Mount Pleasant’s push for safer bike travel aligns with broader Lowcountry efforts like this James Island project on Folly Road. Charleston County is advancing pedestrian and bike upgrades around the historic McLeod Plantation site to cut risks on a busy corridor.
Project Scope
Spans Folly Road (1,200 ft of 8-ft-wide multi-use path from Tatum St. to Country Club Dr., pervious concrete near historic entrance) and Country Club Dr. (nearly 600 ft of 5-ft sidewalk linking park path). Adds crosswalks, signals at Tatum, Cross Creek, Maybank, and Country Club intersections.
Safety Features
Includes ramps, detectable warnings for visually impaired, pavement markings, curbs/gutters, drainage, tree protection, erosion control, and construction traffic management. Ground-penetrating radar cleared historic gravesites first.
Funded by the 2004 transportation sales tax ($9M community pot; ~$700K final approval pending via Finance Committee Tuesday). Design took years due to site’s enslaved labor history. Construction could start soon post-Council OK.
Great SC infrastructure news—ties to your local interests. Ped/bike paths make Folly Road less dicey?
