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The Complete Streets Bill Gets a Hearing!
The Complete Streets Bill (H.3656)  will get a hearing next 
Tuesday, March 26   1 hour after House adjournment (about 1:00 pm)  in the House Educati on & Pub lic Works, Transportation subcommittee.

This bill is a separate policy from the SCLCA's policy proposal  directly to the SC Department of Transportation.   If passed, it will compliment our efforts to make state-owned streets in South Carolina safer!

If you are interested in attending or testifying in support, which will both be helpful, reply to this email, and we will provide talking points!  
Our Church Tour Is Less than 2 Weeks Away!
Join us for a community conversation on making SC streets safer for everyone at  Reid Chapel AME  in Columbia, SC.  Our discussion will be led by our equity consultant, Tiffany James, and the SC Chapter of the  National Action Network .   Click here to learn more!
We're In The News!
Our director, Amy Johnson Ely, interviewed with WIS TV about how implementing a statewide complete streets policy will reduce the pedestrian crashes we are seeing across the state.  
To watch the interview,  Click here!
YMCA Advocacy Day
Mr Davis, I would like to see safer paths for walking or bikes to lower fatality rates
Thank you, SC Alliance of YMCAs for letting us host a postcard party during your advocacy day this week !  To view some of our favorite postcards written by volunteers across the state, click here!

Would your club, church, or organization like to advocate directly to SCDOT Commissioners for complete streets?

Contact us , and we will send you postcards and information on how you can advocate for livable communities through livable streets.  
Special Shout Out to Our Newest Supporters!



                 
Lourie Scholars, Columbia 
Add your organization  to our growing list of supporters, today!   
We're Growing All the Time!
The SC Livable Communities Alliance (SCLCA) now has 19 Mayors  signed on to the Policy Letter of Support!
  1. Mayor Knox White, Greenville, SC
  2. Mayor Stephen K. Benjamin, Columbia, SC
  3. John J. Tecklenburg, Mayor, City of Charleston, SC
  4. Mayor Stephen J. Wukela, City of Florence, SC
  5. Mayor D. Welborn Adams, City of Greenwood, SC
  6. Blake Sanders, PLA - City of Easley Planning and Projects Manager, Mayor Town of West Pelzer, SC
  7. Mayor David O'Neal - Tega Cay SC
  8. Mayor Brandy Amidon, Travelers Rest, SC
  9. Mayor Rick N. Osbon, City of Aiken, SC
  10. Mayor Tim Goodwin, City of Folly Beach, SC
  11. Mayor John Gettys, City of Rock Hill, SC 
  12. Mayor Foster Senn, City of Newberry, SC
  13. Mayor Barbara Blain-Bellamy, Conway, SC
  14. Mayor Harold Thompson, City of Union, SC
  15. Mayor R. Keith Summey, City of North Charleston, SC
  16. Mayor Mel Pennington, City of Hartsville, SC
  17. Mayor Geraldene Robinson, Town of Eastover, SC
  18. Mayor Clarence Hughes, Town of Ridgeville, SC
  19. Mayor Francenia Ellis, Town of Furman, SC
If you live in their towns, please thank them today!

And if you know another    Mayor willing to sign, 
Organizations that Support SCLCA 

State
  • Palmetto Cycling Coalition
     
  • AARP of South Carolina
  • Able South Carolina
  • SC Alliance of YMCAs
  • Coastal Conservation League
  • Eat Smart, Move More SC 
  • American Heart Association, SC Chapter
  • SC Disability and Health Project
  • National Safety Council - Southeastern Chapter
  • Mission Readiness
  • AAA Carolinas
  • WREN (Women's Rights and Empowerment Network)
  • Brent Buice - East Coast Greenway Association Regional Coordinator for SC
  • SC Recreation & Parks Association
  • Palmetto Clean Fuels Coalition
  • SC Chapter, American Planning Association
  • Transportation Association of South Carolina (TASC)
  • The Arc of SC
     

Local
  • Partners for Active Living, Spartanburg
  • Charleston Moves, Charleston
  • Bike Walk Greenville, Greenville
  • Midlands Transit Riders Association, Columbia
  • Upstate Forever, Greenville & Spartanburg 
  • Sustainable Midlands, Columbia
  • Hilton Head Island Bicycle Advisory Committee
  • Metanoia, Charleston
  • National Action Network, Columbia
  • Best Friends of Lowcountry Transit, Charleston
  • The COMET (Central Midlands Transit Authority), Columbia
  • Charleston Trident Urban League, Charleston
  • Lourie Scholars, Columbia
  • Touch the Future Inc, Anderson
  • Upstate Transportation Coalition, Greenville 
     
 
Businesses and Hospitals

State
  • Bicycle Corporation of America, Manning
  • Generator Power Solutions, Columbia

Local
  • Grand Strand Health, Myrtle Beach
  • Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston
  • McBurney Integrative Neurology, LLC, Greenville
  • Spartanburg Regional Hospital - Spartanburg
  • Bon Secours St. Francis Health System - Greenville
  • Palmetto Health - Midlands
  • Soda City - Columbia
  • Loci, LLC 
  • ALTA Planning, Greenville
  • Yaffe Mobility Consulting, Rock Hill
To sign on behalf of your local or state organization, 
click 
here !
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