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Greenville, SC: Out with the cars, in with the people

22 Feb 2023 | Posted by Lauren Finn | 4 Comments | community connectors, main street, pedestrians, reconnecting communities

Leaders and residents in Greenville, South Carolina had been working for decades to transform their neglected, denuded downtown into a walkable, dynamic place. But the most significant catalyst was the removal of a highway bridge through downtown and the installation of a beautiful pedestrian bridge in 2004, creating a popular new attraction for people and restoring the city’s relationship to the river that birthed it.

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TIGER grants focus on rural areas, recognize the value of complete streets, and ignore transit

13 Mar 2018 | Posted by Steve Davis | 3 Comments | complete streets, main street, rural areas, TIGER, transit funding

Just a month after the Trump administration proposed a budget that would eliminate the competitive TIGER grant program entirely next year, the US Department of Transportation announced the winners of this year’s awards. This year’s winners show a clear shift in priorities — this round is decidedly rural or small town in nature and nearly devoid of transit projects. However, the winners also show that this administration recognizes how smaller-scale complete streets projects bring tremendous value to local communities.

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