Public transportation may seem limited to buses for now, but might we consider using small rubber tire trolleys, somewhat like elongated golf carts, on the old ACL and SAL rights of way that could shuttle residents from South Windermere all the way to the Clemson Extension with the historic crossing at DuPont, where passengers could change “trolleys” for Maryville. These vehicles would be more like elongated golf carts and would not interfere with the pedestrian and bicycle traffic. This would also help get bus traffic off Savannah Highway and other major corridors.
There will be almost a million people living in the tri-county area by 2030. We will need higher density housing and West Ashley is one of the logical places for it to go. Higher density residential and office development could easily be built at Croghan and Citadel Mall that would provide both ridership and commercial destinations for the trolleys at opposite ends of the Greenway.
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