WALK BIKE BCD

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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 WHAT IS WALK BIKE BCD?
In 2016, the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (BCDCOG) commissioned a
Regional Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. The plan establishes a vision and work plan for investing in
walking and biking to support regional goals of health, safety, economic development, and quality of life.

The Vision
Walk Bike BCD envisions a network of infrastructure for active
transportation connecting communities of all sizes across the
tri-county region, so that walking and bicycling are a common part
of everyday life for residents and visitors alike. Across the region,
people of all ages and abilities enjoy access to safe, comfortable
and convenient walking, bicycling and transit routes and facilities
and benefit from enhanced quality of life, healthier lifestyles, greater
economic opportunity, and a culture of safety and respect for the
well-being of people traveling on foot or by bike. The BCD region is
regionally and nationally known as an active, healthy, and
prosperous place to live, work, play and learn.
MAY 2017

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 WHAT WE LEARNED
Using an objective, data-driven approach, the analyses used to evaluate current conditions showed
quality existing facilities, significant recent investment in new connections, high demand for walking
and biking near activity centers throughout the region, and strong institutional partners. It also showed
major interstates, waterways, and multi-lane arterials as barriers, a lack of roadway connectivity, limited
transit access, and isolated small town and rural hubs.

Lake Marion

ST STEPHEN

Lake Moultrie JAMESTOWN

BONNEAU

FRANCIS MONCKS
HARLEYVILLE
BEIDLER CORNER
FOREST
REEVESVILLE
ST GEORGE OPEN SPACE
PARK LAND 26 FRANCIS MARION
NATIONAL FOREST

95
RIDGEVILLE
MCCLELLANVILLE

OPEN SPACE
GIVHANS FERRY PARK LAND
STATE PARK SUMMERVILLE

Lake Marion

ST STEPHEN GOOSE
NORTH CREEK AWENDAW
CHARLESTON
HANAHAN

Lege
Lake Marion
Lake Moultrie
526
JAMESTOWN
MT. PLEASANT

BONNEAU Collision
ST STEPHEN
ISLE OF
!
PALMS
FRANCIS MONCKS
HARLEYVILLE RAVENEL CORNER
BEIDLER !
FOREST
REEVESVILLE CHARLESTON
HOLLYWOOD SULLIVAN'S
ST GEORGE

Lake Moultrie
OPEN SPACE
PARK LAND 26
JAMESTOWN
FRANCIS MARION
NATIONAL FOREST
ISLAND
ATLANTIC
(
BONNEAU JAMES

95
MEGGETT ISLAND
OCEAN (

RIDGEVILLE
FRANCIS MONCKS FOLLY MCCLELLANVILLE
BEIDLER CORNER
BEACH
FOREST OPEN SPACE
GIVHANS FERRY PARK KIAWAH
LAND
STATE PARK SUMMERVILLE
ISLAND
26 FRANCIS MARION
NATIONAL FOREST
SEABROOK
ISLANDGOOSE
NORTH CREEK AWENDAW
CHARLESTON
RIDGEVILLE HANAHAN
MCCLELLANVILLE

Legend
GIVHANS FERRY
STATE PARK SUMMERVILLE
OPEN SPACE
PARK LAND EDISTO
BEACH
526 MT. PLEASANT
0
Collisions from 2010 to 2014
ISLE OF
Safety Analysis Map ! Collision Resulted in Pedestrian Fatali
GOOSE PALMS
NORTH CREEK AWENDAW
CHARLESTON RAVENEL
HANAHAN
! Collision Resulted in Bicyclist Fatality
CHARLESTON
Safety Analysis HOLLYWOOD SULLIVAN'S
Legend ( Pedestrian Involved Collision

526 MT. PLEASANT
JAMES
ISLAND
ATLANTIC
MEGGETT
Within the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester region there were ISLAND OC E A Nfrom 2010 to 2014
Collisions ( Bicyclist Involved Collision
ISLE OF
990 pedestrian crashes and 739 bicycle PALMS crashes reported
FOLLY
! Collision Resulted in Pedestrian Fatality Study Area
WALK BIKE BCD

BEACH
between
RAVENEL 2010 and 2014. These collisions resulted KIAWAH in 79 ! Collision Resulted in Bicyclist Fatality Forests + Parks
ISLAND
fatalities.
HOLLYWOOD
The safety analysis,
CHARLESTON combined
SULLIVAN'S with other analyses, ( Pedestrian Involved Collision Water
ISLAND SEABROOK
helped to prioritize locations
JAMES
A ISLAND
for improvements. TLANTIC
MEGGETT ISLAND OCEAN ( Bicyclist Involved Collision Municipality

FOLLY Study Area

EDISTO 0 5 10
BEACH
BEACH Miles
KIAWAH Forests + Parks
ISLAND

SEABROOK Water
ISLAND
Municipality 3
 WHAT WE HEARD
927 Total number of
survey respondents
WHERE RESPONDENTS LIVE
(TOP 10 MOST REPORTED ZIP-CODES)

29492
29461

49 % %
Walk Bike BCD incorporated a robust public involvement You asked for better crossings and intersections, connectivity
process72% OF RESPONDENTS 29407
that solicited input about existing walking and
reported
bicycling conditions being
in the community, where improvements 49 % family-friendly routes, more
(closing gaps), funding for walking
and biking, and a culture of respect for 29412
people on foot and
should be focused, and how they should be funded. bike. Over 1,000 people participated in the citizen survey,

25-54
29485
and
1% the project team held more than 14 public events and
People who live in the BCD region care first about safety and OTHER 29483
stakeholder meetings.
about getting to their favorite (or most frequent) destinations. Walking in the 29464
YEARS OLD FEMALE
BCD COG
MALE Region 29445
29403

Online Tools HOW

How Often Do OFTEN
You DO YOU WALK?
Walk? 29414
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X X X X
X X
54.8% DO RESPONDENTSFREQUENTLY
X
WHAT COUNTY DO RESPONDENTS LIVE IN? X WHAT COUNTY
X X X X WORK IN?
ONLINE INPUT MAP X X X X X MORE THAN ONCE A WEEK
X X X X X

BERKELEY BERKELEY
ONLINE SURVEY
INFREQUENTLY
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37 % DO
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7%
21 %
ONLINE
POP-UPINPUT MAP
MEETINGS X Bicycling
30.4% in the
RARELY/NEVER
OTHER 14BCD COG Region
CHARLESTON CHARLESTON
OTHER 1% %

ONLINE SURVEY
REGIONAL ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FORUM
Workshops + Meetings %
48
PUBLIC MEETINGS
HOW OFTEN %DOFIVE
TOP
How Often Do You Bike?

X
X X X X
X X
YOU PLACES
58
BIKE? RESPONDENTS WOULD LIK

STEERING COMMITTEE X X X X X
45.3% FREQUENTLY
POP-UP MEETINGS X X X X X
X X X X X
ONCE OR MORE PER WEEK

TAX DOLLARS SHOULD PAY FOR PEDESTRIAN AMENITIES TAX DOLLARS SHOULD PAY FOR BICYCLING AMENITIES
REGIONAL ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION FORUM X
18.3% INFREQUENTLY
X ONCE A MONTH OR A FEW TIMES A YEAR
AGREE 92.4% PARKS AND
AGREE SCHOOL 91.3% WORK
PUBLIC MEETINGS X
TRAILS

STEERING5.2%
NEUTRAL COMMITTEE
X 1NEUTRAL 5.0%
36.5% 2
RARELY/NEVER 3

DISAGREE 2.5% TOP FIVE INITIATIVES

DISAGREERESPONDENTS
3.7% THOUGHT WOULD MAKE COM
TOP FIVE PLACES RESPONDENTS WOULD LIKE TO

How Respondents Would Allocate

HOW RESPONDENTS WOULD$100 for Regional
ALLOCATE Transportation
$100 FOR ImprovementsIMPROVEMENTS
REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION
x
$30 $23 $16 $11 $9 $8 $3 $1
x
INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS

CARPOOLING / VANPOOLING

WORK AND SCHOOL PARKS

THEAND
TRAILS & GREENWAYS

GREENWAYS FILL GAPS IN EXISTING EXTEND SIDEWALK

ON-STREET BIKEWAYS

EXPAND BUS SERVICE

TRAILS SIDEWALK NETWORK NETWORKTRAILS

TO NEW AREAS
MORE SIDEWALKS

MORE HIGHWAYS
WIDEN ROADS

11 22 33

TOP FIVE INITIATIVES RESPONDENTS THOUGHT WOULD MAKE COM

Walking in the BCD area is a safe, practical, and Top th
convenient way to get from one place to another resp
MAY 2017

AGREE 19.3% !

NEUTRAL 10.6%
ADDING PAVED MORE MULTI-USE MAKE INTERSECTION
4 SHOULDER TRAILS CROSSINGS SAFER
DISAGREE 2.5% 70.1%
THE ACTION PLAN
The programmatic, policy, and network recommendations are informed by best practices, an
assessment of community and institutional opportunities and challenges, and the key findings of the
existing conditions analyses.
Proposed Programs:
Regional Pedestrian and Bicycle Count Programs
Region-Wide Multi-modal User Maps and Trip-Planning
Regional Wayfinding Program
Branding/Tourism Partnerships
Promote Walk, Bike, and Take Transit to Special Events
Safety Education and Targeted Enforcement
Campaign for Humanizing People Who Walk and Bike
Professional Development for Active Transportation
Regional Coordination of Safe Routes to School
Transportation Demand Management Programs
Proposed Policies:
Active Transportation and Trail Coordinating Council
Regional Vision Zero Policy Endorsement
Funding Prioritization for Active Transportation
Policy Best Practices for Counties and Municipalities
Design Guidelines Adoption
Prioritizing Walk/Bike Access to Transit
Annual Active Transportation Forum
A bikeway and trail system connects regional
destinations (see overview maps on next page).
Sidewalk improvements link locally for
walking access and safety
(see plan document).
WALK BIKE BCD
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 REGIONAL
SPOKE Lake Marion
CONNECTIONS
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Lake Moultrie
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RA
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FRANCIS MONCKS 3
BEIDLER
FOREST
1 CORNER
1 4

ST GEORGE OPEN SPACE
PARK LAND 26 FRANCIS MARION
NATIONAL FOREST
9

AY
NW

95

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ST
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O
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OPEN SPACE ST
GIVHANS FERRY 2 PARK LAND
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STATE PARK SUMMERVILLE
8 Proposed Regional
1 4 9
Trail & Greenway System
GOOSE
Lake Marion NORTH CREEK
CHARLESTON
3
Significant Regional Destinations

8 526
MT. PLEASANT Outdoor Recreation &
Tourism Destinations
1. Francis Biedler Forest
2 3
Lake Moultrie 6 5 6
2. Lake Moultrie Access
T G REENW 7 5
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LME CO A
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10 CHARLESTON
5 4. Francis Marion National Forest
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HOLLYWOOD
FRANCIS
BEIDLER
MONCKS 3
JAMES A T L A N T I C 5. Beach Access
1 CORNER
FOREST
1
10
4
ISLAND
O C E A N 6. East Coast Greenway

ST GEORGE OPEN SPACE
PARK LAND 26 FRANCIS MARION 4 5 7. Edisto Beach State Park
NATIONAL FOREST
9
AY

8. Givhans Ferry State Park

NW

5 9. Sewee Visitor & Environmental

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ST Education Center
5 C
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OPEN SPACE ST 10. Angel Oak Tree

GIVHANS FERRY 2 PARK LAND
EA
STATE PARK SUMMERVILLE 7
8 Dining, Shopping, &
1 4 9
GOOSE
Entertainment Destinations
NORTH CREEK
CHARLESTON
3 Network Access
Proposed RegionalMap
1. Downtown Summerville

Trail & Greenway System 2. Downtown Charleston

n Access to Regional 8 526
MT. PLEASANT
3. Downtown Mt. Pleasant
Destinations, Regional Trails, Significant Regional Destinations 4. Downtown James Island
and the Greenway System 3
Outdoor Recreation & Major Employment Destination
6 5 6
T G REENW 7 5 Tourism Destinations
This map illustrates
ST
C the relationship between2
OA
S AY
1. Town of Moncks Corner
EA 1. Francis Biedler Forest
the recommended
2 regional
HOLLYWOOD network and10major
CHARLESTON
5
2. City of Summerville
regional
Lake Moultriedestinations. JAMES ATLANTIC 2. Lake Moultrie Access
3. City of North Charleston
A
LME
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10 ISLAND
OCEAN 3. Palmetto Trail
4. City of Goose Creek
P

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5 4. Francis Marion National Forest

IL

4
MONCKS 3 5. City of Charleston
5. Beach Access
CORNER
6. Town of Mt. Pleasant
1 54 6. East Coast Greenway
FRANCIS MARION
7. West Ashley
5 NATIONAL FOREST
7. Edisto Beach State Park
8. Boeing
AY

8. Givhans Ferry State Park

NW

7 9. Volvo (future site)

9. Sewee Visitor & Environmental
EE
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G
ST Education Center 10. Medical University of South
A
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OPEN SPACE ST 10. Angel Oak Tree
2 PARK LAND
EA
MERVILLE

9 Dining, Shopping, &

1 4
GOOSE
Entertainment Destinations
NORTH CREEK
CHARLESTON
3 1. Downtown Summerville
2. Downtown Charleston

MT. PLEASANT
MAY 2017

526 3. Downtown Mt. Pleasant

8
4. Downtown James Island
3
6 5 Major Employment Destination
7 6 5
T G REENW
AY 2 1. Town of Moncks Corner
10 CHARLESTON
5
LLYWOOD 2. City of Summerville
6 JAMES ATLANTIC 3. City of North Charleston
10 ISLAND
OCEAN
 Lake Marion

Lake Moultrie
T TO
LME
A T

RA
IL
FRANCIS MONCKS
BEIDLER CORNER
FOREST

OPEN SPACE
ST GEORGE 26 FRANCIS MARION
PARK LAND
NATIONAL FOREST

AY
NW

95

EE
R
G
ST
A
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OPEN SPACE ST
GIVHANS FERRY EA
PARK LAND
STATE PARK SUMMERVILLE

GOOSE
NORTH
CREEK
CHARLESTON
arion
Lege

526
MT. PLEASANT
Bikeway

T G REENW
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Lake Moultrie CO
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CREEK
Network Recommendations Map
Regional Overview of Legend
Proposed Bike
MT. PLEASANT
526and Trail Network Bikeway Recommendations
Paved Shoulder Bike Lane
This map includes all bicycle and trail recommendations
across the region. Sidewalk recommendations are mapped Sharrow or Bike Route
ST G REENW AY
OA at the local level within the plan. Separated or Buffered Bike Lane
CHARLESTON
HOLLYWOOD Trails are also a regional pedestrian facility; sidewalks are Shared Use Path
shown on a separate A plan.
JAMES map in the TLANTIC
ISLAND
OCEAN Existing Shared Use Path

Existing Paved Shoulder

Existing Sharrow
Proposed Network Mileage Summary
Statewide Bike Tour Route

Paved Shoulder: 692.18 Long Distance Bike and Trail Route

Shared Use Path: 545.82 Forests + Parks

New Sidewalk: 117.15 Municipality

Bicycle Route/ Sharrow: 101.59

Bike Lane: 54.90
WALK BIKE BCD

Improve Existing Sidewalk: 36.20

Separated Bike Lane: 24.75
Buffered Bike Lane: 22.29

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 LETS DO THIS
Walk Bike BCD provides a phased, multi-decade approach to logically and strategically implementing
the entire proposed network. The implementation phases are based on a scoring-based project
prioritization analysis and serve as a guide for proactively moving specific projects towards funding,
design, engineering, and further stakeholder engagement. It does not preclude implementing
projects on an opportunistic basis, where cost-efficiencies or new project partnerships become
available, such as identified with the six Near-Term Projects highlighted in the plan.

Lake Marion

ST STEPHEN

Lake Moultrie BONNEAU JAMESTOWN

FRANCIS MONCKS
BEIDLER CORNER
HARLEYVILLE FOREST
REEVESVILLE FRANCIS MARION
NATIONAL FOREST
ST GEORGE 26
Lake Marion

ST STEPHEN
95
RIDGEVILLE

MCCLELLANVILLE

SUMMERVILLE

Lake Moultrie BONNEAU JAMESTOWN

NORTH
CHARLESTON
GOOSE
CREEK
AWENDAW
Leg
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Marion
FRANCIS MONCKS HANAHAN
BEIDLER CORNER
HARLEYVILLE MT. PLEASANT
STEPHENFOREST
STSTSTEPHEN
FRANCIS MARION
REEVESVILLE 526
NATIONAL FOREST
ST GEORGE 26

ISLE OF
95 PALMS
RIDGEVILLE
RAVENEL
Lake
LakeMoultrie
Moultrie MCCLELLANVILLE
PRIORITIZATION BONNEAU
BONNEAU JAMESTOWN
JAMESTOWN
CHARLESTON
SULLIVAN'S
SCORING SUMMERVILLE
HOLLYWOOD
ISLAND

JAMES
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
MONCKS
MONCKS
CORNER
CORNER
ISLAND
45pts: Safety
FRANCIS
NATIONAL
NORTH
FRANCISMARION
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MEGGETT
CHARLESTON
NATIONALFOREST
FOREST
GOOSE
CREEK
FOLLY AWENDAW
Legend
45pts: Regional Access BEACH
HANAHAN
40pts: Network Connectivity MT. PLEASANT
KIAWAH
Phase 1 Pha
526 ISLAND
30pts: Demand v. Supply
SEABROOK Phase 2 Pha
for walking & biking ISLAND
MCCLELLANVILLE
MCCLELLANVILLE
ISLE OF Phase 3 Pha
25pts: Equity & Transit Access PALMS
SUMMERVILLE
SUMMERVILLE RAVENEL
15pts: Local Access Phase 4 0
EDISTO
HOLLYWOOD BEACH
CHARLESTON
SULLIVAN'S
Prioritized Network Phase 5
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NORTH
NORTH GOOSE
GOOSE ISLAND
CHARLESTON
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CREEK
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ANTIC
HANAHAN
HANAHAN
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Project Prioritization MT.
MT.PLEASANT
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Project prioritization is a tool for ensuring thatKIAWAH Phase
Phase22 Phase
Phase22 Forests + Parks
implementation provides the highestISLE
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OF
value onISLAND
investment
Phase
Phase33 Phase
Phase33 Water
and best meets Plan goals. Prioritization
PALMS
PALMSSEABROOK
ISLAND
scores determine
RAVENEL
RAVENEL
the order of projects within the implementation phases.
MAY 2017

Phase
Phase44 Municipality
CHARLESTON
CHARLESTON
SULLIVAN'S
SULLIVAN'S
HOLLYWOOD
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ISLAND
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 LOOKING AHEAD NOW WHAT?
Making Walk Bike BCDs recommendations a reality The plan presents five key steps that will set
requires a comprehensive approach that includes Walk Bike BCD on a path to success in the near-term
multiple sources of funding, community and agency and for decades to come.
partnerships, and project and program design and
management. It also requires the dedication of BCDCOG ESTABLISH A REGIONAL ACTIVE
1 TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
staff and regional stakeholders and a commitment to the
plans vision. The recommendations and findings can serve PROGRAM AND FUND
as a daily reference for staff at the state, regional, county, 2 INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
and local level working in tandem towards implementation.
The plans analyses offer supportive data to use in grant PRIORITIZE PROGRAMS AT REGIONAL
3 AND LOCAL LEVELS
applications and aid in decision-making. The design
guidelines set the standard for quality and consistency in
TRACK AND EVALUATE PROGRESS
project implementation. 4 (SEE NEXT PAGE)

STAY COMMITTED
5 AND THINK CREATIVELY

EXAMPLE DESIGN GUIDELINES

W11-15,
W16-7P

C A

Design Features Design Features

Types of active warning beacons include conventional
A Pavement markings, symbols and/or arrow markings circular yellow flashing beacons, in-roadway warning lights,
must be placed at the beginning of the separated bike
lane and at intervals along the facility (MUTCD 9C.04). or Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacons (RRFB).

B 7-foot width preferred (5 feet minimum).
C 3-foot minimum buffer width adjacent to parking. 18-inch
minimum adjacent to travel lanes (NACTO, 2012).
Channelizing devices should be placed in the buffer
area. If buffer area is 4 feet or wider, white chevron or
diagonal markings should be used.
MAY 2017
Rectangular rapid flash beacons have the most increased
compliance of all the warning beacon enhancement
options.
Installations of RRFBs on median islands improves driver
yielding behavior.

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Bronze
Silver
Gold
THE STARTING LINE
MOVING FORWARD requires an understanding of where we are today...

13 15 48
Within the BCD region...
48 48
22 100%
0 50
50
50 48 Bronze SCHOOLS are Silver or Gold
Bronze
of the
Bronze
Bronze
Silver Silver
0 40
Silver
Silver Level Partners of SC Safe Gold
Routes to PALMETTO TRAIL,
40
40
Gold
Gold

8%
Gold
Berkeley Charleston Dorchester School (76 total designated partner
30
30
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of the
20
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15 EAST COAST GREENWAY,
0
13
10
10
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13 0 15 and

5%
COMMUNITIES are nationally designated
Berkeley Charleston Dorchester 10 as Walk Friendly or Bicycle Friendly Communities
Berkeley Charleston Dorchester
0 of the
EAST COOPER TRAIL
are BUILT
Berkeley
TO WORKCharleston Dorchester
5.1
Berkeley MEANS
Charleston Dorchester
OF TRANSPORTATION Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
Walked Between 2010 and 2014...
6%
6% Bicycled
5.1 Public transportation
Public transportation (excluding
(excluding taxicab)
taxicab)
2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates

1,729
5% Walked
Walked
5%
Bicycled
Bicycled

3.2
2011-2015 American
2011-2015 American Community
Community Survey
Survey 5-Year
5-Year Estimates
Estimates

3.0
4%
4%

2.8 3%
3% 2.8
3.0
3.0 3.2 COLLISIONS
involved people
6%
%
2.22.2 2.0 2.0 walking or biking
5.1
2%
2%
5.1 Public transportation (excluding taxicab) Public transportation (excluding taxicab)

226
1.5
% 5%
0.8
1.5
0.9 Walked
Walked
Bicycled
1%
1%
0.6 0.6 0.6
0.3 0.8 0.1
Bicycled
0.2 0.9 COLLISIONS RESULTED
0.6 0.6 0.6
2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
2011-2015 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
IN THE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY
% US
US
0.3 4%
SC
SC
0.1
Berkeley
Berkeley County
0.2 Charleston
Charleston County Dorchester
Dorchester County
of a person walking or biking
3.2 3.0 3.2
% 2.8
US SC 3% 3.0
2.8
Berkeley Charleston Dorchester
GOALS AND MEASURES
2.2 2% 2.2
...it also requires a REGIONWIDE 2.0data related to where we want to2.0
EFFORT to share go.
%
1.5 1.5
0.8
GOAL 2:0.6 0.6 0.80.9 3 & 4: 0.9
% GOAL 0.6 1: 0.6 1%
GOALS
0.6 0.6
GOAL 5:
Connectivity & Design 0.3 Community & 0.3 Programs 0.1
0.2& Policies 0.2
Implementation
Economic 0.1Development
Street crossings that US SC Funding
Berkeleyof education and
Charleston Percentage
Dorchester of regional
US SC Berkeley Charleston Dorchester
meet accessibility Percentage of regional encouragement programs transportation funding
standards trail system completed allocated to active
Bicycling and walking transportation modes
Improved and new Equity of active mode shares
sidewalks for the transportation investment Dedicate funding towards
proposed regional Number of serious injuries/ implementation of the
network fatalities of bicyclists/ plan
pedestrians over five years
Total miles of on-street Implementation
bicycling, shared-use Number of bicycle- and/or benchmarking
path, and trail facilities pedestrian-involved crashes
over five years
Projects that include
intersection safety and Number of Bicycle-Friendly and
ADA improvements Walk-Friendly Community status
designations
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