THE PROJECT OR INITIATIVE Disasters are becoming more destructive in the United States and around the globe. Tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, droughts, and earthquakes are just a few of the events that threaten Charleston. If we continue our current approach, which relies heavily on responding to them after they occur, the costs of […]
I would encourage the Marion Square Farmers Market to strengthen their bylaws so only local products can be sold there. As it is, a vendor can buy products from someone else, and sell them as their own, yet everyone assumes all of the product is actually “local.” This is a huge disservice to consumers who […]
Attend the Planning Commission hearing on February 18, 75 Calhoun Street, and voice objections, when the Beach Company will present its plan to redevelop the Sgt. Jasper site with more than 400 apartments, parking for 700 cars and a 35,000-square-foot supermarket which will attract traffic 24/7. Yikes!!! Much too much for this neighborhood.
The two words that best seem to describe West Ashley over the past two decades are “Left Out”. While Peninsula Charleston has enjoyed constant, pro-active attention to every detail of what makes it a livable and attractive community, no one has spent much time applying those same livability and attraction concepts to West Ashley. On […]
THE PROJECT OR INITIATIVE I-526 or the “Mark Clark Expressway” is an interstate loop in Charleston County that currently terminates at Savannah Highway in West Ashley and in Mount Pleasant. In June 2007, the State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) voted to fund the I-526 extension from the Savannah Highway terminus to the James Island Connector (SC-30). […]
THE PROJECT We think it would be great if the County set up a Municipal Residential Composting system. As it is, residential composters must take their waste out to the landfill on Bees Ferry. There is already an industrial composter that converts yard waste to mulch, so this would not require massive infrastructure costs. There could […]
Create a park on the vacant land next to the James Island Connector on Harbor View Road. It’s a perfect area for a paddle park to launch kayaks and stand up paddleboards. A Farmer’s Market can be held there on the weekends. Don’t allow this area to be rezoned commercial. The city and the Town […]
Chs continues with the Laundry List — East Side: I would invest money in a community center on Columbus St, which focuses on job training and recreational activities. Keeping kids off the street and providing education.
Transportation: Take the eastern-most sidewalk on Meeting St, and subdivide it into a bike/walking lane (similar to the bridge).
THE PROJECT As we look at the next 20 years, one way to decrease traffic and enhance neighborhoods is to move towards decentralized neighborhood clusters as opposed to moving people from the rural/suburban areas of town into Downtown. – Avondale is a perfect example of a clustering of shops that is pedestrian friendly. Instead of trying […]