Bikeville is the City of Greenville’s bicycle friendly community initiative to educate and empower every bicyclist and motorist to Share the Road. The goal is to provide safe bicycling facilities and useful educational resources about bicycle safety issues in our community.
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Background

The City of Greenville’s Bicycle Friendly Community Initiative began is 2006 by a City Council Resolution. The goal of a Bicycle Friendly Greenville is to provide infrastructure, education, and outreach to increase the number of trips made by bicycles. This will be achieved by improving our roads to accommodate bicyclist and the creation of programs that encourage alternative transportation.

If you would like to be actively participate in the City’s BFC Application process, contact Andrew Meeker.

Bike Month Events

Each May, the City organizes annual events to celebrate National Bike Month. There are so many ways to join the festivities in May.   View Bike Month 2009 Schedule  pdf file

 

Bicycle Friendly Greenville Updates

On Tuesday, July 15th, 2008, the City of Greenville hosted a Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) Workshop with the BFC Director for the League of American Bicyclist.

• View the Presentation
• View the Workshop Results and Action Step Recommendations

Summary of Action Step Recommendations as determined by the workshop attendees:

1. Start a BFC Committee and set the goal of applying for the BFC application and reaching Gold by a certain time. To volunteer for the BFC Committee, email Andrew Meeker.
2. Set up a League Cycling Instructor seminar to certify instructors who can teach children, adults, an motorists. Start regular class for each of these groups.
3. Create a plan for improved signage (bike lanes, yield to bikes/pedestrians, share the road, bike parking) – start implementation on most traveled roads first.
4. Expand the bicycle network and increase network connectivity through the use of bike lanes, shared lane arrows and signed routes. This will provide a broader range of facility choices for users of various abilities and comfort levels.
5. Facilitate the creation of a stronger, more centralized advocacy group that will take the lead on education and encouragement program. Work with the PCC to launch this initiative
6. Create a bicycling website for Greenville that will act as a central hub for bicyclists and potential bicyclists to gather education tips, local bike routes, people to ride with, and news about events and other cycling-related activities. This site will also act as a place for bicyclists to comment on current bicycle projects and to report facility maintenance issues, etc.
7. Expand public education campaigns to promote the "share the road" message and the rights and responsibilities of all users. Develop public service announcements for TV, radio, and in print.
8. Adopt a Complete Streets policy in the community.
9. Develop a series of short (2-5 mi.) loops rides around the community and provide appropriate way-finding signage. Integrate these rides into a local bike map.
10. Improve marketing and education of bike rack and bus bike rack use. Ensure that drivers are educated as well.)
11. Fill out BFC application!

The following is a list of BFC initiatives already underway: View examples of some infrastructural improvements that you may see around town.

Downtown Bike Plan
 

In 2005, City Staff and members of the Greenville Spinners Bicycle Club collaborated to develop a Master Plan for bicycle infrastructure improvements. This plan was then presented and approved by Greenville City Council in 2006. Although much has changed in the years since the plan was originally developed, it is still used as a framework for a network of on-street bicycle friendly streets.

 

Bicycle Parking

The City's Bicycle Parking Ordinance is designed to encourage development projects to include alternative parking methods that accommodate bicycle travel. The Ordinance requires that any new development which provides vehicular parking areas, provide bicycle parking at a rate of 10% of the proposed vehicular parking. It also allows projects to substitute a percent of required vehicular parking by providing additional bicycle parking, thereby reducing parking lot areas. This Ordinance ensures that Greenville will continue it's efforts to meet the needs of it's citizens and visitors while protecting the environment.

The City has recently installed Bicycle Racks throughout downtown. See plan for locations. For additional information on types of Bicycle Racks and other Bicycle Parking Guidelines, click here.

 

Rack n Ride

All GreenLink buses now have the capacity to carry 2 bicycles. Bicycles ride for FREE. Loading the bikes is easy, just follow the directions on the rack., or view an instructional video now.

 

View Rack n Ride Instructional Video

Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee

The BPAC is a volunteer group composed of professional and citizens that meet every other month to discuss Bicycle and Pedestrian Initiatives throughout the City. If you would like to be actively participate in the City’s BPAC, contact Andrew Meeker.

 

H3006 Summary of Bicycle Law Revisions

History was made for cyclist’s safety in South Carolina in June 2008. Governor Mark Sanford Signed into law The Bicycle Safety Act, which amended Article 27, Chapter 5, Title 56 of the 1976 Code. The Act is designed to provide greater safety for bicyclists on South Carolina roads and to bring South Carolina statutes into greater conformity with the Uniform Vehicle Code. This effort was spearheaded by the PCC (Palmetto Cycling Coalition) and was supported by cycling advocates statewide. Review a Summary of the H3006 Revisions.

Complete Streets

The new Complete Streets Policy is an important step in the City’s Bicycle Friendly Community campaign. It also reinforces the City’s commitment to improving travel conditions and travel choices for people of all ages & abilities. The City of Greenville is now committed more than ever to providing appropriate accommodations for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit riders…while promoting safe operation for all users.

Planning for and accommodating all roadway users makes everyone safer, including motorists. Complete Streets have across-the-board benefits like improving air quality and public health while providing transit options. The Complete Streets Coalition cites one study that “found that 43 percent of people with safe places to walk within 10 minutes of home met recommended activity levels, while just 27 percent of those without safe places to walk were