We selected a Sunday during the community s Farmers Market (11am - 3pm), and a Wednesday evening (6:30-10:30 pm).

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1 Charleston Moves staff and volunteers conducted a bicycle and pedestrian analysis at one key segment and two intersections along Maybank Highway on James Island: the intersections of Woodland Shores Drive and Wappoo Creek Drive, and the segment between the Terrace Shopping Center and the Pour House. We selected a Sunday during the community s Farmers Market (11am - 3), and a Wednesday evening (6:30-10:30 ). For each intersection or segment, we had at least one volunteer counting people on bike/foot in fifteen-minute intervals, tracked by mode and gender, and another tracked the movement of people on bike/foot in fifteen-minute intervals. Both of these volunteer roles utilized forms from the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project. A third volunteer took notes, recording anecdotes from passers-by (including motorists) and incidents or patterns of significance. Because the segment between the Terrace Shopping Center and the Pour House is not a signalized intersection, we made a crosssection of the segment and had volunteers draw lines on it, tracking where people crossed on foot in fifteen-minute intervals. Our overall takeaways: 1.The sidewalk is way too narrow and too close to speeding cars. It is also not properly maintained anywhere except in front of The Standard (overgrown with vegetation and patches of sand). 2.Motorists drive recklessly.

2 3. Marked crosswalks at Woodland Shores do not match the habits of pedestrians or corresponding land uses. A vast majority of people prefer to cross over Woodland Shores Drive directly across from the temporary dirt parking lot, further from the intersection so they aren t up against speeding motorists and the dangerous curve. 4. Pedestrians (including young kids) walk in the road along Woodland Shores Drive headed to Pour House, as there is no sidewalk and parallel-parked cars cover the grassy area alongside the street.. Marked crosswalks are missing at Wappoo Creek Drive and therefore create a large barrier to what should be a walkable area. 6. There is no safe place for people on bicycles. 7. The vast majority of people crossing between the Terrace Shopping Center and Pour House are doing so within the segment from North Gevert Drive to the driveway next to Maybank Public House on the northern side of Maybank, and within the segment from the Pour House to Bryson s Garage on the southern side of Maybank. That would be an excellent place for a signalized mid-block crossing. (see Google image) 8. The diversity of people walking and biking is surprisingly varied, with a great number of infants, young children and dogs being exposed to a dangerous location. 9. Countless individuals and groups of people stopped to talk with us and ask what we were doing. All were in favor of slowing traffic and making the street safer for people walking and riding bikes. A number lamented about the number of people who have already been killed, and stated if conditions were safer, they d choose to bike or walk instead of driving to these locations. Segment of Maybank Highway from North Gevert Drive to approximately Stefan Drive Sunday, March 24, 2019 Weather: sunny, breezy, warm, clear Total: 661 people and dogs over 3. hours 11:1 7 am 11: 32 am 11: 47 am 12: 02 12: 17 12: 32 12: :1 p m 1:3 0 1:4 2 2:1 2:3 0p m 2:4 Total Fem ale Bicy clist Mal e Bicy clist

3 11:1 7 am 11: 32 am 11: 47 am 12: 02 12: 17 12: 32 12: :1 p m 1:3 0 1:4 2 2:1 2:3 0p m 2:4 Total Fem ale Ped estr ian Mal e Ped estr ian Dog s/ Bab ies TOT AL Movement tracked for 3/24: 17 people crossed from far west of Pour House 30 people went straight across from N. Gevert 1 people went straight across from the center of Public House 90 people went straight across from the driveway next to Public House 9 people crossed from between Pour House and Bryson s Garage to the driveway next to Public House 34 people crossed from the center of Bryson s Garage 1 people went straight across from the sidewalk in the center of the Terrace Theater 9 people crossed from the driveway of the shopping center near MediSpa people crossed from Stefan Drive Total: 274 people Notes: People crossing typically waited for traffic to break, but many were still forced to run across. Others waited in the center lane the ones who waited in the center lane tended to be older pedestrians. Sidewalks are filled with debris and sand. Motorists drive too close to the sidewalk. Most cyclists are coming from the western entrance of the Terrace parking lot through the Riverland Terrace neighborhood, and most are riding on the sidewalk. Many people spoke to our notetakers, commenting that they typically drive because they are scared to walk. One woman commented that her son lives across the street from the Public House,

4 where he works, but he still drives to work because it is difficult to cross the street on foot. Another couple stopped to tell us they live in the neighborhood on Stefan Drive and they are driving across the street to the Terrace Shopping Center for dinner because it s too dangerous to walk, though they d prefer to. Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Weather: chilly, clear, during sunset Total: 222 people and dogs over 4 hours 6:3 0 6:4 7 7:1 7:3 0 7:4 8 8:1 8:4 0 8: 9:1 0 9:2 9:4 0 9: 10:1 0 10: 30 Tot al Fe mal e Bic ycli st Mal e Bic ycli st Fe mal e Ped estr ian Mal e Ped estr ian Do gs/ Bab ies Tot al Movement tracked for 3/27: people crossed from far west of Pour House

5 48 people went straight across from N. Gevert 4 people went straight across from the center of Public House 41 people went from center of Pour House to center of Maybank Public House 13 people went straight across from the driveway next to Public House 6 people crossed from between Pour House and Bryson s Garage to the driveway next to Public House 1 person crossed from the center of Bryson s Garage 4 people crossed from the driveway of the shopping center near MediSpa 3 people crossed from Stefan Drive 10 people stayed on the south side of Maybank, heading west 26 people stayed on the south side of Maybank, heading east 2 people stayed on the north side of Maybank, heading west Total: 163 people Notes: Woman on foot was nearly hit by a car. Cyclists are on the sidewalk. Women with children are running across the street. Motorists drive for hundreds of feet in the center lane. Pedestrians often walk in grassy areas instead of on sidewalk. Multiple motorists cutting off other motorists, near-collisions. Not enough room on the sidewalk for two people. Group of three pedestrians frantically waving at car to stop while they are in the center of the road crossing. The street lamp at Stefan Drive is out. Once the sun set, pedestrians really ran quickly across the road. Several had flashlights with them. Intersection of Woodland Shores Drive and Maybank Highway Sunday, March Weather: sunny, breezy, warm, clear Total: 460 people and dogs over 1 hour and 4 minutes 11:17-11:32 am 11:32-11:47 am 11:47 am - 12:02 12:02-12:17 12:17-12:32 12:32-12:47 12:47-1 1:0-2:0 Total Female Bicyclist Male Bicyclist Female Pedestri an * * * 228

6 11:17-11:32 am 11:32-11:47 am 11:47 am - 12:02 12:02-12:17 12:17-12:32 12:32-12:47 12:47-1 1:0-2:0 Total Male Pedestri an Dogs/ Babies carried * * 36 Total 460 *1:0-2:0 No official count, but movement tracked. Movement tracked for 3/24: Most people on bike/foot traveled north along either side of Woodland Shores to the intersection of Maybank and made a right turn onto Maybank. A smaller but still significant number of people on bike/foot traveled west along Maybank and then turned south onto Woodland Shores. Virtually all of those people were actually crossing Woodland Shores before or after they reached the existing crosswalk, because it was more efficient to move to/from the temporary dirt parking lot on the southwest corner of the intersection. People going straight through the intersection from various directions were less in number. 110 went straight along Maybank, headed west. 2 people on bike/foot went straight along Maybank, headed east. 36 went straight along Woodland Shores, headed north. 31 people went straight along Woodland Shores, headed south. Notes: The high number of people parking in the temporary dirt lot need a safer way to cross Woodland Shores, and also need a sidewalk on Woodland Shores. Many motorists turning right onto Maybank (headed east) do not give pedestrians the right of way and pull out in front of them as they are crossing. Many pedestrians stopped to express their fear of the intersection to notetakers. Wednesday, March Weather: clear, chilly, during sunset Total: 37 people and dogs (and 1 golf cart) over 2 hours

7 6:30-6:4 6: :1 7:1-7:30 7:30-7:4 7: :1 8:1-8:30 8:4-10:30 Total Female Bicyclist Male Bicyclist Female Pedestri an Male Pedestri an * * * * 13 Other 1 golf cart dog * 2 Total 38 *8:4-10:30 No official count, but movement tracked. Movement tracked for 3/27: Even though fewer people used this intersection compared to Sunday, the movement was the same: virtually all of those people were crossing Woodland Shores on the southern end of the intersection before or after they actually got to the existing crosswalk. Notes: The pedestrian signal is not consistent at night, it does trigger, but in the daytime, pedestrians often must wait two cycles before they get a walk signal. Motor vehicles seem to trigger it. Cyclists coming from neighborhoods use the sidewalk. Neighbors refer to Riverland/Maybank intersection as dead man s curve. Setting sun seems to cause a problem with motorist visibility when headed west on Maybank. One motorist turning right onto Maybank, headed east, from Woodland Shores nearly hit one of our notetakers by jumping the curb. Many pedestrians stopped to express their fear of the intersection to notetakers. Motorists also expressed concerns to notetakers.

8 Closer to 9 is when the seriously dangerous behavior by motorists began to occur speeding, jumping lanes, running red lights. Pedestrians using crosswalks still had to run to avoid being hit. The area is dark and unlit, and pedestrians narrowly avoided collisions. Intersection of Wappoo Creek Drive and Maybank Highway Sunday, March 24, 2019 Weather: sunny, breezy, warm, clear Total: 34 people (and 1 moped) over 1 hour and 4 minutes 11:17-11:32 am 11:32-11:47 am 11:47 am - 12:02 12:02-12:17 12:17-12:32 12:32-12:47 12:47-1 Total Female Bicyclist Male Bicyclist Female Pedestria n Male Pedestria n Other moped on sidewalk 0 1 Total 3 Movement tracked for 3/24: There were very few people on bikes or foot at this intersection, but most movement was between The Standard and the shopping center. A few people tried to cross from the condos on the northern side of Maybank. Notes: A walk sign never appeared for pedestrians crossing Maybank Highway to Wappoo Creek Drive, and a beg button is missing. A crosswalk and signal is clearly needed to get to the shopping center on the western side of the intersection. Volunteers noted that most of their neighbors do not walk across the street because the intersection is dangerous and the sidewalks are too narrow.

9 Wednesday, March 27, 2019 Weather: clear, chilly Total: 13 people over 1 hour and 10 minutes 7:0-8:1 Female Bicyclist 1 Male Bicyclist 3 Female Pedestrian 4 Male Pedestrian Other 0 Total 13 Movement tracked for 3/27: The majority of people on bikes and foot were going to and from the direction of The Standard and into/out of the shopping center. One person walked from the condos at Wappoo Creek Drive, across Maybank to the shopping center, and then came back. PHOTOS BELOW

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