Mark Your Calendars for Monday, March 26 at 5pm. City Council Chambers
The two-way conversion of St. Phillip and Coming is to be addressed at a public hearing. Consultant engineer Rick Day recommended two-way conversion from the crosstown to Beaufain. City and neighborhoods favor it, but there has been some doubt expressed by C of C officials.
Charleston Moves generally favors two-way-ing streets because it almost inevitably calms traffic and makes for a safer, more pleasant environment.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Important Charleston Traffic/Quality of Life Meeting
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
We're taking the liberty of re-posting this from StreetFilms, which has been presenting sensationally good videos on how our streets should be used.
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The Netherlands is widely recognized for having the highest cycling rates in the world. What's not so well known is that the Dutch don't bike so much because cycling is in their DNA. They do it because after the country started down the path toward car dependence, they made a conscious decision to change course. After many decades of deliberate policy to invest in cycling as a mode of transportation, the Netherlands has the most advanced bike infrastructure you'll ever see.
Recenty Streetfilms joined a group of city leaders from Chicago, Washington, DC and Miami on a study tour of the Netherlands, through the Bikes Belong Foundation's Bicycling Design Best Practices Program. The program shows American transportation professionals and policy makers real life examples of what it looks like to invest in cost-effective bicycle facilities. This video takes you on a tour of the incredibly well thought out street designs in the Netherlands. You'll see the infrastructure, hear from the experts on the ground, and watch the tour participants react and imagine how they might implement similar designs in American cities.
From the Netherlands to America: Translating the World's Best Bikeway Designs from Streetfilms on Vimeo.
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Monday, March 12, 2012
Why Johnny Can't Walk to School
Last week, we celebrated "Walk to School" Day. It's impossible to know how many kids actually marked the date by walking to school. But one thing is clear: the trend is toward building ever-larger schools on a regional basis. While it may look cheaper to do so by some measurements, the long-term costs may actually be higher.
In the Lowcountry, there is a good example of this trend -- a new school on Sullivan's Island. We don't contend we know precisely how this debate should be concluded, but we think there are factors that should be considered.
This instructive video on the topic was prepared by Vince Graham, the developer of I'On, and a member of the Charleston Moves board.
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Red State Roads??
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
List of "Don'ts" for Women Cyclists (1895)
On June 21st of 1895, the "Newark Sunday Advocate" ran an alarming story — syndicated from New York World — about a recent gathering of the Unique Cycling Club of Chicago; an event that saw two lady riders publicly punished/shamed for having the audacity to turn up wearing short skirts over their bloomers. Accompanying the news story was a list of "Don'ts for Women Riders."
Transcript follows. Click here for a larger image. Huge thanks to the wonderful brainpicker for bringing it to the attention of the folks at listsofnote.com.
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Contact Your Senators and Representatives!!
Charleston Moves Joins the Palmetto Cycling Coalition and bicycle advocacy groups around the nation to spread this urgent notice.
For Charleston, this could be horrible! Funding for the Ashley Crossing, for the West Ashley Greenway and many, many more projects could be affected!
Both chambers of Congress are developing versions of the Federal transportation bill that are detrimental to bicycle funding. We've already asked you once this month, and we're already asking again: please contact Congress to save bicycle funding that is extremely valuable to South Carolina.
Act on Key Transportation Votes. The current Senate transportation bill dilutes walking and biking programs. To improve the bill, we're asking Senators Graham and DeMint tovote for the Cardin-Cochran amendment on the floor to guarantee local governments a voice in transportation decisions, allowing them to build sidewalks, crosswalks, and bikeways that keep people safe. Tell Senators Graham and DeMint:
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Why now, why again? Both Chambers of Congress are developing versions of a new Federal transportation bill to update the last bill, of which we are currently operating on the 8th extension. As they are working to develop these bills, both the House and Senate continue to make motions to eliminate funding for biking and walking. Last week, we needed your support as were working to get House Committee votes in favor of an amendment to protect bicycling and walking. Today's alert, and future ones that are sure to come, are to let Congress know that we will not stand for these short-sighted bills.SC's Members of Congress needs to know that that finding effective, efficient transportation solutions to keep South Carolinians safe on the streets should be a national priority.
This debate matters to South Carolinia, so please contact your Senators and Representativestoday. And, the battle is far from over, so stay tuned to future alerts where we will need you yet again.
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