White Oak
White Oak, SC · Traffic & Transit
USC Gamecock
Column: Leave Your Keys: Freshmen shouldn't have cars on campus
When students first leave for college, they often associate it with a new found freedom. This might make them want to bring their car to campus with them. However, cars for freshmen may actually cause more problems than they solve. The cost of gasoline is becoming a heated debate across...
USC Gamecock
Columbia conducts first half of annual pedestrian traffic study
Over a two-week period in September, the City of Columbia conducted the autumn half of its 12th annual pedestrian and bicyclist count to gather data for city planning. The study, which took place between Sept. 12 and Sept. 26, analyzed pedestrian and bicyclist traffic at 35 different locations around the city. The locations vary each year. The city chooses the locations based on criteria including crash data and planned infrastructure projects. City staff and volunteers survey the locations in both fall and spring. Many of them experience major student traffic, such as the section of Blossom Street that runs past the Honors Residence Hall.
WRDW-TV
Here's a look at the price of gasoline in the CSRA and nationwide
American drivers are getting hit in the pocketbook right now with the cost of filling up.
WIS-TV
Columbia officials warn public to avoid flood-prone streets, intersections during Isaias
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The City of Columbia urges the public to avoid specific streets and intersections throughout the city that often flood during storms. Forecasts predict the Midlands will be impacted by Hurricane Isaias throughout the weekend. Locals are advised to drive safe throughout the heavy rainfall. The following...
Yahoo!
US 521 closure near Rembert could delay Sumter School District bus routes
Several Sumter School District bus routes will face delays from Oct. 8-11 due to a portion of U.S. 521 North closing for several days. Families with children on several Sumter School District bus routes should plan for extra time at the bus stop as part of U.S. 521 North closes for several days.
abcnews4.com
SCDOT offers no new details a week after I-26 backup that crippled commuters
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — One week after an overnight lane closure caused hours of gridlock on I-26, the South Carolina Department of Transportation offered no additional information Tuesday about the contractor it blamed or steps taken since the delay. Two eastbound lanes near the Montague Avenue exit remained closed...
abcnews4.com
SCDOT terminates traffic-control contractor after I-26 gridlock; new work-zone rules set
What actions did SCDOT take against staff involved in the gridlock?. The traffic-control contractor was terminated, and the South Carolina Department of Transportation took corrective action after an overnight lane closure caused hours of gridlock on I-26 on Sept. 29. The department provided the details Wednesday, correcting its response to...
The Post and Courier
Aiken's $15 million Tribute Parkway does not yet exist (in Google Maps)
AIKEN — If you build a $15 million road and Google Maps doesn’t know about it, is it really there? Tribute Parkway opened for traffic Sept. 28 and is in use by drivers, bicycle riders and pedestrians, but, for now, taking it as a short cut from Whiskey Road to South Centennial Avenue and on to East Pine Log Road is not presented as an option by the navigational aids drivers rely on through their smartphones and their cars’ GPS systems. So, for a month or two, use of the 2.35-mile road, its bike lanes and its 5-foot-wide sidewalks may be a “locals only” situation. Google’s satellite layer image...
WRDW
Here's a look at the price of gasoline in the CSRA and nationwide
kool1027.com
Camden City Council To Consider TIF Redevelopment Plan, New Parking Regulations
Camden City Council will meet Tuesday, October 6th, at 5:30 p.m. at Camden City Hall, with several major items on the agenda. Council will hear a presentation on a proposed Tax Increment Financing redevelopment plan covering roughly 557 acres and aimed at encouraging new investment and public improvements in and around downtown Camden. Council will also consider first reading of new regulations governing utility terrain vehicles, changes to the city’s awning ordinance, and new parking regulations that include fines for violations.
WCNC
NC lawmakers to vote on plan that could lower gas prices