Maine to Florida.

Send this message to your Representative if you live in a coastal legislative district. If you don't live on the coast, you can still email your state Senators.

"Please urge Secretary Elaine Chao to fund the two BUILD grant proposals for the East Coast Greenway, bringing jobs, improving health, and ensuring safety by building a new bike/walk bridge over the Ashley River and extending the Waccamaw Neck Bikeway."

Rep. Jim Clyburn

Rep. Tom Rice

Rep. Mark Sanford

Sen. Tim Scott

Sen. Lindsey Graham

Coalitions Work!

We facilitate the South Carolina Livable Communities Alliance,

but we also belong to the valuable Road to Zero coalition, led by the National Safety Council.

Big things happen when big coalitions are built.

Consider joining BOTH today!

(neighborhood associations, local or state businesses, non profits, or other organizations)

Join the South Carolina Livable Communities Alliance

Join the Road to Zero Coalition

Yellow Jersey Sponsors

Local Spotlight :

Daniel Island's new Mobility Mode

"The crew of the Daniel Island Ferry sprang to action in May when the Wando River bridge’s westbound lanes closed, creating headaches and gridlock to the region’s already congested roads .... crew members returned to the scene, this time as part of an experiment called “Boat to Work,” where almost 40 passengers boarded the Ms. Evelyn in the early morning mist for a ride from the island to downtown Charleston. “It’s an invigorating way to go to work in the morning,” said Kevin Gray, a psychiatrist at the Medical University of South Carolina. “It’s much better than sitting in traffic.”" Read more here.