And How About Making Stairs Fun??

NPR: Group Pushing for Safer Sidewalks

Walking, biking and other forms of physical activity are central to a healthy life, and for many, the only way of getting from here to there. The problem is that our thoroughfares are often designed for cars and traffic flow. In 15 years, they've killed more than 70,000 people. Health groups and others have been pushing for a more walkable, bikeable world and states are realizing things need to change. LISTEN TO NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO'S REPORT.
...AND MAKE SURE YOU POST A COMMENT!

Dig It: the Long Line of Cars...

...and the camera on the bike passes 'em all.

Watch it. Click here

CM Files Position on Proposed Bikes-and-Sidewalks Ordinance Amendment

CM Position Paper- Cyclists and Sidewalks

Walking, Running Event in Walterboro Benefits Colleton H.S. "Band of Blue"

The Colleton County High School Band of Blue stages its
first annual 5K Run/Walk in Walterboro S.C. on Nov 14,2009 .
Registration is at the County parking lot across from the Court
House,on the corner of Jefferies and Washington Streets in Walterboro. It begins at 7:30 and the Run/Walk starts at 9:00am. Runners and walkers should click here to download an application or pick up one at Fit Life in Walterboro (and mail in as soon as possible for your t-shirt size).
The 5K will go through part of Walterboro's beautiful Great
Swamp walking trail and then through Forest Hills. The course will be mostly flat but will have some small hills, water at the midway point and water at the end. Throphies will be awarded for three top finishers male/female runners and three top finishers male/female walkers. Throphies will also be given in 10-year age groups for
runners and walkers. A long sleeve t-shirt will be included with the registration fee of 20.00.
The name of the event is the 1st Annual Palmetto Stride. This
fundraiser is to help get the "Band of Blue" band to New Orleans in February to march in the Mardi Gras Parade.

Nailing Down the importance of "Streetscape.:

Here's our friend Bill Eubanks of Urban Edge Studios at the most recent Pecha Kucha.
His presentation is dead-on what CM Stands for. Watch and comment.

REMINDER: Participate/MONDAY

CAC.C On2Wheels A CYCLING PLAN FOR CHARLESTON
DESIGN DEVELOPMENT
2:00-4:00 PM MONDAY 02 NOVEMBER
at the Charleston Civic Design Center, 85 Calhoun Street

THIS SESSION
The purpose of this review is to get your evaluation and input on our developed design work for the CYCLING PLAN and BIKE POINT.
This will be your last opportunity to offer criticism and input to our work before we complete it in December.

SCOPE
Based on the meetings and public input to date, the scope and goals of our project are:

* EXISTING: To document, evaluate, and synthesize existing cycling plans and infrastructure in Charleston.
* VISION: To develop a 25-year infrastructure vision that will make Charleston a premier cycling community.
* 1ST STEPS: To propose a cycling plan for the City of Charleston that will move the community toward the long-range vision. This plan will be coordinated with the Department of Planning and adopted into an official Cycling Plan.
* BIKE POINT: To design/build a generic Bike Point (a prototype for civic street furniture to support cycling).

and POSTPONED until Spring 2010...

* BIKE PLACE: To design/build a site-specific Bike Point for the Charleston Civic Design Center.


NEXT
11 DECEMBER: FINAL review
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A project of
the Charleston Department of Planning
The Charleston Civic Design Center
and
the Clemson Architecture Center in Charleston (CAC.C)