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Tour de Sprawl

Tour de Sprawl is an educational tour highlighting issues of sprawl as they relate to our community and impact our air and water quality, environment, health of our citizens, and quality of life.

The tour is a series of informal presentations along a 15 mile route through the Charleston area. The presentations given by national and regional authorities on issues of sprawl, urban design and sustainability will all ask the question: Which way to we grow?

The tour is designed to be taken by bicycles and there will also be a bus option with limited availability for those unable to ride a bike. The tour is meant to be at a slow and relaxed pace that ANYONE can do; from the beginner cyclists to the cycling athlete, from the young to the young at heart.

 2005 Tour de Sprawl Charleston Presenters

Future of Urban Charleston -Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr.
Mayor Riley opens the Tour de Sprawl at Brittlebank Park. Mayor Riley is known for being a visionary, believing that the key to excellent urban development is to make every detail count, and to create an atmosphere of inclusiveness, rather than exclusiveness. The Honorable Joseph P. Riley, Jr., mayor of Charleston for 30 years, feels a keen responsibility to let nothing fall through, especially in the design of public places.

Two Way Streets for Livable Cities - Dr. Robert Russell
Hear how the two-way conversion of upper King Street is a classic case of how limited government intervention in reestablishing two-way traffic has resulted in one of the most vibrant areas of town. A couple years ago the Charlotte Observer published a Sunday travel article about Charleston and called the intersection of King and John the center of the hip new Charleston.

Why cities must be designed for bikes and pedestrians rather than for cars - Dana Beach Dana Beach is the founder and director of the Coastal Conservation League. The CCL has worked on more than 100 projects over its 16 year life to protect rural landscapes from sprawl, insure functional, inspiring urban and suburban development patterns, and protect irreplaceable wildlife habitat along the coast of South Carolina. Beach is from Columbia and lives in Charleston with his wife and two children.

The Future of Johnnie Dodds Blvd - Vince Graham
Vince Graham, developer and founder of the nationally acclaimed pedestrian-oriented community I'On in Mt.Pleasant, will discuss the future of Johnnie Dodds Blvd including the proposed flyovers vs a multi-way boulevard design. Mt.Pleasant currently faces the question: Which way do we grow? In regards to the Johnnie Dodds Boulevard redesigning.

Recommend a speaker or topic for the next Tour de Sprawl e-mail info@charlestonmoves.org.