South Carolina Traps Poorest in Cycle of Debt
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We don't often sympathize with drivers, but the way South Carolina fines them appears to be an attack on the poor and residents of transit deserts.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Charleston
Keith Benjamin Brings a Fresh Perspective to City Streets in Charleston
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After developing policies to make transportation systems more equitable at U.S. DOT under Anthony Foxx, Keith Benjamin is helming the city DOT in Charleston.
The Grassroots Triumph Over a Ruinous Highway Plan for Charleston
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Highway opponents in Charleston, South Carolina, “beat Goliath.” That’s how the Post and Courier described the finale of a long grassroots campaign to stop the extension of I-526 into Johns Island and James Island. Local officials made it official earlier this month: There will be no highway through the historic island communities outside Charleston. They conceded as much after learning the […]
Big Win in Charleston: Car Lane Converted to Bike/Ped Path on Key Bridge
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Charleston, South Carolina’s Legare Bridge carries about 56,000 cars over the Ashley River daily, but it’s never had a safe path for people on bikes. Connecting central Charleston with population centers to the west and south, it is such a critical corridor that bicycle advocates call it Charleston’s “missing link.” Now, after years of campaigning, […]
Transit Advocates Target High-Profile Congressional Race in South Carolina
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Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has an answer for everything. He can explain why he lied about hiking the Appalachian Trail when in fact he was in Buenos Aires with his mistress. He can explain why he trespassed into his ex-wife’s house, violating the terms of their divorce. But here’s one thing he doesn’t […]
Streetsies 2011: The Local Edition
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Yesterday, we started our year-end 2011 round-up. We lamented transit cuts in places where transit is more important than ever, cheered the successful ballot initiatives that will fund transportation lifelines, took a moment to explore the nuances of some difficult issues, and called out Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin for some hare-brained ideas about the […]