To All Who Helped, Supported: THANKS!!

A huge thank you to all who signed our Ashley Crossing Coalition petition!! 

It ALL helped!! 

Charleston County officials announced late last week that South Carolina Department of Transportation Secretary Robert St. Onge had decided that using one lane on the old Legare Bridge for self-propelled folks will work without significantly hurting car traffic!!
With your help, Charleston Moves got the message across: Bicycling and walking are a big deal -- no matter whether you think of them as recreation or something more serious, like commuting to and from work.

Every trip not taken in a car is a trip that promotes personal health, retards pollution, and advances community wellbeing.

This crossing will bring the West Ashley Greenway to vibrant life, and stimulate all of West Ashley and beyond.

A huge thank you goes also to Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr., and Charleston County Council Chair Teddie Pryor Sr. for their strong advocacy of this decision as well as to Charleston City Councilman Mike Seekings and members of County Council.

(Click here to read today's editorial in the Post and Courier)

 Obviously, we at Charleston Moves still have plenty of work to do on this! This wonderful decision doesn’t magically produce the money necessary to complete all the work that lies ahead. So, our continued support for the Ashley Crossing will be crucial. We also face more challenges in making sure there is connectivity to and from James Island and Folly Beach. More on that coming up this year!

Charleston Moves is grateful for your support.

Enjoy your holidays and stay tuned!

P.S. If you’d like to send a thank you note to the government officials who made this happen:

Robert St. Onge, Jr, Secretary SC Department of Transportation
955 Park Street
Columbia, SC 29201
stongerj@scdot.org

Teddie Pryor, Sr.,
Charleston County Council Chair
2700 Crestline Drive
North Charleston, SC29405
tpryor@charlestoncounty.org

Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr.
50 Broad Street
Charleston, SC 29402
rileyj@charleston-sc.gov