Changing the Dynamicsof a Rural DowntownNADO REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCESAN ANTONIO, TXOCTOBER 15 -18 , 2016

Dr. William Molnar, Lower Savannah Council of Governments, Aiken, SC

US 78/US 321 Intersection ProjectDenmark, SC

2005: initial proposal 2010: final schematic

US 78/US 321 Intersection ProjectDenmark, SC

Issues

Functional, esp. truck movement

Safety

Traffic mode and speed

Flooding/drainage

Economic disinvestment

Citizen perception

Limited local resources

Partners

City of Denmark, SC

Lower Savannah COG

SCDOT (safety, local, engineering, bike/ped)

Stantec (consultant)

Downtown business owners

Citizens

Planning Commission

Local legislators

Clemson Extensionhit & run by log truck, 2008

Process – OMG! Never been done before in South Carolina!

Rolling up sleevesWhat the *bleep* is a “road diet”?!

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