BPC History
I got involved with the Bike/Ped Coalition of York County in 2017 when I saw what good work it was doing in our community. Wondering how it came about, I…
I got involved with the Bike/Ped Coalition of York County in 2017 when I saw what good work it was doing in our community. Wondering how it came about, I…
The Palmetto Cycling Coalition and SC Trails Alliance hosted an inspirational 2023 SC Bike, Walk, Trails Summit in welcoming Newberry, SC. From our region, advocates attended from the Bike/Ped Coalition…
The City of York is proposing Rails to Trails as a Pennies for Progress 5 project - an exciting active transportation option! **Attend York's Pennies 5 meeting tonight (Wed., 6/21,…
Did you ever wish that we could enjoy Rails to Trails here in York County? Left photo: Great Falls Rail-Trail Corridor (pre construction)Right photo: SC 161 near Tirzah (note railroad…
The Town of Fort Mill welcomes your input into a future trails network via this online survey: https://publicinput.com/fortmilltrailplan - by November 30, 2022. The goal of this Trail Master Plan is…
A Charlotte region air-quality expert spoke at our March BPC meeting, just as we entered ozone season! Ivonne Hernandez, Air Awareness Coordinator in Mecklenburg County’s Land Use and Environmental Services…
BPC member and transit consultant, Steve Yaffe, presented "Connecting Transportation and Health: A Guide to Communication and Collaboration" at BPC's July meeting. He hopes to facilitate partnerships between health and transportation advocates and professionals. He also is advocating for transportation projects to include public health and equity perspectives, and public health projects to include transportation and equity.
July 1, 2021 (York County, SC) Community members speaking up, and working together, can influence decisionmakers to recognize problems and find solutions. One mother’s petition highlighted what many Fort Mill parents were worried about – they moved into new neighborhoods within walking distance of five schools, but their children didn’t have a continuous sidewalk to walk, bike or roll there safely.
May 19, 2021 (Rock Hill, SC) – Today, the League of American Bicyclists honored the efforts of the City of Rock Hill to build better places for people to bike with…
In the Bike/Ped Coalition's May meeting, guest speakers discussed the Beyond 77 initiative. They are designing transportation options for the I-77 corridor through Rock Hill, and need public input by May 15 - particularly related to active transportation!