National Perspectives:

"Slow down Davenport’s downtown freeway" - Quad City Times, Davenport, IA
- Jeff Speck, director of town planning at Duany Plater-Zyberk and Co. [pdf]

Support the New Way To Work Alternative!
Charleston County plans to spend more than $420 million to extend I-526 through Johns Island to James Island. The extension of I-526 has been shown by regional studies not to solve many of our worst traffic problems, such as congestion on Savannah Highway and Folly Road. At the same time, it will increase sprawl, destroy wetlands, lower water quality, and potentially impact James Island County Park.

To improve congestion and our quality of life, we need a better, positive vision for Charleston. This vision would have roads with less congestion, but would also encourage our major commercial centers that are so crowded with cars today to turn into great places where people want to shop, walk, and enjoy themselves. Please come to the public meetings to voice your support for an alternative to extending 526 that will improve congestion and make Charleston a better place to live: The New Way To Work Alternative.

If you cannot come to the meetings, please submit a comment directly to SCDOT HERE to let them know about your views on this project.
Click on the Map to Explore the Various Traffic Choke Points and the Proposed Solutions
 choke points map


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