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2 Tabe of Conens Projec Descrpon... 1 So wha do bkes, baeres, bunnes and brdges have n common?!...1 Gran Funds and Sources/Uses of Projec Funds: Projec Deas... 1 Energze Greenve: By Budng he GHS Swamp Rabb n he Marea Communy (a Rura Area as defned by he 2010 Census)...2 Energze Greenve by Expandng he Bkeshare Program...3 Energze Greenve: By mpemenng desgn prncpes from he 2012 AASHTO Gude for he Deveopmen of Bcyce Faces on he GHS SRT and conneced communes...4 Energze Greenve: Connecng GHS SRT n Downown Greenve o Mennum Campus...6 Energze Greenve: Purchase of Proerra Eecrc Buses - Greennk...10 Projec Parners Projec Background A New Comprehensve Pan for Greenve Couny: Imagne Greenve Couny, Tomorrow s Vson Today...12 Connecons for Susanaby: Lnkng Greenve s Neghborhoods o Jobs and Open Space...12 The GHS Swamp Rabb Tra: A Success Sory...13 Connung he Success Sory from Up Norh o Down Souh...16 Transporaon Chaenges Popuaon Growh...17 Growh and Deveopmen Paerns...17 Ar Quay...18 Addressng Transporaon Chaenges Greennk...20 Comprehensve Greenways Maser Pan...20 Ozone Advance Program...21 Greenve Czen Roads Advsory Commsson...21 LveWe Greenve, Safe Roues o Schoo, and Oher Programs...22 Seecon Crera Prmary Seecon Crera...23

3 Sae of Good Repar...23 Economc Compeveness...23 Quay of Lfe...24 Envronmena Susanaby...25 Safey...26 Secondary Seecon Crera...27 Innovaon...27 Parnershps...27 Benef-Cos Anayss Projec Readness Federa Wage Rae Cerfcaon Appendx 1: Maps Noe: severa documens referenced n he narrave are hypernked.

4 Projec Descrpon Greenve Couny s deveopng a mu-moda nework connecng couny resdens o ransporaon opons he momen hey sep ousde. In concer wh ongong/underway new deveopmen, safey mprovemens, and moby enhancemens, he proposed projec w connec communes o new and exsng enghs of he Greenve Heah Sysem Swamp Rabb Tra (GHS SRT); creae safe ra crossngs a major roadway nersecons; purchase hree eecrc buses; and expand he B-Cyce bke share program. So wha do bkes, baeres, bunnes and brdges have n common?! Our Bunnes are he 17.5 mes ha make up he curren engh of he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra. A ra ha has hopped from an abandoned rabed nauguraed n 2009 o a rbbon of aspha wh over 502,000 users annuay. Appendx 1 ncudes maps of he ra n reaon o dfferen pons of neres ncudng he Mennum Campus. Our Baeres are hose ha you fnd n Proerra s EcoRde BE35 eecrc baery buses made rgh here n Greenve near he Cemson Unversy Inernaona Cener for Auomove Research (CU- ICAR). Our Brdges become angbe, day remnders ha he bes way o change he auo-cenrc cuure of Amercans s o desgn pedesran-orened neworks ha move peope qucky, safey, and enjoyaby around a communy. Our Bkes are he ones ha w s rgh ousde of busnesses, communy ceners and bus sops. And whe hey canno acuay ak, we do beeve ha when you ook a hem, you w hear hem sayng C mon TRY THIS WHILE YOU READ THIS To see how much our bunny, he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra, s revouonzng no ony our communy, bu aso naona conversaons abou greenways, se up a Googe Aer. Sep 1: Go o Googe.com/aers Sep 2: In he Search Query box ener Swamp Rabb Tra Sep 3: Ener your ema address n he Your Ema box Sep 4: Cck Creae Aer Sep 5: Wach as evdence ros n of he posve mpac he GHS Swamp Rabb has hrough news sores, homes for sae and oher press jus cmb on. I am WAY easer han ryng o fnd your car n he vas parkng o! I am WAY faser han wakng! I can ake you furher! And, I aways ge he bes parkng, savng you from crcng he bock ookng for ha one eusve parkng spo. Greenve Couny s sgnfcan prevous effors and connua advancemen s evdence of our communy s commmen o acve ransporaon, o creang an nvng bcyce and pedesran web, o he economc poena of our green economy, and o our readness o acceerae hese projecs o he nex eve. The projecs ncuded whn hs TIGER VI appcaon w prope Greenve s growh n acve ransporaon mode share, rans rdershp, empoymen opporunes and green secor jobs, as we as overa quay of ve and vaby. Our pannng and effors o-dae aready proves ha w work n our communy. TIGER VI fundng combned wh he sgnfcan oca mach w connue o ENERGIZE hs communy o be nnovave, coaborave and ransformave. Gran Funds and Sources/Uses of Projec Funds: Projec Deas In ess han fve years, he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra has changed our communy s compexon and conversaons abou mu-moda ransporaon, eadng o unque coaborave sraeges embodyng he regona undersandng requred for successfu mu-moda neworks. The 1

5 Greenve Couny Economc Deveopmen Corporaon (GCEDC) has dscussed connecng s corrdor (he GCEDC Corrdor ) o he GHS SRT va an abandoned corrdor (he Abandoned Corrdor ) and Ceveand Park, and, evenuay o he ces of Maudn, Smpsonve, Founan Inn, no Laurens Couny, and beyond. The GCEDC Corrdor woud become a mumoda ransporaon corrdor composed of a ra, bus rapd rans (BRT), gh ra, and/or persona rapd rans (PRT) sysems. On January 1, 2014, Greenve Couny Counc passed Resouon No supporng he GCEDC s deveopmen of he mumoda corrdor. The GCEDC and Upsae Forever (UF), a oca nonprof and, waer, and quay of fe organzaon, formed a wofod coaborave parnershp for hs nave: 1) deveop he 3.4-mes GCEDC owned raroad rgh-of-way no a mumoda ransporaon corrdor enhancng pubc rans, moby and connecvy; and, 2) recapure he abandoned ra corrdor beween Peasanburg Drve and he Washngon Sree/Laurens Road nersecon n he Cy of Greenve, connecng he GCEDC Corrdor o he GHS SRT va Ceveand Park. The foowng s a descrpon of he TIGER VI gran proposed projecs eemens. Deaed budges are ncuded as an aachmen. A projecs can be compeed n 18 monhs afer he fna auhorzaon from he US Deparmen of Transporaon o proceed and pror o Sepember 30, A machng funds are cash mach, excep where noed as n-knd mach. Energze Greenve: By Budng he GHS Swamp Rabb n he Marea Communy (a Rura Area as defned by he 2010 Census) Ths projec ncudes deveopng: 1.6 mes of 12 wde paved ra on abandoned ra ne. Two brdges: one over he Sauda Rver and one over Baes Crossng Road Sdewak repars on Saer Road ncudng n fron of Saer Eemenary Marea (a 2010 Census desgnaed rura area) s a ow-ncome m communy whch has observed he GHS Swamp Rabb s dynamc revazaon of nearby Traveers Res, jus hree mes o he souh. Marea, n he shadow of he Bue Rdge Mounans has he bones o be reborn and needs he backbone of he GHS Swamp Rabb o brng back o fe. Cos $3,181,520 TIGER Reques $3,081,520 Mach $100,000 Mach as a Percen of Cos Mach Source An exenson of he ra no Marea benefs everyone. I canno magne exporng a more nauray beaufu envronmen han he gaeway o Caesar's Head and Tabe Rock. Any funds acqured for hs purpose w be doars we spen. Kmbery Carer Greenve Couny workng wh Nauraand Trus, a Abou Traveers Res: oca and conservaon organzaon, acqured propery from mupe andowners conanng 1.6 mes of he Wha vsors now fnd s somehng ha rabed known ocay as he Swamp Rabb Raroad. ooks ke a park ha happens o have a downown suaed n he mdde of. The success of he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra has Greer Czen (paper) Augus 1, 2012 provded proven opporunes o grow snce openng he frs four mes n A norhern roue o Norh Carona hrough Marea va he od rabed was denfed by he Greenve Couny 3.14% Greenve Couny 2

6 Comprehensve Greenways Maser Pan, n 2010, he consrucon of whch w provde access and opporunes for area czens. Energze Greenve by Expandng he Bkeshare Program Ths projec expands he B-Cyce program from 6 o 19 saons hrough he urban core of he cy of Greenve. Seven w mprove connecvy on he Wessde as ndcaed n he cy s TIGER II Pannng gran; and, sx w be nsaed aong he new secon of he ra srechng from downown Greenve o he educaon and echnoogy park, CU-ICAR a he Mennum Campus. Snce Apr 2013, Greenve Couny and he Cy of Greenve have worked wh Upsae Forever o nroduce and grow Greenve s bke share sysem. Greenve B-Cyce s operaed by Upsae Forever and funded by a federa Jobs Access and Reverse Commue gran and oca parners. Saons funded hough TIGER w be ocaed near bus sops o hep sove as me ssues and offer fexby/opons o raveers opng for aernave ransporaon. Oher ocaons w nk peope o day rp aracors such as grocery sores, major ceners of educaon and empoymen such as he Cos $373,420 TIGER Reques $283,420 Mach $90,000 Mach as a Percen of Cos Mach Source 24.10% Greenve Heah Sysem Curreny, he B-Cyce program has sx B- Saons, a ocaed n Downown Greenve: Annua membershp: 226 Toa unque users: 1,716 Trp couns: o Snce aunch on March 28, 2013: 3,265 o Snce Jan 1, 2014: 554 o Snce Apr 1, 2014: 141 Mennum Campus, and parks. UF has aready nvesed $174,000 n capa equpmen on he program and pans o nves $60,000 n wo more saons hs year. The Greenve Wes Sde Comprehensve Pan, deveoped by he Cy of Greenve n 2013 uzng TIGER II gran funds recommends Upsae Forever and Wes Sde neghborhood sakehoders o connue workng on sraeges o ncrease bkeshare usage and accessby o resdens, vsors, workers, and sudens. Fgure 1 usraes some of he exsng B-Cyce ocaons. The sars denfy ocaons whn he Wes Sde o B-Cyce saons: Amrak Saon US Pos Offce Wes Washngon Sree Swamp Rabb Trahead S. Hudson Sree Savaon Army s KROC Cener/AJ Whenberg Eemenary Schoo Fuor Fed/S. Man S Mnor League Baseba Sadum and Busness Dsrc Wes Greenve Communy Cener Vage of Wes Greenve Ar and Busness Dsrc The Bcycng and Wakng n he Uned Saes: 2014 Benchmarkng Repor found ha more educaon s needed o ensure a roadway users are aware of her rghs and responsbes. Ths TIGER VI gran narrave denfes severa programs curreny addressng hs maer n Greenve Couny, ncudng promong youh bcyce sks. 3

7 Fgure 1. Greenve s Exsng Bkeshare Nework Map n Reaon o he Wes Sde Projec Area Energze Greenve: By mpemenng desgn prncpes from he 2012 AASHTO Gude for he Deveopmen of Bcyce Faces on he GHS SRT and conneced communes Ths projec ncudes: Cos $13,349,150 Three brdges and one underpass a roads. TIGER $8,029,009 Three brdges over he Reedy Rver. Reques Hampon Avenue pedesran brdge over raroad. Mach $5,320,141 Cener ne srppng on 11.5 mes. Mach as a 39.85% Connecon o Lakevew Mdde Schoo and he Percen of Cos Berea communy. Mach Source - Cy of Greenve - Couny of Greenve Oher road crossng mprovemens. - Greenve Couny Reconfguraon of he SRT around fuure Wes Transporaon Greenve park. Commee - Furman Unversy Connecon o Od Buncombe Road and Duncan - Prvae donaons Chape Eemenary va Furman Unversy. Pedesran connecon o Amrak Saon n Wes Greenve. Sdewak connecon o fuure Traveers Res muncpa cener/curren ocaon of Trabazer Park. Sdewaks and bke anes on Roe Ford Road per Greenve Couny Roads Advsory Commsson projec s. 4

8 The Cy of Traveers Res provded fundng o enhance he ra whn s cy ms, makng more aracve o users. A oa nvesmen of $4,558,000 wen oward Man Sree revazaon, ra mprovemens hroughou Traveers Res, and he ra connecor o he new Trabazer Park. Pror o nvesmen, Traveers Res had a oa of 14 busnesses on Man Sree. Today, here are 45 and mos of he vacan budngs are now occuped. Traveers Res s a sma cy wh a popuaon of 4,500. Major sreescape mprovemens and he connecon o he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra have heped creae an ncreasngy aracve, pedesran-frendy dsrc n whch new shops and resaurans are openng every few monhs; bu, here are s severa opporunes for new and nf deveopmen n downown, especay aong he Man Sree corrdor. In he comng years, Traveers Res sands o gan from an ncreasng number of communy asses, ncudng he newy-formed Greaer Traveers Res Chamber of Commerce, he growng economc mpac of he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra, a proposed oudoor cuura and spors compex, a new park, a new oca hsory museum, he proxmy o Furman Unversy and regona projecs such as Reedy Square n Downown Greenve and he Bue Wa Cener n nearby Ceveand, SC. The Cy of Greenve has nvesed a oa of $8,290,000 on he ra snce In addon o he accompshmens acheved hrough he TIGER II Pannng gran, he Cy of Greenve has devoed years of effor owards renvgorang area neghborhoods and Man Sree. The common hread of mprovng wakaby, foserng communy prde and workng creavey o deveop a robus cy has drawn nernaona jobs whe mananng s souhern wecome and charm. Aready, much has been nvesed, whch s par of he reason why he GHS Swamp Rabb annua usage (502,000 users on ony a 9.2 me sudy area) exceeds he oa popuaon of he couny. The adopon of a couny hospay ax n 2007 provded $2,000,000 for he creaon of 9.3 mes of he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra. A gh budge necessaed nnovaon and creavy. For exampe, n eu of budng new parkng os, he couny s greenways drecor coaboraed wh churches, whch are ypcay ony busy wo mes a week, me perods ha do no usuay compee wh ra usage, o uze exsng parkng. Insead of budng new resrooms, he Greenways Drecor offered o promoe busnesses wng o offer pubc resrooms aong he ra, successfuy dong so a a mnmum of 0.5 me ncremens. Sudes show ha hese busnesses have experenced on average a 47% ncrease n busness because of he ra. Ths reaonshp has fosered a srong ra neghbor fee as he ra has woven sef no he fabrc of communes. Beow are jus a few of he projecs ha w be compeed aong he curren GHS SRT corrdor by he TIGER VI gran: Brdge and connecvy work a The Cancer Survvor Park (CSP) CSP, a pubc/prvae parnershp beween he cy and Paens Frs (a non-prof organzaon), w bud he Cancer Survvor Park, a $7 mon nvesmen. The Swamp Rabb Tra raverses he park, a panned 6- acres aong he Reedy Rver n Downown Greenve ha connecs Fas Park and Ceveand Park. CSP esabshes enry pons o he ra from he resdena and commerca areas of Church Sree (receny redesgned o Compee Sree sandards). The curren brdge s rreguar surface s boh a safey hazard and aeshecay unpeasan, eadng o accdens and compans. Ward Sree The Greenve Wes Sde Comprehensve Pan (2013), deveoped by he Cy of Greenve uzng TIGER II gran funds denfed needed pedesran and bcyce facy mprovemens aong Ward S. o provde mporan ow-ncome neghborhood connecons o 5

9 he Swamp Rabb Tra. Ths sree serves as a major connecor for resdens n he Souhernsde, Newown and Wes Greenve areas bu acks pedesran and cycs accommodaons of sdewaks or sreeghs. Fgure 2 denfes he desred mprovemens, ncudng a 10 wde sdewak, pedesran ghng and bcyce sharrows. Fgure 2. Proposed mprovemens aong Ward Sree, Cy of Greenve, SC Brdges - The dangerous a-grade road crossngs presen sgnfcan barrers o engagng more novce ransporaon rders. The TIGER projec requess fundng o bud brdges before budng remembrance memoras of someone ked n a coson. The road-crossngs denfed are on roads wh speed-ms above 35 mph, and/or more han wo-anes, and/or hsorcay dangerous nersecons. Energze Greenve: Connecng GHS SRT n Downown Greenve o Mennum Campus Ths projec ncudes connecng Downown Greenve o CU-ICAR a he Mennum Campus va Ceveand Park (Fgure 3) wh: 15' wde paved ra Four brdges over roads Fu pedesran connecon across Laurens Road for Gower and Parkns Ms communes Cos $4,935,316 TIGER Reques $935,316 Mach $4,000,000 (cash) $1,882,018 (n-knd ROW) Mach as a Percen of Cos 81.05% Mach Source Cy of Greenve Couny of Greenve GCEDC (n-knd) The Hongsworh Funds, a oca phanhropc organzaon, provded $65,000 o Upsae 6

10 Forever o nae he process of converng a vne-choked ra corrdor o anoher Swamp Rabb success sory. The GCEDC, as owner of he rabed, s commed o desgnng hs corrdor no a mu-moda condu o ncude BRT and poenay auonomous on-demand eecrc vehces. Creang hs new secon of he Swamp Rabb Tra and connecng o he exsng GHS SRT w be he caays of he mode mu-moda ransporaon corrdor servng resdena, commerca, job ceners, and educaona nsuons n hs area of Greenve Couny. Chaenges wh ransporaon and vehcuar raffc are expeced wh a exsng, new, and fuure proposed deveopmens around he GCEDC corrdor. And hus he urgency for deveopmen of a mu-moda ransporaon ra whn he GCEDC Corrdor rgh-of-way ha w ncrease he ransporaon moda opons avaabe o resdens, empoyees, and commuers. Curreny, Laurens Road, whch paraes he GCEDC Corrdor, s no suabe for aernave ransporaon modes, such as bcyce, and requres vehcuar use. The benefs of provdng a dedcaed greenway ra on he GCEDC Corrdor ncude (a) mgang raffc mpacs of exsng, new, and fuure deveopmens, aowng for non-vehcuar modes; (b) ncreasng acve and heahy vng aong he corrdor; (c) encouragng rans rdershp; Fgure 3. GCEDC and Abandoned Corrdors and (d) mprovng ar quay due o mode shf away from auomobe use. The GCEDC s workng o oban fee smpe ownershp of he rgh-of-way and/or permanen easemens o connec he GCEDC Corrdor o Downown Greenve va Ceveand Park and he Abandoned Corrdor (Fgure 3). Propery owners have been recepve o he dea, sgnng Saemens of Consen and Inen (see Appendx 2, Abandoned Corrdor Consen Forms). The Abandoned Corrdor runs beween N Peasanburg Drve and he nersecon of Laurens Road and Washngon Sree for approxmaey 1.3 mes, and s fanked by commerca and resdena properes souh of I-385 n he Cy of Greenve. Curreny, deveopers are ookng a deveopng vacan parces n he vcny of he ra. 7

11 Upsae Forever s aso workng wh propery owners aong hs corrdor o oban commmens o gran access for surveys and reesabsh he corrdor wh a 100 rgh-of-way wdh. The Housng Auhory of he Cy of Greenve has aso expressed neres n connecng Arcada Hs o he ra once s bu. Arcada Hs s conveneny ocaed o Downown Greenve and Ceveand Park, hus connecng he communy o he ra w aow resdens o sro down o Downown whou use of her cars. The GCEDC s corrdor s cose o major educaona faces and panned commerca, rea, and snge and mufamy resdena deveopmens curreny beng deveoped or aready ocaed adjacen o he corrdor. Whn a haf me, he faces ncude Greenve Technca Coege s (GTC) McKnney Regona Auomove Cener, he Greenve Muncpa Arpor (GMU), a resdena deveopmen of he Greenve Housng Auhory, he proposed rea and affordabe mufamy resdena deveopmen on he former SC Deparmen of Moor Vehces (SCDMV) propery, and he TD Convenon Cener. Whn one me here are hree major educaona faces ncude: GTC s Baron (Man) Campus; GTC s Buck Mcke Connung Educaon Cener; and he Unversy Cener-Greenve (a consorum of pubc and prvae unverses n Souh Carona offerng undergraduae and graduae sudes), he One-Sop Workforce Deveopmen Cener, GTC s Admsson and Regsraon offces, non-prof organzaons offerng eracy programs and educaona servces, he Goodw Job Connecon Cener, whch provdes broad job pacemen asssance, and mufamy resdena deveopmens, medca offces, and a major empoyer, Four Corporaon, are ocaed on Haon Road whn one me of he corrdor. Haywood Ma s ocaed whn approxmaey 1.5 mes of he GCEDC Corrdor. Addonay, Verdae Deveopmen (Fgure 4) owns 1,170 acres of and curreny beng deveoped as snge and mu-famy resdena, rea and offce space, a reremen cener, parks, and mxed-use communes (rans orened economc deveopmen TOeD ) aong he GCEDC Corrdor bordered by Haywood Road, Woodruff Road, and I-85. Oher commerca properes owned by Verdae aso exs beween Laurens Road and he GCEDC Corrdor. On Apr 8, 2014, Verdae Deveopmen announced he pan o redeveop more han 100 acres srechng beween Laurens and Woodruff Road radcay changng he ook and fee of one of Fgure 4. Verdae Deveopmen. 8

12 Greenve s odes commerca corrdors. Ths mxed-use projec s one of he cy s arges commerca enhancemen projecs n years acreage-wse, and w feaure mproved sreescape desgn, connecvy/wakaby w provde more access beween Hongsworh Park and he surroundng shoppng ceners. Ths projec foows ha vson as ransforms wha has been seen as abandoned rea no an exampe of wha Greenve can ook ke. A he announcemen even, eeced offcas and communy eaders recognzed he mpac of he GHS SRT aong s pah. Upsae Forever s Execuve Drecor saed, As we ve seen aready wh he Swamp Rabb, ras and economc deveopmen go hand-n-hand. Ths w be anoher grea exampe of ha, and we appaud Verdae for seppng up o make happen. And, he Cy of Greenve s Mayor denfed he GHS SRT a man drver of economc deveopmen. The proposed mu-moda ransporaon corrdor has and w connue o generae sgnfcan economc deveopmen opporunes for he Verdae maser pan area. Foowng Verdae s announcemen earer hs monh of a $100M redeveopmen pan on and n he mmedae proxmy of he panned corrdor, a conrac was execued for a proposed 300 un mu-famy projec. Ths esmaed $30M projec s an exampe of oher dscussons for major projecs (rea, hospay, offce and commerca) ha w connue o nensfy as pans for he corrdor come o fruon. Rck Sumere Presden and CEO of Verdae Deveopmen A he souhern ermnus of he GCEDC Corrdor, here are severa resdena and major educaona and medca faces, ncudng CU-ICAR, ocaed on he Mennum Campus and pubc and prvae mdde and hgh schoos ocaed whn 1.5 mes of he corrdor. The Mennum Campus s he echnoogy hub for severa educaona nsuons, ncudng he new, sae-of-he-ar Dr. Phnnze J. Fsher Mdde Schoo focusng on Scence, Technoogy, Engneerng, Ars, and Mahemacs (STEAM) feds openng n Augus The Schoo Dsrc aso has Beck Academy (an Inernaona Baccaaureae Mdde Schoo) whn 1.5 mes of he GCEDC Corrdor and J. L. Mann Hgh Schoo whn 0.5 me focusng aso on STEM programs. A prvae mdde and hgh schoo s ocaed whn one me of he corrdor. Addonay, he S. Francs Mennum facy (bu by S. Francs Heah Sysem) s home o he S. Francs Insue for Chronc Heah. S. Francs Heah Sysem s aso budng a new cancer cener a he Mennum Campus. Addonay, he Cener for Manufacurng Innovaon (CMI), a coaborave effor beween Greenve Technca Coege and CU-ICAR o creae an nernaonay recognzed earnng envronmen negrang research and educaon wh a msson o drve economc deveopmen hrough workforce deveopmen, research, and nnovaon w be bu adjacen o CU-ICAR. Manufacurng s he economc drver of Greenve Couny and he Upsae of SC. Connued success n hs secor s dependen upon nnovaon and access o a hghy sked workforce boh of whch w resu from CMI. The ocaon of CMI paces n cose proxmy o he above menoned educaona nsuons as we as he soon-o-open NEXT Hgh Schoo for enrepreneura deveopmen and he J. L. Mann Hgh Schoo Academy of Mah, Scence and Technoogy. CMI s ocaon n cose proxmy o he Swamp Rabb Tra offers he excng possby of mu-moda ransporaon nkng K-12 sudens o opporunes a CMI. Addonay, Greenve Technca Coege sudens a CMI w aend casses on he coege s man campus ocaed on Peasanburg Drve n Greenve, poenay anoher nk o he corrdor. The opporuny for sudens o encouner and access mu-moda ransporaon frshand can ony enhance her educaona experence. Lasy, whn one me of he GCEDC Corrdor, across from CU-ICAR on Laurens Road, here are mufamy resdena deveopmens, ncudng he Vnngs a Laure Creek, a newy deveoped aparmen compex 9

13 offerng one, wo, and hree bedrooms aparmens wh many amenes. A pon ha canno be undersaed s he mpac ha he GHS SRT s havng on he desgn of Greenve Couny. Due o he greaer densy of he ve-work-pay mx n hs area of Greenve Couny, expecaons are ha use and mpac w be even greaer han ha aready documen on he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra. Insead of radona auo-cenered, ow-densy deveopmen wh separaed and uses suppored ony by vehcuar rave, he GCEDC Corrdor w be deveop as he regona mode for ransporaon and and-use pannng negraon for years o come n concer wh he oher ransporaon eemens of hs TIGER gran proposa. Evenuay, he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra w be ned wh nodes of mxed use, pedesran-scae deveopmen suppored by mupe forms of ransporaon: bcycng, wakng, rans, and auomobe. Energze Greenve: Purchase of Proerra Eecrc Buses - Greennk Ths projec ncudes purchasng hree Proerra eecrc buses and one chargng saon o repace hree dese buses on he Laurens Road/Haywood Road roue. Ths roue nersecs wh he GCEDC Corrdor. The curren gran reques addresses Phase 1 of a wo phase pan whn he denfed corrdor. The second phase enas a fu-fedged bus rapd rans sysem servcng predeermned rans orened deveopmens aong he GCEDC Corrdor. Phase 1 nvoves repaces hree dese Cos $2,150,000 TIGER Reques $1,350,000 Mach $800,000 Mach as a Percen of Cos Mach Source 37.21% Greennk powered buses curreny servng he Lauren s Road corrdor wh an a-eecrc, zero emsson, fas chargng bus and one chargng saon. Ths servce mees he needs of he parons and resdens of hs corrdor and provdes access o he Swamp Rabb Tra. These buses w ncrease accessby for peope ransferrng from oher Greennk roues whose rps orgnae or ermnae whn he GCEDC Corrdor, whe showcasng he aes nnovaon n bus echnoogy ha s aso made rgh here n Greenve. Projec Parners Greenve Couny (Prncpa Appcan) The Couny of Greenve w be he recpen and admnsraor of he TIGER gran. The couny has he personne and fnanca resources o manage he gran successfuy as has done n he pas for severa grans receved from he federa and sae governmens, ncudng he U.S. Deparmen of Jusce, US Envronmena Proecon Agency (EPA), SC Deparmen of Heah and Envronmena Conro (SCDHEC), as we as federa and sae agences. Greenve Couny s Vson 2025, he Greenve communy s vsonng pan, ancpaes ha Greenve Couny w be a pace where parks, greenways, open spaces and oher desnaon pons of neres, such as resdena communes, busness and rea ceners, hospas, downown areas, and mu-moda ceners are conneced va a sysem of bkeways and wakways, hereby enhancng he quay of fe for a resdens of Greenve Couny. The GCEDC Corrdor represens an opporuny for a new phosophy and pan for ransporaon and economc deveopmen n he Upsae regon of Souh Carona. Thereby, geng one sep coser o achevng Vson

14 Under he vsonary eadershp of he Greenve Couny Parks, Recreaon, and Toursm Deparmen (GCPRT) former Greenve Couny Recreaon Dsrc he couny has: Deveoped and s mpemenng a couny-wde 2010 Greenways Maser Pan Cos-effecvey bu, managed, and mananed 17.5 mes of ras Creaed he sae s frs emergency-response ra-markng sysem Mananed srong workng reaonshps wh mupe jursdcons and busnesses Esabshed a brand and wayfndng sgnage sysem for he GHS SRT consseny used on a ras whn he nework, regardess of jursdcon. The Cy of Greenve The Cy of Greenve serves as he couny sea of Greenve Couny. Cenray ocaed whn he Couny s square mes, he Cy s a ransporaon and economc hub for he regon. The cy s commed o acve ransporaon, access o jobs, rans rdershp, safey, and bes desgn pracces, as s evden n boh he vson and goas of s Comprehensve Pan and he success of he Cy of Greenve TIGER II Pannng Gran: Connecons for Susanaby, he 2007 Tras & Greenways Maser Pan, he 2010 Bcyce Maser Pan, and he connued nvesmen n sdewak consrucon hrough he Neghborhood Sdewak Targeed Expanson Program (NSTEP). Greenve s aso a naonay desgnaed Bcyce Frendy Communy by he League of Amercan Bcycss. Snce 2006, he cy has parnered wh Greenve Couny o creae a seamess connecon of he GHS SRT hrough he cy wh approxmae 4.5 mes of ra aong he Reedy Rver, he Greenve Technca Coege campus, and oher ses. Greenve Heah Sysem On Sepember 27, 2007, he Greenve Heah Sysem (GHS) commed an annua conrbuon of $100,000 for 10 years o fund he deveopmen and promoon of he ra, heah-reaed programmng, and sgnage on he ra, and he deveopmen of a couny-wde ras and greenways maser pan. As par of s commmen o deveop heahy fe syes, GHS s provdng a cash mach for he B-Cyce program expanson ncuded n he appcaon. Broad Parnershp From s begnnngs n he ae 1800s as a raroad company, and mos receny n 1999, as descrbed n he Swamp Rabb Tra Hsory, he ra has been a rue communy effor wh he nvovemen of concerned resdens, as we as pubc and prvae organzaons (sed on he back cover of he appcaon), many of whch have been nvoved n makng he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra a reay. Parners have unfed around he vson of havng a rue communy asse raversng he couny from norh o souh wh pans o expand from wes o eas. Greenve Couny operaes n andem wh he muncpaes, busnesses and neghborhoods, and envronmena, heah, and soca servce organzaons ha abu and/or have a vesed neres n he ra and s connued success, and represen he mpressve broad base of Energze Greenve parners. Projec Background In 1999, concerned czens approached Greenve Couny Counc requesng asssance and proposng aernaves o he dsposon of wo raroad rghs-of-ways ha were soon-o-be abandoned n Greenve Couny, Souh Carona. In a movemen of nnovave forward hnkng a ha me, Greenve Couny Counc creaed he Greenve Couny Economc Deveopmen 11

15 Corporaon o purchase he segmens from RaTex a a cos of $1.3 mon. Laer, he SC Deparmen of Transporaon (SCDOT) graned $100,000 o he couny o asss wh he purchase. Ths corrdor has aready become he backbone for an unprecedened mumoda ransporaon ne ha s as negray conneced o he pubc heah and economc webeng of he communy as s o aernave ransporaon modes. The norhern segmen now under abandonmen under he Surface Transporaon Board (STB) s known as he successfu Greenve Heah Sysem Swamp Rabb Tra and runs beween Downown Greenve o norh of he Cy of Traveers Res for approxmaey 11.8 mes. Greenve Couny, hrough s Deparmen of Parks, Recreaon, and Toursm (GCPRT) operaes he GHS SRT. Through negoaons wh propery owners, GCPRT s exendng he ra 1.6 mes norh of Traveers Res o Marea, SC, whch s a par of hs TIGER fundng reques. The GCEDC s owns he approxmaey 3.4 mes of raroad rgh-of-way n he Cy of Greenve souhern segmen (now under dsconnuance of servce wh he STB) runnng beween Peasanburg Drve and CU-ICAR ocaed a he Mennum Campus and s curreny conducng effors o connec he GCEDC Corrdor o he GHS SRT va Ceveand Park and he Abandoned Corrdor. The msson of he GCEDC s: To facae, hrough ra ne ownershp and/or ra corrdor preservaon, nermoda, busness commuer, shppng, and esure raveer access o Greaer Greenve and s gaeways. Our hghes prores, n carryng ou hs msson, are safey, czenshp, responsby, and cos effecveness. A New Comprehensve Pan for Greenve Couny: Imagne Greenve Couny, Tomorrow s Vson Today On Ocober 28, 2009, Greenve Couny Counc adoped he Comprehensve Pan for Greenve Couny: Imagne Greenve Couny, Tomorrow s Vson Today. Communy npu denfed severa ssues as mos mporan, one of whch ncuded ransporaon opons, and fve prory prncpes for growh, one of whch was he deveopmen of an negraed ransporaon sysem. Resdens aso commened ha he Couny needs o have more opons for rave from one pace o he nex. Suggesons ncuded pedesran faces such as sdewaks and ras, bcyce roues, and access o mass ransporaon. Thus he pubc has exempfed a demand for he measures of hs TIGER Gran proposa. Curreny, he underyng deveopmen srucure ha he couny has been usng as a growh sraegy may be descrbed as communes, ceners, and corrdors. The Imagne Greenve Couny pan denfed a key goa for hs growh sraegy as o beer negrae and use and ransporaon pannng so ha and uses are supporve of our ransporaon objecves and vce versa. Accordngy, corrdors provde he connecons ha nk he major urban ceners o he smaer cener ypes found whn he ouyng communes. Connecons for Susanaby: Lnkng Greenve s Neghborhoods o Jobs and Open Space The Cy of Greenve was awarded a FY2010 combnaon gran from he U.S. Deparmen of Transporaon and he U. S. Deparmen of Housng and Urban Deveopmen. The $1.8 mon Communy Chaenge and TIGER II pannng gran funded he Connecons for Susanaby 12

16 projec. Ths was a hree year pannng effor focused on budng connecons beween affordabe housng, ransporaon opons, economc deveopmen opporunes, and open space for he Cy wh a focus on he Cy s Wessde, an area ocaed aong he Reedy Rver jus upsream from downown and home o he cy s hghes unempoymen raes and owes ncomes. The frs phase concenraed on cywde pannng effors, ncudng ncreasng housng opons for a ncome eves and creang a more equabe, negraed ransporaon sysem. The cywde pannng effors nformed he second phase of he projec, focusng on Greenve s Wessde, compeng a Cy Park Maser Pan evauang he poena deveopmen of a park n he foodpan area ha s bseced by he Swamp Rabb Tra. The projec uzed exensve pubc engagemen o creae he Greenve Wes Sde Comprehensve Pan, an area ncudng hree ow-o-moderae ncome neghborhoods and hree underuzed commerca corrdors, and underake a mu-faceed oureach and educaona campagn. The oureach nvoves a Lvaby Educaor o work cosey wh oca schoos, eachers, educaona camps and aferschoo programs o connec sudens o he oca naura, soca, and bu envronmen and encourage cvc parcpaon and a Lvaby Sudo o exends educaona oureach o adus hrough he monhy offerng of a Susanabe Cnema move seres and a Susanabe Conversaons speaker seres. More can be found a: hp://connecons.greenvesc.gov. The GHS Swamp Rabb Tra: A Success Sory Aready boh, he GHS SRT and he GCEDC Corrdor have proven o be grea asses o he Greenve communy. Wha foows s a bref recoun of he GHS SRT hsory, he oupour of he communy o make a reay, and he mpac has had hus far n Greenve Couny. I demonsraes he massve poena mpac of hs TIGER Gran appcaon has o bud upon an aready unque, successfu mode of mu-moda ransporaon and creae a sgnaure ra sysem conneced o pubc heah, envronmena concerns, and economc deveopmen whch coud be mpemened naon-wde. The Toursm Recreaon Ahec Coaon (TRAC) Pan, and subsequen fundng made possbe hrough he hospay ax enaced n 2006, s he arges capa nvesmen n parks and recreaon n Greenve Couny snce he Greenve Couny Recreaon Dsrc (now GCPRT) was esabshed n Greenve Couny s exposve popuaon growh n he 1990s and 2000s sgnfcany oupaced recreaona faces deveopmen resung n unme czen needs and oursm opporunes os. As par of a $40.3 mon capa nvesmen n parks and recreaon provded hrough he hospay ax, arguaby he mos sgnfcan accompshmen of he TRAC Pan was he creaon of a 13.5 me greenway (he Swamp Rabb Tra) connecng he ces of Traveers Res and Greenve. The marrage beween he Swamp Rabb Tra and he communes ouches aong s pah w connue producng offsprng as spurs are panned and/or bu o connec communes o he ra. The GHS Swamp Rabb Tra s a hgh mpac oca economc deveopmen and revazaon success sory ha s aready mprovng he communes raverses n he couny from Traveers Res o Downown Greenve. Bcyce shops have been esabshed, as we as coffee and oudoor shops and grocery sores. Aso new housng deveopmens are beng consdered and/or are underway aong s pah. The Cy of Traveers Res has capazed on he poron of he ra ha runs hrough s revazed and modern downown as has become a we-used communy asse and a ours desnaon pon. Busness owners n Traveers Res have ndcaed ha 70% 13

17 of her busness comes from he ra on weekends. Bke shops have seen a 300% ncrease n bke saes, and ra-cenered busnesses ke Swamp Rabb Café and Grocery have occuped ong abandoned dapdaed warehouse spaces. Furman Unversy s conducng a hree year mpac sudy of he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra. The frs sudy began n he summer of 2010 and has shown ha approxmaey 359,314 users woud be observed on he GHS SRT (based on day observaons for Year 1. The second year sudy resus were reeased n sprng 2013 and showed an esmae of 403,323 peope usng he ra, a neary 14% ncrease. On he ra s mpac on busness and economc deveopmen, he sudy resus showed ha, n year 1, mos busnesses had ncreases n saes/revenue rangng from 30% o as hgh as 85% and, n year 2, busnesses revenue ncreased as hgh as 100%. The sudes aso ndcaed ha busnesses have opened, reocaed, and renovaed derec budngs on properes adjacen o he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra so ha ra users have access from he ra o he busnesses. The hrd year sudy w be reeased soon and premnary daa ndcaes ha approxmaey 502,000 peope are usng he ra. Runnng aong Ceveand Sree beween Souh Peasanburg Drve and Fars Road n he Cy of Greenve, he 0.8 me ra spur of he Swamp Rabb near Greenve Technca Coege opened on June 5, 2012, o he pubc. Ths secon of he Swamp Rabb Tra opened as Greenve Tech urns ffy and represens he same ype of vson ha aowed he sae s echnca coege sysem o open n he sxes. We are peased o be par of he Swamp Rabb Tra sysem, sad he presden of Greenve Technca Coege. We saue he vsonares who now are ransformng our communy wh hs pah o fness and fun. In souhern Greenve Couny, he Cy of Founan Inn bu abou ¾ mes of he Swamp Rabb Tra n 2010 a a cos of $104,000. Parners provdng fnanca asssance ncuded he SC Parks, Recreaon and Toursm Deparmen, Pameo Prde, and UPS/Keep Amerca Beaufu. The Cy of Founan Inn provdes fundng for manenance of he ra. Ths secon of he SRT s consdered he aunchng pon for he souhern par of he ra ha w evenuay work s way hrough he Goden Srp and connec o he norhern secon of he ra. We are confden ha we w be abe o work wh he oher muncpaes and couny o ge hs ra conneced o he oher pars of he Swamp Rabb Tra. I know he czens of Founan Inn are ookng forward o usng hs secon of he ra as a safe and convenen way o ge around our cy. I w be excng o wach he progress as we work from he souh o one day beng abe o wak or rde our way o downown Greenve and no Traveers Res. Mayor Gary Long Cy of Founan Inn GCPRT connues workng wh communy organzaons o mprove he ra experence and ncrease s use as a mumoda ransporaon corrdor. In Sepember 2012, he Leadershp Greenve Cass 39 (LG 39) seeced he A Aboard Racar Resoraon Projec (Fgure 5) as one of s cass projecs. The goa was o make he Suphur Sprngs Road, Pnsey Crce, and he GHS SRT nersecon a desnaon pon and he gaeway o he Berea communy, whch s saed for revazaon effors. LG 39 rased funds o resore he racar and conver he se no a handcap accessbe communy pocke park, Swamp Rabb Saon, wh a food ruck parkng area ha w serve ra users and Berea area resdens. There are no amenes such as hs one aong he GHS SRT n he Berea area. Ths projec w be an exceen addon o he ra because creaes a pace of prde for he Berea communy. The eemens of he proposed TIGER gran projec n hs area ncudes makng he GHS SRT safer and hus more appeang 14

18 Fgure 5. Swamp Rabb Saon a Berea The Berea communy has a szeabe and growng Hspanc popuaon. Ths group represened 13.4% of he Berea popuaon n he year 2000, and 25.4% n 2010, and s expeced o rse o more han 30% by for commuers who bke o work or oher desnaons. Improvemens of roads crossng o ncude brdges, fu nersecon raffc ghs w be mpemened. The Berea Communy s a ypca souhern deveopmen born ou of he exe ndusry ocaed whn he rapdy growng Greenve- Anderson-Maudn Meropoan Sasca Area (MSA), jus norhwes of he Cy of Greenve. Accordng o he U.S. Census Bureau, hs MSA was he 50 h fases growng meropoan area beween 2010 and 2012, wh a oa growh rae of 2.3%. Berea has aso seen greaer han expeced growh, a or above ha of he Sae of Souh Carona and he naon as a whoe. Based on esmaes from he U.S. Census Bureau, Berea s expeced o add approxmaey 1.29% of s oa popuaon each year hrough he year 2017, an addon of more han 1,200 peope. Whe he popuaon of Berea s agan on he rse afer a sow-down beween 2008 and 2010, househod ncomes have remaned seady, bu beow-average, when compared o Greenve Couny as a whoe. Househod ncomes n Berea were some $8,000 ess han hose of he Couny, wh a per capa ncome of $16,323 and $24,867, respecvey. Accordng o Census esmaes, approxmaey one n fve Berea resdens ve a or beow he povery eve, as defned by he U.S. Governmen. The presence of he Cone M NPL fna se and he census daa defnng he oca popuaon makes hs area a poena concern for Envronmena Jusce. Fgure 6 shows a map of he Cone M brownfed se n reaon o he Berea communy. The hsorcay poor envronmena condons ha pagued he eary exe ndusry are evdenced n he presence of he od Cone M facy. Fgure 6. US Fnshng/Cone Ms Naona Prores Ls Superfund Se Cone M was sed as fna on he Naona Prores Ls (NPL) n Sepember Shory hereafer he se was seeced as a po projec for he 15

19 Inegraed Ceanup Inave (ICI) program. EPA s remova program conduced acves durng 2012 o demosh, and remove, he poron of he budng ha was damaged by fre. EPA s connung o conduc he se s Remeda Invesgaon/Feasby Sudy. Once compeed, EPA w ssue a proposed ceanup pan for he se. The superfund se redeveopmen of he Cone M se w creae an economc nvesmen opporuny n he same way oher formery abandoned faces now hrve aong he exsng GHS SRT. Improvemens of roads crossng o ncude brdges, fu nersecon raffc ghs w be mpemened o mprove he safey of he GHS SRT s users and he Berea communy resdens. Unknowngy, he Swamp Rabb marred Greenve Couny s communes more han a cenury ago, and s here o say as he backbone of a regona ra sysem va a mumoda ransporaon corrdor and recreaona ra. Peope w enjoy he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra and s offsprng for years o come as day or weekend ong acves are programmed around he ra or smpy because hey wan o ve nearby, be on, and/or a be a par of he ra. Connung he Success Sory from Up Norh o Down Souh The Greenve Trans Auhory, has prorzed he ra corrdor owned by he GCEDC as a vabe nfrasrucure capabe of maxmzng he use of mu-moda ransporaon. The nerface beween cycss, pedesrans and oher forms of pubc ransporaon such as he bus, and possby an evenua BRT and/or PRT sysem, has spawned neres n he corrdor, he neres of whch was he opc of a prevousy funded TIGER pannng gran awarded o he Cy of Greenve. Ths gran aowed for he compeon of a pan o mpemen a bus rapd rans sysem n he GCEDC Corrdor. The mpemenaon of such a sysem woud be predcaed on a corrdor aready desgnaed as mu-moda and offerng access o varous forms of pubc ransporaon ncudng bkes, pedesrans, bus rapd rans, and, evenuay, persona rapd rans. The jusfcaon for such a parnershp can aready be wnessed by he fac ha a Greennk buses (ncudng he eecrc buses o be purchased n conjuncon wh he curren projec) come fuy equpped wh bke racks. Snce he ncuson of such an ameny, Greennk has seen a sgnfcan ncrease n he number of bus users who use bkes and/or some oher mode of ransporaon nerchangeaby wh he bus. Those areas, parcuary where he GHS SRT has expanded n recen years, have demonsraed an ncrease n he number of new users who use he bus o commue beween neghborhoods and ceran pars of he ra. These users are no he ypca rder and woud probaby no have rdden he bus pror o usng as an ner-moda connecon. They we exempfy he ner-connecedness ha access o he SRT encourages beween he ra user and he oher forms of pubc ransporaon. In addon, he GHS SRT s used by he rans dependen as a vabe means of ransporaon; hs reay s documened by he ncrease n he number of bkes boarded on buses n areas near or adjacen o he ra durng perods when recreaona use of he ra s unkey. Havng an nerconneced sysem s he prory of mupe parners who serve mupe consuens wh mupe needs. However, he deveopmen of a greenway such as he SRT n he GCEDC Corrdor unes a parners behnd a common objecve ha successfuy serves mupe consuens. The mporance of hs corrdor o pubc ransporaon s evdenced by he fac ha he campus of CU-ICAR has become a second hub n he Greennk hub and spoke sysem. Curreny, here are fve major roues, whch a converge on he campus of CU-ICAR: R. 8 (he Haywood Rd. roue); he CU-ICAR/S. Francs shue; he Cemson Connecor; Cemson Commuer and R

20 (he Maudn/Smpsonve roue). Wh he presence of hese roues n he regon, he esabshmen of a ra n he GCEDC Corrdor woud greay ncrease he accessby of mumoda ransporaon. Transporaon Chaenges Popuaon Growh The GCEDC s commssoned Mumoda Trans Corrdor Aernaves Feasby Sudy n 2010 found ha, The popuaon for Greenve Couny has been seady ncreasng over he decades and projecons show ha he popuaon w ncrease by 43% from he year 2000 o he year Mos of hs growh s expeced o occur n areas surroundng downown Greenve and aong he [GCEDC] rans corrdor, wes of Inersae 385 n Maudn and Smpsonve. Ths expeced ncrease n popuaon w connue o pace pressure on area roadways o hande he expeced growh n rave demand. Many of he sudy area roadways and hghways are aready approachng capacy or are a capacy [emphass added]. The vsonares of he Couny fee ha rans s an negra componen n hepng o aevae some of he negave mpacs he expeced popuaon growh w have. The Census Bureau esmaed receny ha he Greenve Couny popuaon ncreased by 5.1% from 451,219 n 2010 o 474,266 peope n 2013, vadang he fndngs of he 2010 Mumoda Trans Sudy of he couny s popuaon growh. Greenve Couny s popuaon has grown a a rae of 1.6% and s expeced ha hs rae of change w connue hrough Growh and Deveopmen Paerns In he as haf-cenury we have wnessed a change n growh paerns across he counry and n he Souheas, resung n urban spraw: concenraed growh away from urban ceners no suburbs and neghborhoods. The change n growh paerns has been precpaed for he mos par by he ncrease of dedcaed surface nfrasrucure, as we as he affordaby of he personazed auomobe, resung n commuer paerns ha underuzed space and gobbed up vrgn, undeveoped regons. Ahough he raroad (an eary verson of rans orened deveopmen) was a major caays of he deveopmen of owns and ces, he decne of he raroad and s use as a peope mover corresponds o he growh of urban spraw and he deveopmen of he sub-urban fesye. Whn Greenve Couny n he as decade, here has been a shf among boh pubc and prvae deveopmen away from he wasefu, sprawng growh paerns and owards more panned communes maxmzng moby va ncreased accessby of mu-moda ransporaon. Greenve Trans Auhory (GTA), he operaor of Greennk, as we as oher parnerng agences, have confroned head-on he chaenge of how o make he fesye assocaed wh he use of a mu-moda nework a naura aernave ha s as easy (or easer) mpemened. Ths TIGER fundng reques buds on a compaon of compmenary acves n whch parner agences have been engaged for he beer par of he as decade. The phosophy of deveopng n he Cy and Couny of Greenve s shfng o one ha vaues mxed use, compac deveopmen cenered around nodes and servced by mupe modes of ransporaon. Nowhere s hs more evden han aong he GCEDC/Laurens corrdors. Accordng o Greennk Trans Vson and Maser Pan, By he year 2030, he Verdae/CU- 17

21 2,499 2,761 2,117 3,757 2,753 4,626 5,910 8,536 10,972 10,494 12,637 16,670 ICAR area s predced o generae more day rps han Downown Greenve, ndcang subsana growh (from abou 4,400 rps n 2012 o 21,000 rps n 2030). Fuure and use nvesmens have or are ganng seam and w qucky oupace ransporaon aernaves o servce hese new deveopmens. Such deveopmens ncude Verdae, Washngon Sree /Laurens Road nersecon, former SC DMV se on Laurens Road, CU-ICAR/Mennum campus, Cy of Greenve s nvesmen n he Wes sde new housng sraegy. Ar Quay Anoher ransporaon reaed chaenge facng Upsae SC s ar quay. The Greenve-Pckens Area Transporaon Sudy (GPATS) s he Meropoan Pannng Organzaon for he area and carres ou ransporaon pannng on a regona eve. In 2012, as par of he 2035 Long Range Transporaon Pan updae, GPATS sen a survey o 2,000 randomy chosen househods whn he GPATS area. The hghes response rae was from Greenve Couny resdens a 29%. Survey resus ndcae ha (a) he vas majory of respondens commue aone by car o work and amos one-hrd commue more han 10 mes each way. Two-hrds of respondens fe ha raffc congeson n he GPATS area s geng worse; (b) haf of respondens ndcaed hey woud bcyce and/or wak more f addona sdewaks and bke anes were avaabe; (c) 58% raed he curren bcyce and pedesran nework n he GPATS area as far or poor; (d) ony 2% of survey respondens repored usng Greenve pubc rans (Greennk) whn he GPATS area; and (e) one-fourh of respondens sad hey woud begn usng pubc rans f commuer ra servce were made avaabe, f bus roues Upsae SC: Toa NOx and VOC Emssons (py) were expanded, or f beer roue nformaon were provded. Accordng o he Upsae SC Ar Quay Improvemen Commee: 2010 Emssons Invenory, he oa NOx and VOC emssons n Upsae SC are 83,732 on per year (py). The op graph n Fgure 7 shows a graphc dsrbuon of oa VOC and NOx emssons. Ths VOC o NOx rao (hgher VOC han NOx) makes he Upsae SC a NOx med area. In a NOx med area, NOx avaaby conros ozone formaon. Hence, reducng NOx emssons woud ower ozone and reducng VOC woud be neffecve n owerng ozone. The arges source of NOx emssons n he Upsae s onroad vehces wh 58%. Whn he Upsae of Souh Carona, Greenve Couny was he hghes producer of boh NOx and VOC emssons, foowed by Sparanburg and Anderson. The boom graph n Fgure 7 provdes a summary of he oa NOx and VOC emssons by couny. Based on EPA s 2008 ozone sandards, Greenve Couny s curreny desgnaed as an Uncassfabe/Aanmen area. However, EPA 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000-48,986, 59% NOx Toa NOx VOC Toa VOC 34,746, 41% Fgure 7. Upsae SC: Toa NOx and VOC Emssons by Couny,

22 s n he process of revsng he ozone sandard, and may propose a new ozone sandard whn he ppm range, a whch four monors n Upsae SC woud voae he sandard n 2020: Anderson, Cherokee, Oconee, and Sparanburg. Tabe 1 provdes a summary of he Curren 3 Year-Average (ppm) for ground eve ozone desgn vaues. For demonsraon purposes ony and assumng ha nohng changes wh respec o ransporaon and moby, usng he desgn vaues, Tabe 1 shows he monors ha woud be n voaon of he sandard. Even f jus one monor voaes he sandard, he poena exss ha he enre regon may be desgnaed as a nonaanmen area, pung a burden on he regon and, more specfcay, on Greenve Couny wh respec o ransporaon conformy and new source revew as he couny s consdered he economc engne of he Upsae. Tabe 1. Upsae SC Monors: Ground Leve Ozone Desgn Vaues 1 Couny Monorng Se Curren 3 Year Average (ppm) Voaes a ppm ozone sandard Voaes a ppm sandard Anderson Bg Creek Cherokee Cowpens Greenve Famoda Farm Greenve Hcres Oconee Long Creek Pckens Cemson Pckens Wof Creek Voaes a ppm sandard Sparanburg N. Sparanburg FD The GHS Swamp Rabb Tra s used for ransporaon as we as recreaona purposes, resung n reduced vehce rave and assocaed ar quay benefs. Based on he daa from Furman Unversy s sudes, he Bureau of Ar Quay of he SC Deparmen of Heah and Envronmena Conro (SCDHEC) esmaed ar quay benefs assocaed wh he bcyce ransporaon of surveyed GHS SRT uses. SCDHEC esmaed he annua ransporaon benefs for he popuaon of surveyed ndvduas, based on he frequency of bcyce ransporaon rps hey repored n he week pror o beng surveyed. Ar quay benef esmaes are for bcycss ony, who accoun for 86.3% of he popuaon usng he ra for ransporaon and ncude: Esmaed annua VMT reduced: 82,330 mes Esmaed CO2 reducon - 34 ons Esmaed NOx reducon kg There woud be addona ar quay benefs assocaed wh he remanng 13.7% of "ranspor" ra users who rave by oher modes. Addressng Transporaon Chaenges Greenve Couny, muncpaes, and prvae and non-prof organzaons are addressng he ransporaon chaenges from varous frons from mprovng pubc ransporaon, o parnerng 1 For demonsraon purposes ony. Noe: he curren 2008 ground eve ozone sandard s ppm. 19

23 wh pubc/prvae organzaons o address ar quay, o educang he younger generaons n acqurng sks o be bcyce/ra smar, o exporng and fndng addona sources o fund ransporaon mprovemen projecs as descrbed beow. The sgnfcan mpac of hese sraeges, naves, and poces are aerng he paern of deveopng and commung o one n whch and uses suppor ransporaon souons raher han consranng hem, connecng empoyees o empoymen ceners, and connecng sudens o schoos. The phosophy of deveopng he ces and he Couny of Greenve s shfng o one ha vaues mxed use, compac deveopmen cenered around nodes and servced by mupe modes of ransporaon. Greennk As par of he regona effor o mprove and enhance access o mu-moda ransporaon, GTA/Greennk s mpemenng a ransporaon sysem ha addresses he accessby, moby, vaby and susanaby of he communy and envronmen. Snce 2008, Greennk has made ncremena mprovemens he mey devery of servce and negraed varous modes of ransporaon, ncudng express bus, bke and pedesran access and proxmy o greenways o promoe aernave forms of ransporaon. Greennk s aso revewng a sops near he panned Swamp Rabb Tra (SRT) expanson and movng hem adjacen o he nersecons o ensure he mos convenen nerface beween he bus roue and he ra. Aready here are fve major roues whch nersec a he CU- ICAR/Mennum Campus, whch has become a secondary hub n he Greennk hub and spoke sysem. These roues maxmze he accessby of parons hroughou he regon and se he sage for he panned deveopmen denfed n hs appcaon. Comprehensve Greenways Maser Pan Reca ha respondens o he GPATS survey noed ha he vas majory commues aone by car o work and ha Upsae SC needs o ower he NOx emssons comng from mobe sources. Greenve Couny has proacvey educaed s resdens by mpemenng a naonay and saewde award wnnng mprovng ar quay pubc awareness campagn. The Greenve communy,.e., pubc, prvae and non-prof organzaons, has aso proacvey addressed ransporaon and moby ssues wh he expanson of he greenway sysem and oher measures o mprove ar quay, such as usng he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra o ncrease he number of sudens bkng o schoo and connecng communes o ceners of empoymen, eneranmen, and heah sysems. On November 16, 2010, Greenve Couny Counc approved he 2010 Greenve Couny Greenway Maser Pan, he mos comprehensve pan n he couny argeng he connecvy of ces, communes, and ceners of acves and eneranmen from norh o souh and eas o wes offerng an aernave mode of ransporaon by usng a ra sysem. The pan s purpose s o deveop a broader framework for an nerconneced sysem of pahways ha w nk ogeher he varous muncpaes whn Greenve Couny. [and] o creae nkages o opporunes ousde of Greenve Couny. Among ohers, he maer pan s goas ncude he foowng: Enhance bcyce and pedesran connecvy hroughou he couny by offerng ra roues o day desnaons and mass rans ceners. Improve he quay of fe n Greenve Couny by deveopng a greenway nework and 20

24 reaed programs desgned o promoe acve fesyes, communy srengh, aernave ransporaon, and ncenvze corporae nvovemen n deveopng ras. The maser pan aso noed ha, Greenway neworks can provde aernave ransporaon opons ha are curreny unavaabe. Resdens of subdvsons ousde of downown can wak or bke for work or recreaon, crcuae hrough owns safey and effceny, and crcumnavgae ever-growng auomobe raffc. A counywde nework of greenways provdes Greenve Couny resdens wh mu-moda ransporaon opons for commung beween home and work and greay ncreases accessby o he Couny s many recreaona, cuura, and hsorc desnaons. By suppemenng exsng ransporaon nfrasrucure whe smuaneousy conservng Greenve Couny s many naura and scenc resources, greenways provde susanabe and heahy economc growh. Addonay, regona connecvy hrough aernave ransporaon s possbe as greenway neworks are combned wh bus roues and oher mass rans/carpoong opporunes. In he ong run, a fu and nerconneced opon for mumoda ransporaon reduces rps made by cars. I s he goa of he GCPRT o fuy deveop he GHS SRT o he sae ne n norhern Greenve Couny o e wh he fuure Ecusa Tra n Norh Carona and o he souhern couny ne o connec o a fuure ra n Laurens Couny as we as o connec rbs of communy deveoped ras o he GHS SRT backbone. Ozone Advance Program The Ozone and Parcuae Maer Advance Program s a coaborave effor beween he EPA, SCDHEC, and oca governmens ha encourages he deveopmen of oca vounary acons o reduce emssons n ozone and parcuae maer aanmen areas. The program encourages oca parners o ake proacve seps o hep areas n Souh Carona connue meeng he Naona Amben Ar Quay Sandards (NAAQS) for ground-eve ozone and parcuae maer. SCDHEC and EPA are commed o provde asssance for echncay sound measures for oca governmens and parners o mpemen emssons reducon measures. Emssons of NOx from mobe sources conrbue o a eas haf of our ozone eves, and any nave ha reduces he vehce mes raveed n foss fue burnng vehces w defney hep he ar quay. Greenve Couny has been a he forefron of he ar quay mprovemen effors n he Upsae SC snce he eary 2000s. I posoned sef o ead effors a he regona eve as we by parnerng wh Ten a he Top (TATT) o facae hese regona effors under he Cean Ar Upsae nave. Fundng from he TIGER program w asss Greenve Couny o expand he GHS SRT as an aernave mode of ransporaon measure ha woud asss wh he couny s connued commmen o manan aanmen. Greenve Czen Roads Advsory Commsson On November 5, 2013, by Resouon No. 1486, Greenve Couny Counc creaed he Greenve Czen Roads Advsory Commsson (GCRAC) wh he purpose of consderng proposas for road mprovemen and reaed projecs whn he ncorporaed and unncorporaed area of Greenve Couny. Resdens provded npu a seven pubcy hed meengs hroughou Greenve Couny beween February 3, 2014, and March 1, 2014, and hru an onne survey posed a he couny s webse o hep rank projecs based on safey, mananng exsng nfrasrucure, aevang raffc congeson, nerconnecedness, economc deveopmen, and projecs ha are mupurpose such as sdewaks, bke pahs, ec. 21

25 The GCRAC revewed he nformaon provded by he communy, sored he projecs by caegory, and hen ranked hem whn each of he foowng caegores: road mprovemen projecs, brdges, pedesran amenes, and resurfacng. The GCEDC Corrdor was ncuded and ranked No. 8 n he pedesran amenes caegory. Greenve Couny Counc s consderng ncudng a referendum queson on he November 2014 bao on fundng he GCRAC projecs wh he Capa Projec Saes Tax. Addonay, he GCRAC repor ncuded he foowng saemen: The pubc has been very cear ha he condon of our roads s a major ssue. In he course of our pubc meengs he Commsson asked nformay for hose presen o ndcae her recepveness for or dsposon agans a dedcaed ax o suppor road mprovemens. Overa he majory of hose presen ndcaed a wngness o expore opons for fnancay supporng he cos of mprovng our roads. Ths wngness s conssen wh he opnon of he commsson. LveWe Greenve, Safe Roues o Schoo, and Oher Programs LveWe Greenve, a coaon made up of more han 100 communy parners represenng oca governmens, busnesses, non-prof organzaons and engaged czens, s budng a new generaon of acve commuers n Greenve Couny wh naves ke Safe Roues o Schoo (SRTS), Pedesran and Bcyce Safey Educaon cncs n schoos and he Budng Dreams Mdde Schoo Youh Bke program. A Communy Transformaon Gran, Sma Communes (CTG) nave provded he capa o mpemen nnovave sraeges focused on he youh n Greenve Couny Schoos o ncrease he number of sudens ha acvey commue. Coecvey, hese naves are budng sks and envronmens o suppor fames n wakng and bkng o he paces where hey earn, work and pay. Safe Roues o Schoo naves have aso grown n Greenve Couny over he pas hree years. In 2011, 16 schoos hed wak o schoo evens, and severa schoos have conduced fu SRTS pannng processes, ncudng paren surveys, wakaby assessmens, and rave pan deveopmen. Wh he suppor of he CTG, ha number grew n The CTG aso suppored he deveopmen of rave pans for egh Te I eemenary schoos wh he envronmen o suppor more wakers and cycss. By addressng he fve Es of SRTS (Educaon, Encouragemen, Engneerng, Enforcemen, and Evauaon) n parnershp wh he schoo, oca aw enforcemen, parens, raffc engneerng, he SRTS Resource Cener and Safe Kds Upsae, schoos have dmnshed her carpoo nes and ncreased sudens physca acvy mnues. LveWe Greenve s pan o ncrease he number of sudens ha acvey commue o Greenve Couny Schoos (GCS) aso ncudes bcyce and pedesran safey ranng for K5 5 h grade sudens. Schoos SRTS assessmens found parens concerns abou chdren s knowedge as bkers and pedesrans o be a major obsace o aowng hem o wak or bke o schoo. Addonay, as more nfrasrucure s bu o accommodae cycss, s evden ha many adu cycss do no know he rues of he road. Bke and pedesran safey ranng, facaed by Greenve Heah Sysem s Safe Kds Upsae saff and ed n schoos by GCS PE eachers, s mgang rea and perceved safey concerns and hepng o grow demand for acve rans nfrasrucure among a new generaon of cycss. A compemenary pedesran educaon program arges kndergaren hrough second grade sudens. Ths currcuum, ke he cycng program, negraes safey educaon wh Common Core Sandards for easy mpemenaon n Greenve Couny Schoos. Boh programs address 22

26 he need o each young wakers and cycss he rues of he road and creae an envronmen of wakng or bkng as a means of common ransporaon as schoos become conneced o he GHS SRT. Seecon Crera Prmary Seecon Crera Sae of Good Repar Greenve s vsonary eaders saw n 1999 he need o preserve an mporan asse for fuure ransporaon use. The converson of he rghs-of-way no a mode mumoda ransporaon corrdor as he backbone of a comprehensve greenway sysem n Greenve Couny and beyond conrbues o a sae of good repar by urnng a corrdor ha had been negeced for many years no an economc deveopmen, ransporaon, and fesye changng oo. As he rbs (.e., new ras) are conneced o he backbone from communes and neghborhoods conneced o he ra, s expeced ha he usage of he GHS SRT w ncrease greay. Addona sked commuers and sudens presened wh an aernave mode o ge o work or schoo w chose o wak or bke, reducng vehce rps and road congeson. Inay he dscusson was o use he corrdor for a gh ra sysem connecng Greenve o Coumba and beyond. Now we are ready o ncremenay accompsh he ask of ransformng he GCEDC Corrdor no somehng as successfu or even more so as he curren GHS SRT. Greenve Couny s commed o mananng and mprovng he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra hrough s Deparmen of Parks, Recreaon and Toursm. An exampe of hs commmen s he prevousy descrbed mprovemen of he abandoned racar and creaon of he Swamp Rabb Saon communy pocke park n Berea by parnerng wh LG 39. Economc Compeveness Greenve Couny s he popuaon cener and economc engne of Upsae Souh Carona. Encompassng everyhng from nnovave boech companes o specay manufacurng faces, s home o a dverse range of busnesses and ndusres wdey recognzed as srong compeors n he goba markepace. Recognzng he need for mu-moda nerconnecvy, pubc and prvae secor eaders have aggressvey pursued he deveopmen of sraegc bcyce, pedesran, and rans nkages o move beyond soe dependence on auomobes. Exendng he ra and connecng CU-ICAR o Downown Greenve w mprove propery vaues and promoe nf deveopmen and redeveopmen of properes, such as he former SC Deparmen of Moor Vehces se adjacen o he GCEDC Corrdor. Ths propery s saed for redeveopmen no a mxed-use deveopmen wh rea and affordabe, mufamy resdena uns. On Apr 11, 2014, Cemson Unversy s Maser of Rea Esae Deveopmen program sudens presened her Praccum projecs nvovng redeveopng he Washngon Sree/Laurens Road nersecon. Ths nersecon s ocaed on he wesern ermnus of he proposed Swamp Rabb Tra exenson on he Abandoned Corrdor jus pror o where he ra w be conneced o GHS SRT a Ceveand Park. The projec eams ncorporaed aernave pubc rans and recreaona uses creaed by he proposed expanson of he Swamp Rabb Tra as a crca componen o creang he desred wakabe, mxed-use focus of he subjec se. Emprca and quanave research has been conduced o deermne he mpac of greenways on propery vaues. v Nchos and Crompon (2005) concuded ha greenways may ndeed posvey affec proxmae properes' saes prces, n he mos posve case o he exen of one 23

27 ffh of vaue, resung n mons of doars of ncreases n prces and subsequen enargemen of he propery ax base (p. 339). v Havng an aracve and affordabe housng sock conneced o or nearby he GHS SRT serves as an ncenve for poena busnesses and ndusres o reocae o Greenve Couny ncreasng s economc compeveness. The proposed nfrasrucure mprovemens and mumoda connecons o he GHS SRT are anoher mporan sep n he movemen oward a mumoda Greenve whch w enhance he economc compeveness of he regon by ncreasng he connecvy and accessby o educaona nsuons, job ceners, heah care sysems, rea, and resdena communes. No ony w hghway congeson decrease as curren and new resdens op for aernave modes of ransporaon, bu w aso expand he aby of hose who are unabe o drve o connec o empoymen, rea, and needed servces. These benefs ncrease he overa quay of fe n Greenve Couny and our aracveness o new and expandng ndusres. As Trans Orened Economc Deveopmen (TOeD) nodes are esabshed aong he ra, he resung connecvy beween he exsng rans sysem and he ra w draw fuure busnesses and ndusres consderng reocang o Greenve Couny, creang adders of opporuny for peope of a backgrounds, ages, educaona and soco-economc saus. The Bcycng and Wakng n he Uned Saes: 2014 Benchmarkng Repor noed, Increasngy, ces and saes are pubshng sudes ha show he economc benefs of bcycng and wakng. Ths repor provdes an overvew of some of he mos recen sudes, whch show he posve mpac on job growh, ndvdua ransporaon coss, rea saes, raffc congeson, ar quay, propery vaues and saby, heah and worker producvy, and evens and oursm. As Furman Unversy s sudes have demonsraed, Greenve Couny s GHS SRT s no excepon o hs crca posve economc mpac. Quay of Lfe As prevousy menoned, Greenve Couny s he popuaon cener and economc engne of Upsae Souh Carona. Frms such as GE, Mchen, Lockheed, and Fuor Corporaon are drawn o Greenve by favorabe ax raes, marke accessby, a hghy sked workforce, and an ousandng quay of fe. Whe he frs hree facors are smpe o measure, quay of fe s more eusve and dffcu o quanfy. Wha s ceran, however, s ha he new generaon of workers s begnnng o choose her ocaon before hey even begn job searchng, a sgnfcan shf from prevous generaons where resdence was dcaed by job ocaon. Today, n order o reman compeve n recrung busnesses and empoyees, communes mus demonsrae he key quay of fe facors, ncudng, among oher hngs, a hgh-quay educaon sysem, varous housng opons, eneranmen venues, parks and oudoor recreaon amenes, and mu-moda ransporaon opons. The msson of he GCEDC was o preserve and rehabae he enre corrdor and use as an nermoda, busness commuer, shppng, and esure raveer access o Greaer Greenve and s gaeways corrdor. Ths gran appcaon demonsraes he reazaon of hs msson. Addonay, he Cy of Greenve s aso commed o ransporaon mprovemens and has he reguaory framework and oos needed o make hose changes as descrbed n s prevousy awarded TIGER pannng gran. The exsng ra has no ony mproved he quay of fe bu has aso promoed makng fesye changes n he communy and aso has been he man drver of economc deveopmen for he communes raverses. Reazng he ransformave mpac he Swamp Rabb Tra woud have on he communy, he 24

28 Greenve Heah Sysem (GHS) joned he effors o deveop he ra by promong s heah and weness benefs and encouragng peope o ve acve and heahy fesyes by usng he ra. In 2007, GHS announced s commmen o sponsor he ra by provdng $100,000 annuay for en years o asss wh deveopmen and markeng, hence he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra name. Offcay, he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra debued he weekend of May 7-9, 2009, wh s naugura 5K Race wh more han 2,000 peope parcpang. v Parcpaon n he now annua race grew o over 4,000 n 2012 wh runners comng from a over he Upsae SC, he Mdands SC, he Grand Sand, and as far as Porer Ranch, Caforna; Sherwood Fores, Maryand; Marbehead, Massachuses; and oher saes. v Souh Carona ranks 29 h n he percenage of geng recommended physca acvy caegory n he Bcycng and Wakng n he Uned Saes: 2014 Benchmarkng Repor. As a prevenve behavor, beng physcay acve on a reguar bass reduces he rsks of chronc dsease (ncudng dabees) and ncreases quay, and perhaps, he engh of fe. The CDC esmaes ha 48.3 mon Amercans w have dabees by he year v Havng accessbe, no-cos faces promong physca acves encourages parcpaon n physca acvy. The GHS SRT provdes an accessbe, convenen, and envronmenay smuang pace o engage n physca acves such as wakng, joggng, or bkng. The consrucon of sdewaks o schoos n he vcny of he ra and addona mprovemens expands connecvy and enhances he quay of fe of sudens usng he ra o commue o schoo, creang ong and asng fesye changes. The consrucon of addona parks aong he Swamp Rabb Tra, such as he Swamp Rabb Saon and he Cancer Survvor Park creae envronmens o be enjoyed now and for generaons o come. Enhancng he quay of fe s one of he many goas of he Swamp Rabb Tra. The success of he Swamp Rabb has creaed a ground swe n Upsae of Souh Carona and wesern Norh Carona. Greenve Couny frequeny receves requess for nformaon and asssance from oher souheasern communes, and has creaed a greenway consrucon esmaor accessbe from our webse. Envronmena Susanaby Through a vson susaned for more han a decade, Greenve Couny reduced he need o acqure new rgh-of-way by recycng and reusng an exsng nfrasrucure,.e., raroad rghsof-ways, ha was soon-o-be abandoned n 1999 o deveop he successfu GHS SRT connecng he ces of Traveers Res and Greenve, and now o CU-ICAR. Phase 1 w exend he backbone of he couny s mu-use ra nework sysem brdgng he gap beween he GHS SRT from norh o souh and connecng major deveopmens ke Verdae and he Mennum campus o Downown Greenve. Consrucng a mu-use ra ha connecs CU-ICAR and Verdae o downown and houghfuy promong mxed use, compac deveopmen n sraegc areas aong ra w bud he densy and rdershp eves needed n he corrdor o suppor more effecve, susanabe, and convenen pubc rans. Phase 2 ncudes deveopng pubc/prvae parnershps o mpemen he BRT and/or PRT sysems makng he GCEDC Corrdor a rue and nnovave mu-moda ransporaon corrdor. Many nnovave measures have been aken aong he ra o ensure responsbe deveopmen and envronmena sensvy. Greenve Couny has avoded budng mpervous surfaces (.e., parkng os) ha affec sormwaer runoff by parnerng wh busnesses and churches aong he 25

29 ra o manage he neary haf mon ra users parkng needs. The Cy of Greenve and Upsae Forever parnered o nsa hree ran gardens aong he ra n Ceveand Park n The Frends of he Reedy Rver non-prof organzaon s aso workng wh severa parners o nsa sormwaer weands aong he ra near Frs Baps Church n he Cy of Greenve o rea he runoff from he church. The cy has aso compeed severa projecs o sabze he rver banks aong he ra, reducng eroson of he rver bank. As ndcaed n he Transporaon Chaenges secon, Greenve Couny and muncpaes have commed o rasng he sandard for susanaby, ncudng addressng ar quay ssues, snce he eary 2000s. Curreny, he Upsae SC s desgnaed as an Uncassfabe/Aanmen area. Greenve Couny was nsrumena n workng wh Ten a he Top o convene sakehoders n he Upsae SC regon o address ar quay ssues and expand our pubc awareness campagn, and s s an acve sakehoder s he Cean Ar Upsae nave. Purchasng hree Proerra eecrc buses wh TIGER gran funds woud aow he Couny and he Cy of Greenve and Greennk o ake one more sep n fufng our commmen o mprovng ar quay and mananng our aanmen desgnaon. The proposed projec ncudes a hosc approach o he deveopmen of a mode mumoda ransporaon corrdor, whch w connec norhern Greenve Couny o CU-ICAR and, evenuay, o hree muncpaes n s souhern regon and, poenay, beyond couny borders. In he end, he exended ra w be anoher projec ha adds o he susanaby commmen from everyone nvoved, ncudng pubc and prvae for- and non-profs organzaons. Safey Souh Carona s ranked 47 h n he bcycs/pedesran faay raes caegory n he Bcycng and Wakng n he Uned Saes: 2014 Benchmarkng Repor. The repor noed, In ces where a hgher percen of commuers wak or bcyce o work, correspondng faay raes are generay ower. Ths s n conras o crcs who fear a hgher rae of crashes when more bcycss and pedesrans use he roadway. As ndcaed n he Addressng Transporaon Chaenges secon, here are severa organzaons workng oward educang he young generaons n acqurng sks o be pedesran, bcyce, and ra smar. Havng a mode and safe mumoda ransporaon corrdor wh safey desgn sraeges from he 2012 AASHTO Gude for he Deveopmen of Bcyce Faces o connec schoos and communes o and exend he Swamp Rabb Tra has he poena of reducng raffc reaed njures as a resu of usng he ra by budng brdges over roads nersecng wh he ra and havng more peope usng a safer mode of ransporaon. A he Cancer Survvor Park, he curren brdge s boh a safey hazard and aeshecay unpeasan. I s he se of mupe accdens and compans per monh because of s rreguar and sck surface. Because of s ocaon, w need o accommodae hrough raffc aong he ra as we as nerna raffc across dfferen secons of he park. The brdge s desgned o be wder and abe o susan greaer wegh whe and creae wo ADA-accessbe enry pahs. I s mporan o noe ha boh he Greenve Couny Sherff s Offce and he Cy of Greenve Poce Deparmen connue parong he ra. 26

30 Secondary Seecon Crera Innovaon The ncuson of ransonng from radona dese buses o eecrc buses s nnovaon ha aso mproves ar quay. Reca ha respondens o he GPATS survey noed ha he vas majory commues aone by car o work and ha Upsae SC needs o ower he NOx emssons comng from mobe sources. As he frs a-eecrc buses n he Greennk fee, hs nnovaon w spark no ony suppor of a oca manufacurer, Proerra, bu evouon n mass rans. The proposed TIGER VI gran projec s a massve underakng ha w no ony mprove and exend he physca nfrasrucure of he ra, bu aso w connue changng (a) he mnd se of Greenvans regardng moby; (b) he andscape of he surroundng communes, namey ransformng derec warehouses and properes no aracve resdena, rea, educaona, offces, and mxed-used ocaon desnaons whn reach from he ra; and (c) he way peope ook a and experence aernaves ways o mprove heah and make fesye changes. TIGER gran fundng w gve Greenvans ha opporuny. Capazng on he success of he exsng GHS SRT, he varous comprehensve ransporaon repors, and he Cy of Greenve TIGER II Pannng Gran: Connecons for Susanaby, he proposed projec w negrae nnovang coaboraon approaches wh sakehoders as we as sraeges o mpemen he proposed projec eemens of Phase 1 and, aer, hose of Phase 2. Parnershps As menoned prevousy, from s begnnngs n he ae 1800s as a raroad company and mos receny n he as decade, as descrbed n he Swamp Rabb Tra Hsory, he ra has been a rue communy effor wh he nvovemen of concerned resdens, as we as pubc and prvae organzaons, many of whch have been he organzaons and ndvduas nvoved n makng he GHS SRT a reay and are sed on he back cover of hs appcaon. The vson of havng a rue communy asse raversng and nkng he couny from norh o souh wh pans o expand from wes o eas has unfed he parners n hs projec. Ths expanson w creae adders of opporunes usng he GHS SRT as a mode of a mumoda ransporaon corrdor o connec desnaon pons va aernave modes of ransporaon,.e., eecrc buses, bcyces, whch w connue effecng posve changes n he communy boh a he persona (.e., quay of fe and mproved heah) and communy (.e., economc deveopmen) eves. The marrage beween he Swamp Rabb Tra and he communes ouches aong s pah w connue producng offsprng as spurs are bu o connec communes o he ra. Benef-Cos Anayss The abes beow summarze he benefs and coss assocaed wh he proposed expanson and enhancemen of he exsng SRT bcyce/pedesran ra and he addon of he GCEDC ra from he souh, connecng o downown Greenve. The anayss aso ncudes he coss assocaed wh enhancemens o he exsng bkeshare program and fundng for he new eecrc buses and chargng saon. Ths benef-cos anayss (BCA) s conssen wh USDOT TIGER VI gudance, and annua coss and benefs are compued and summarzed over he fe-cyce of he projec. The projec w be naed n 2014 and compeed n 2016, wh use of he new ras occurrng mmedaey afer compeon and connung for 30 years. Benefs w accrue durng he fu operaon of he Projec. 27

31 The undscouned capa nvesmen of approxmaey $24 mon generaes a number of benefs. Consderng a monezed benefs and coss, he esmaed nerna rae of reurn of he projec s 9.3 percen. Wh a 7 percen rea dscoun rae, he capa nvesmen woud resu n $61.4 mon n oa benefs and a 2.4 Benef-Cos rao. Wh a 3 percen rea dscoun rae, he Ne Presen Vaue of he projec woud ncrease o $83.2 mon, for a Benef/Cos rao of 4.1. Tabe 4 ndcaes ha safey mprovemens are a key drver of overa benefs. Tabe 2. Projec Coss Segmens Lengh (mes) Capa Coss (2012 $) Capa Cos Per Me Toa O&M coss Exsng SRT Tra 11 $15,872,570 $1,442,961 $82,622 Norh Tra 1.6 $3,181,520 $1,988,450 $12,018 Souh Tra 5 $4,935,316 $987,063 $37,556 Toa for Greenve 17.6 $23,989,406 $1,363,034 $132,196 Tabe 3. Dscouned Projec Coss, Benefs, Ne Presen Vaue, and Benef-Cos Rao Toa Dscouned Benefs ($ mons) Toa Dscouned Coss ($ mons) Ne Presen Vaue ($ mons) Benef Cos Rao Toa for Tra Sysem $61.42 $25.65 $ Tabe 4. Projec Benefs Crera Caegory of Benefs 7% Dscoun Rae 3% Dscoun Rae Sae of Good Repar Reduced Pavemen Manenance $0.001 $0.002 Resdua Vaue of Land $0.4 $1.3 Economc Compeveness Reduced Auo Use Coss $0.5 $0.8 Moby $8.0 $13.9 Quay of Lfe Heah $1.5 $2.7 Recreaon $6.6 $11.6 Susanaby Reduced Emssons $0.1 $0.2 Safey Reduced Accdens $44.3 $79.4 Noe: *Excudng he shor-erm empoymen mpacs of he projec The abes above show he benefs esmaes by benef caegory. A summary expanaon of he resus s presened beow, wh fu dea avaabe n he Benef-Cos Anayss Technca Memorandum (see Appendx 3, Economc Anayss Suppemenary Documenaon) Sae of Good Repar Reduced Pavemen Manenance benefs of approxmaey $1,221 are generaed when drvers choose o bke or wak, raher han drve her cars. Ths reduces he wear and ear on exsng roadways. 28

32 Resdua Vaue of Land s he vaue of he easemen ha w be obaned as par of hs projec and mananed beyond he usefu fe of he ras. I s esmaed ha hs vaue s $0.4 mon. Economc Compeveness Reduced Auo Coss are generaed when raveers choose o bke or wak, raher han drve her cars. For hs projec, hose benefs oa $0.5 mon. Moby benefs oa $8 mon and refec new and mproved access o a nonauomobe mode of ransporaon ha provdes a safe and comforabe commue. Quay of fe and Lvaby Heah benefs accoun for $1.5 mon and represen he cos savngs assocaed wh physca acvy for new users of he ras. Recreaon benefs accrue because cycss and pedesrans are recevng an enhanced experence when usng he new and exended ras. Toa benefs for hs caegory are $6.6 mon. Susanaby Reduced auo use generaes reduced ar pouon benefs o a of socey. Toa emssons reducon benefs are $0.1 mon. Safey Reduced Accdens Safey benefs accoun for $44.3 mon over 30 years due o he addon of brdges ha aow bcycss and pedesrans o avod neracon wh auomobes a nersecons. The projec s expeced o cos $24.1 mon wh consrucon occurrng n 2014 and operaons begnnng n Annua operang and manenance coss are approxmaey $132,000. Projec Readness Many of he ransporaon sudes ced n hs appcaon have denfed he GCEDC Corrdor as a communy asse ready avaabe o conver no a mode mumoda ransporaon corrdor. Ths TIGER gran appcaon ncudes budng he exenson of he GHS Swamp Rabb Tra from Marea o norh of Traveers Res and Ceveand Park o CU-ICAR; connecng educaona faces and communes; mprovng safey and connecvy; and purchasng eecrc buses. As ndcaed hroughou hs appcaon, he GCEDC owns he rghof-way ha w be uzed o exend he ra from Peasanburg Drve o CU-ICAR. A NEPA sudy has no been done on he GCEDC Corrdor. However, a Phase 1 envronmena se assessmen was been done n June 2008 on he exsng GHS SRT and he resus ndcaed ha neher he condon of neghborng mpared properes, nor he hsorca operaons of he raroad, w nhb or resrc he deveopmen of he GCRD s proposed converson of he former Greenve and Norhern Raroad o become he GHS Swamp Rabb Tram Tra. Based on hese resus, here are no ndcaons ha he GCEDC Corrdor w be any dfferen, and an envronmena sudy coud be compeed on a mey manner. Addonay, hrough Nauraand Trus, he acquson of 1.6 mes of rgh-of-way for he Marea-Traveers Res exenson s 70% compee. Nauraand Trus conduced an Envronmena Se Assessmen Phase 1 on one of he acqured properes and found no ssues reang o ha propery or he ra bed. The NEPA process s vauabe regardess of f we wn TIGER fundng so n May 2014 Greenve Couny w proceed wh preparng Envronmena Impac Saemen n order o have as much knowedge abou our projec ses as possbe. 29

33 GCEDC and Upsae Forever are aready workng wh propery owners adjacen o he Abandoned Corrdor. Severa of he owners have sgned Saemens of Inen and Consen o donae 50 (wdh) of he and coses o he former raway. Snce he GCPRT deparmen was responsbe for deveopng he exsng GHS Swamp Rabb Tra, he specfcaons for he ra exenson and mprovemens w be conssen wh he exsng ra. Therefore, projec documens can be prepared prompy. Upsae Forever, on behaf of he GCEDC, w begn surveyng he GCEDC Corrdor and conducng a pre-engneerng sudy. Each of he jursdcons sudes have been adoped and approved by her respecve governng bodes. As prevousy descrbed, he poca and communy suppor exss o ruy reaze he projecs ncuded n hs TIGER gran appcaon. Greenve Couny Counc, n addon o commng $2.5 mon o he TIGER gran projecs, aso adoped Resouon No on January 21, 2014, reaffrmng he GCEDC s effors o deveop a mumoda ransporaon corrdor aong s 3.4 me raroad corrdor nkng Downown Greenve and CU-ICAR. The Cy of Greenve s aso supporng and commng a machng $2.5 mon o provdng fundng o exend he Swamp Rabb Tra o CU-ICAR. The pubc funds are conngen upon recevng he TIGER FY 2014 funds. The SC Deparmen of Transporaon s n suppor of hs appcaon as expressed n s Apr 22, 2014, eer. The Cy of Greenve s aso supporng hs appcaon by passng a resouon. Leers of suppor and fnanca commmen are ncuded as aachmens. Federa Wage Rae Cerfcaon Greenve Couny cerfes ha w compy wh he requremens of subchaper IV of chaper 31 of e 40, Uned Saes Code (Federa wage rae requremens), as requred by he FY 2014 Connung Appropraons Ac and he TIGER FY

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37 Endnoes The Traveers Res Trbune. (2012, June 6). New segmen of Swamp Rabb Tra opens n Greenve. Rereved June 7, 2012, from rrbune.com Census Bureau: Annua Esmaes of he Resden Popuaon: Apr 1, 2010 o Juy 1, 2013, 2013 Popuaon Esmaes, hp://facfnder2.census.gov/faces/abeservces/jsf/pages/producvew.xhm?src=bkmk EPA Rue s Makng Ozone Smog Worse. Envronmen & Cmae News, 9(4), Rereved from hp:// v Reed, J. A. (2012). Greenve Hospa Sysem Swamp Rabb Tra: Year 1 Fndngs. Furman Unversy, Heah Scences. Greenve: Furman Unversy. v Nchos, S., & Compon, J. L. (2005). The mpac of greenways on propery vaues: Evdence from Ausn, TX. Journa of Lesure Research, 37(3), v Bason, M. (2010). The Swamp Rabb Legacy and Legend. Tayors, Souh Carona: Fah Prnng Co. v Carson, C. (2012, May 4). GHS Swamp Rabb 5k Rereved June 8, 2012, from Greenve Hospa Sysem Unversy Medca Cener: hp:// v Reed, J. A. (2012). Greenve Hospa Sysem Swamp Rabb Tra: Year 1 Fndngs. Furman Unversy, Heah Scences. Greenve: Furman Unversy 34

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