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The tale of the
Brian Graham Greenway & Sustainability Manager
City of Greenville, SC
South Carolina Governor’s Conference on Tourism and Travel
February 21, 2012
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Swamp Rabbit Trail 40% believe their neighborhood is great b/c of access to parks…
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Acknowledging limited funds, if Greenville residents could choose
how to spend public monies, even if it meant higher fees and taxes,
the majority would choose: Developing Greenways
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Swamp Rabbit Trail
Plan adopted in January 2008
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The plan is conceptual, provides vision.
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Reedy River corridor identified as a priority.
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Swamp Rabbit Trail is a collaborative effort.
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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14.5 connected miles now
4 miles at Lake Conestee Park
1 mile under construction
Will expand to 23 miles
in next few years.
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City Council has appropriated $5M of capital
improvement funds in last 5 fiscal years Bonds, Hospitality Tax, Downtown TIF, Sunday alcohol tax
We’ve received $1.6M in fed/state grants
GCRD has $1M commitment from the
Greenville Hospital System
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Swamp Rabbit Trail Downtown, City of Travelers Rest
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Swamp Rabbit Trail Downtown, City of Greenville
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Swamp Rabbit Trail
[Before]
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Swamp Rabbit Trail
[After]
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Swamp Rabbit Trail
[Before]
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Swamp Rabbit Trail
[After]
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[Before]
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Swamp Rabbit Trail
[After]
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Swamp Rabbit Trail
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Swamp Rabbit Trail Clemson University student designed and built art along trail.
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Swamp Rabbit Trail Born Learning stations installed by United Way volunteers.
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Getting to the trail Safely
On-street facilities
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Bikeway Network 2005
Courtesy of Andrew Meeker
2 Miles of
Greenways
1 Mile of
Bike Lane
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Courtesy of Andrew Meeker
Bikeway Network 2011
8 Miles of
Greenways
13 Miles of
Bike Lanes
2+ Miles of
Bike Routes
4+ Miles of
Mountain
Bike Trails
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Bicycle Friendly
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Bicycle Friendly
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City of Greenville
2005: 2 Bike Shops
2011: 8 Bike Shops
2011: $8 Million in sales
Bicycle Friendly
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Since 2005, 75% of shops have increased
sales by over 20%
100% of bike shops attributed sales
increase to local, public investment in bicycle
infrastructure
Bike sales at Wal-mart in Travelers Rest
have increased by 300%
Bicycle Friendly
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New business
along the trail.
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Trail Users– Between 500-2,000/ day Dependent on weather, location, season, etc.
October 2011–
300+ trail users counted at 2 locations during
a 2 hour period on a week-day afternoon
Economic impact of out-of-town visitors ???
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The tale of the
Brian Graham Greenway & Sustainability Manager
City of Greenville, SC
South Carolina Governor’s Conference on Tourism and Travel
February 21, 2012