Charleston
Talking Headways Podcast: The Rising Seas
We talk sea level rise, city solutions, and opportunities with Susan Crawford, another of "Charleston: Race, Water, and the Coming Storm."
August 3, 2023
South Carolina Traps Poorest in Cycle of Debt
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.
November 5, 2019
Keith Benjamin Brings a Fresh Perspective to City Streets in Charleston
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.
September 11, 2017
The Grassroots Triumph Over a Ruinous Highway Plan for Charleston
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.
June 8, 2016
Big Win in Charleston: Car Lane Converted to Bike/Ped Path on Key Bridge
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."
February 27, 2014
Transit Advocates Target High-Profile Congressional Race in South Carolina
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 have an answer for: a questionnaire about transit.
April 22, 2013
Streetsies 2011: The Local Edition
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 best way to spend money.
December 29, 2011
Paradigm Shift in Charleston: County Leaders Reject Highway Expansion
Chalk this up as a major victory in the livable streets movement: Thanks to a heroic effort by advocates for smart growth and rural preservation, officials in Charleston, South Carolina have unanimously rejected a plan for a half-billion-dollar highway expansion.
April 18, 2011