2026-10-27 - Committee on Traffic and Transportation

00:00Thank

00:03everybody for being here from near and

00:05far and I'd like to begin if you don't

00:07mind with just a moment of silence,

00:08please.

00:19Thank you. Okay, unless there's anything

00:21preliminarily from anybody, we'll jump

00:23right into it. Just for those who are

00:25here visiting with us, this is a

00:27committee of six members of city council

00:29and mayor. You've got council member

00:31Scardon, council member McBride, Mayor

00:34Cogswell not online. I believe we've got

00:36council members Brady and council member

00:38Greg, is that correct? Okay, so we have

00:41a quorum and they will be fully

00:42participating when they're online. All

00:44right, first is approval of minutes from

00:46August 18th, 2026. Can I get a motion?

00:49>> Move for approval.

00:50>> Second.

00:51>> There's a motion and a second, any

00:52discussion, additions, deletions,

00:53corrections? If not, all in favor?

00:56>> I.

00:57>> If there's any opposed, the eyes have

00:59it. Okay, next we've got a lowline

01:02update,

01:04low country lowline project update.

01:06Who's going to take the lead on this?

01:09All right.

01:10>> Chase

01:11give a give a

01:13brief update Mr. Anderson and then I'll

01:16give um

01:18a little bit more additional update on

01:20on some correspondence that I've sent to

01:22friends of the lowline today which you

01:23will be getting a copy.

01:25>> Great. Okay, Mr. Anderson, come on.

01:28>> Um

01:30Chase Chase Anderson, project manager

01:32with capital projects working on lowline

01:34project and happy to report we're we're

01:37breaking ground on the on the site right

01:38now. Um Gulfstream is out there removing

01:41soil and bringing in clean soil to

01:45backfill as we go. Um

01:47we're we've gotten final pricing for the

01:50final GMP

01:52that we want to bring to council at the

01:54end, you know, by December in order to

01:57get the improvement package begun on the

02:00project. But, we have plenty to work

02:02with now removing the soil. So, it'll be

02:06moved like an assembly line down from

02:08Mount Pleasant Street to Bradford Park

02:10as we go.

02:12>> That's breaking ground on phase one. Is

02:15that what we're calling it?

02:16>> Yes, sir.

02:17>> northern side?

02:17>> From Line Street to Mount Pleasant,

02:19basically. From From From what We're

02:22starting at Mount Pleasant and moving

02:24south. Yes, sir.

02:25>> Do we have a general project timeline?

02:29>> We have a schedule for total completion

02:31in July of '28. So, about an 18-month

02:35>> That's for phase one?

02:36>> No, that's for complete complete

02:38>> Is phase one

02:39>> Not including Bradford Park, but

02:41Phase one and phase two, you call it.

02:46>> All right, questions. Mayor.

02:47>> So, um one decision that

02:51uh we need to make, and this would need

02:53to be done in part partnership uh with

02:56Friends of the Lowline. And for those of

02:57you

02:58that aren't familiar, Friends of the

02:59Lowline has been instrumental

03:01instrumental in helping facilitate this

03:04and and pushing the original vision um

03:08and they are doing a great job of

03:10fundraising right now.

03:12And the question becomes um

03:16with regards to this contract,

03:18do we want to include

03:21the Lowline and Bradford Park or just do

03:24the Lowline? And right now, it's being

03:26currently contemplated to do just the

03:29Lowline and waiting for them to um raise

03:34the remaining funds to complete Bradford

03:36Park. Okay?

03:38Uh

03:39I have written them to say, "Look, I

03:42think it would make a lot more sense to

03:45build it all at once because you

03:47wouldn't have

03:49additional mobilization costs, um

03:52general conditions, and things of that

03:54nature. So,

03:57perhaps this is something that the city

04:00can bridge through the Cooper River

04:02Bridge TIF

04:04the balance to complete Bradford Park

04:06while they raise those funds and then be

04:08reimbursed for that amount. It's a bit

04:11of a risk, but this is something I

04:13wanted to see if they were open to. So,

04:15I've written them a letter. Uh I think

04:17it went out today. You all have been

04:19copied on it, all city council members,

04:23um

04:24suggesting this.

04:26Uh

04:27and let's see what their response is,

04:29but I think that would be something, you

04:31know, we'd like to bring back once we

04:33get their response uh and make a

04:35decision or recommendation from this

04:38committee to take to council.

04:40Uh also in that, and this I think is

04:43just important to note, we are working

04:45on an MOU with Friends of the Lowline

04:48for their programming of

04:51they want to program the the Lowline and

04:55uh mainly Bradford Park.

04:57Um

04:59and I think, at least from my

05:01perspective, we're open to that, but we

05:04wanted to

05:05just limit it initially to Bradford

05:08Park, see how it goes,

05:10and um

05:12uh

05:13uh you know, adapt, you know, depending

05:16on how things

05:18go. Uh so, that's something I've

05:20recommended to them that we would go

05:24into the into the MOU with just Bradford

05:26Park. The city would be programming

05:30um

05:31the uh the Lowline itself, and then

05:33finally, they've also asked for all

05:35naming rights to help raise money,

05:38which

05:39we're not opposed to, but instead of

05:42just giving blanket naming rights,

05:44we've said, "Look, we'll If you have a

05:47particular donor or corporation that

05:49wants to

05:51give X, Y, or Z and have naming, we're

05:54open to those suggestions, but we think

05:57that that needs to come through

06:00uh city council rather than seating that

06:04uh ability to

06:06uh uh uh

06:08an entity that is not directly run by

06:10the city. So, those are the two or three

06:12recommendations that you'll see in that

06:14letter.

06:15And

06:17I hope that

06:19you know, frankly, we we move forward on

06:21all of it, phase one including Bradford

06:23Park cuz I think it'll be a much more

06:25complete package when it's done.

06:27Uh so, anyway, just wanted to mention

06:29all that. Again, the letter went out

06:30today. So.

06:32>> Um any member of the committee have any

06:35questions for either Mr. Anderson or the

06:37mayor based on what we've heard so far?

06:41I have a couple if you don't mind. Um

06:43the Bradford Park piece,

06:46is that from the capital project side of

06:48things? Got a full design on it? Is it

06:50something that we're ready to go on if

06:52we add it onto this project?

06:54>> Yes, sir.

06:55>> It's fully designed.

06:56>> I think at some point it'll be nice to

06:58refresh our recollection on that cuz I

07:00got to tell you I don't have a clear

07:01vision of what looks like.

07:04>> We can get you the plans for both the

07:07low line and Bradford Park as well as in

07:10the letter, just so y'all are aware,

07:13there's a high-level sources and uses

07:15that define the budget

07:18on what the aggregate cost would be. And

07:21I'm asking them for confirmation on

07:23where they are on their fundraising as

07:25well.

07:26Kind of money in the bank.

07:28>> So, my second question, I guess Mr.

07:30Mayor, you'd be the best person to

07:31answer this, I think. So, in the

07:32division of allocation of monies to the

07:35project, has have the Friends of the

07:38Lowline made a specific percentage

07:40commitment or how does it how's their

07:42fundraising working

07:44against the total cost of the project?

07:47>> Um

07:48We're right now, I believe, to be

07:50approximately two and a half to three

07:53million dollars short.

07:54Um and again, the breakdown is in the

07:57letter that is in your inbox.

07:59Uh so, we think that

08:02you know, they have

08:04a good trajectory and we think that

08:07they should be able to raise that the

08:09that sum within the next 12 to 14 months

08:12certainly by the time hopefully the

08:14whole thing is open in July of 28 and

08:18that would be reimbursed back into the

08:20Cooper River Bridge TIF.

08:21>> And and with that extra two and a half

08:23or three million that gets us

08:25everything including the park?

08:27>> Everything including the park on phase

08:29one so again Mount Pleasant to Line

08:31Street and including the park.

08:34And again my worry here and I you all

08:37have heard me say this before but

08:40when these things get delayed for

08:42whatever reason be it fundraising

08:45the risk of cost escalations is such

08:48that

08:50I think the interest we might lose on

08:54the the funding in the Cooper River

08:56Bridge TIF

08:58would be well worth it to go ahead and

09:01lock this down and get it built.

09:04>> And I believe the rate of inflation is a

09:05lot

09:07going a lot steeper curve than the

09:09interest

09:10that we're earning on that money, right?

09:12All right. Any questions?

09:15Keep us up to date. I guess when we get

09:16this letter we'll have to bring

09:18something back here to determine what

09:19the scope of that project's going to

09:20look like before we get too deep into

09:22it. Gulfstream's doing all the site work

09:24is that what you said they're out there

09:25doing site work? And then they're

09:26turning it back over to Edifis. Is

09:28Edifis still our contractor? Is that

09:29>> Edifis is the general contractor.

09:31>> And Gulfstream's a sub to them?

09:33>> Yes, sir.

09:33>> Okay.

09:34All right. Any other questions,

09:36comments? Thank you for the update. Oh,

09:38wait. Oh, yes, Council member

09:39Scarborough.

09:40>> So in the letter do we have like the the

09:42plan, the pictures, like what it'll look

09:44like so we can help visualize

09:47what this will be?

09:49>> But we can get that to you. Sorry, I

09:50just it was

09:52mainly just three points I wanted to get

09:54to them

09:56but I copied the Council members so

09:59we'll send that to Council members.

10:00>> We've kind of been dormant for a while

10:02on this I think. A nice visual including

10:04what the park might look like would be

10:06helpful to all Council just to refresh

10:09our now fading recollection.

10:11>> Makes them one of those.

10:12>> Okay. Great. Good luck and thank you for

10:14coming in. Appreciate it.

10:15All right. Next, request approval of a

10:17resolution and municipal agreement with

10:19the South Carolina Department of

10:20Transportation for intersection

10:22improvements at SC Highway 41

10:24and

10:25Reflectance Drive, Halfway Creek Road.

10:28Presented

10:28>> approval. By the SCDOT. We have members

10:31of the SCDOT here, Mr. Mayor.

10:33Um

10:34Mr. Mathis,

10:34>> I'll get on the table.

10:36>> All right.

10:36>> Second.

10:37>> All right. We'll get

10:38a second. Mr. Mathis, do you want to

10:39make an introduction and then we'll get

10:41our gang up.

10:41>> Yes. Yes, sir. We have members of the

10:43SCDOT here out of Columbia. Mr. Keith

10:45Riddle is going to give a short

10:46presentation about the project and

10:49describe what they plan to do.

10:51>> Great. If you don't mind, come on up.

10:52Please introduce yourself and the

10:54members of your team. I know you've

10:55traveled a long way to come down and be

10:56with us today, so we appreciate it. So,

10:58floor is yours.

11:00>> Thanks for having me today. My name's

11:01Keith Riddle, and this is Tito Hanna to

11:04the right, Jean Taylor to the left.

11:06Um and uh I'm a program manager for the

11:09traffic safety office at SCDOT.

11:12And uh I'm going to discuss the

11:13intersection of SC 41 and Reflectance

11:16Drive and what we propose to do there.

11:20Uh but first, a little background about

11:21what we do in my office. Our office

11:23administers the Highway Safety

11:24Improvement Program or HSIP.

11:27This is a federal program that makes

11:28money available for safety improvements

11:30throughout the state.

11:32But we focus on improving safety mainly

11:34at intersections, but also other

11:35locations.

11:37Uh so, for a for a location to be

11:38eligible for HSIP funding, it must

11:40address a priority in the Strategic

11:42Highway Safety Plan, which in this case

11:44would be intersection safety.

11:46It must be identified through a

11:48data-driven process, and it must

11:49contribute to the reduction of fatal and

11:51serious injury crashes.

11:53The data-driven process means that we

11:55track everything about the location. We

11:57know the number of crashes and how

11:58severe they are.

12:00And we know what the most cost-effective

12:01countermeasure is. And we also do a

12:03before-and-after study on every project

12:06to make sure the countermeasure is

12:07working.

12:09So, a little about this intersection. uh

12:1241 is a two-lane minor arterial with

12:15around 5,400 vehicles per day, uh 15% of

12:18which are large trucks, and it has a 55

12:21mph speed limit.

12:23Uh Reflectance Drive is a two-lane local

12:25road with around 5,300 vehicles per day,

12:27uh 5% of which are large trucks, and the

12:30intersection is a two-way stop with no

12:32left turn lanes on any of the

12:33approaches.

12:35>> It's a crazy intersection.

12:36>> Um a bit about how this intersection got

12:38on our radar. The intersection has a

12:40higher than average crash rate. Um we

12:42get information on locations all over

12:45the state, and we have a group that

12:46analyzes crash data to find these

12:48locations.

12:50From January 2023 to July 4th, 2026,

12:54uh there were 54 total crashes, 48 of

12:56which were right angle crashes.

12:59And these right angle crashes are the

13:00main ones that we're concerned about.

13:02They have the potential to be really

13:04severe and cause an injury or a

13:05fatality. Um 23 of the 54 crashes caused

13:08an injury, and there was one fatal crash

13:11um shortly after this timeline.

13:13Um most of the crashes occurred during

13:15the day under dry conditions, and that's

13:17important cuz that kind of tells us that

13:19it's not wet pavement uh causing any of

13:21these many of these crashes.

13:24Um

13:25So, after it got on our radar, we

13:26initiated a project and got it approved

13:28by our commission to proceed with an

13:30analysis. We hired an independent

13:33third-party consultant to do a traffic

13:34study for us,

13:36and that traffic study was completed a

13:38few months ago.

13:39The traffic study looked at three

13:41alternatives, uh single-lane roundabout,

13:43a new traffic signal, and closing

13:46Reflectance Drive's access to SC 41

13:48completely.

13:50Uh the traffic study showed that the

13:51roundabout was the safest option, and

13:53I'll talk a little bit about each one of

13:55these as we go.

13:56Um you're probably all familiar with

13:58roundabouts at this point. A roundabout

13:59is a circular intersection. Traffic

14:01flows counterclockwise around a center

14:03island, and there's no traffic signals

14:05or stop signs at a roundabout. All

14:07approaches are controlled with a yield

14:09sign. And we do design all roundabouts

14:11so that large trucks and emergency

14:14vehicles can navigate the roundabout

14:15safely.

14:16And these roundabouts are replacing

14:18traditional intersection improvements

14:20because they're safer

14:21and they can enhance the operation of

14:22the intersection as well.

14:25Uh what makes a roundabout safer? Uh

14:27it's the reduction of conflict points. A

14:29conflict point is anywhere that a crash

14:31can occur between two vehicles.

14:34So you can see from this graphic on the

14:36left, a normal intersection has 32

14:38conflict points.

14:40The graphic on the right shows a

14:41roundabout reduces the number of

14:43conflict points from 32 to eight.

14:45And the eight that do remain aren't

14:47crossing conflict points. They're

14:48diverging or converging. Um so those

14:51tend to be not quite as dangerous as the

14:52crossing conflict points.

14:55You can see from this slide we do have

14:57some experience with these roundabouts.

14:59Um our office alone has installed 35

15:01roundabouts throughout the state with 20

15:03more under development or under

15:05construction.

15:06And there's other office and local

15:08municipa- municipalities that have

15:09installed roundabouts as well, but these

15:11are just the stats from our office. Um

15:14the dots on the graphic show where we

15:15have roundabouts. So you can see they're

15:17pretty much all over the state.

15:20So how are they performing? Our office

15:21has been installing them for around 15

15:23years and they all perform well and

15:25reduce crashes. Uh we get an average of

15:2766% total crash reduction after putting

15:30them in.

15:31Injury crashes are reduced by an average

15:33of

15:34>> [snorts]

15:34>> 79%

15:35and uh fatal crashes are eliminated

15:37entirely.

15:38Uh these stats are derived from our

15:40before and after studies. Um for every

15:42location we do a before study and

15:44analyze 3 years of crash data.

15:46And then after the roundabout's built,

15:48we go back and do an after study uh

15:50which looks at 3 years of crash data

15:51after the installation. So averaging all

15:54these after studies on all the

15:55roundabouts uh we've put in gives us

15:57this information.

15:59We did look at a traffic signal as well.

16:02Um the roundabout's the safer option

16:03because of the removal of the conflict

16:05points where a traffic signal doesn't.

16:07Um this roundabout project will also

16:09eliminate the skewed alignment of the

16:10intersection which goes a long way

16:12towards increasing safety.

16:14Um and you may be surprised to learn

16:16that over the life of the project uh the

16:18cost of a roundabout and a new traffic

16:19signal are basically the same.

16:22Um the traffic signal's less expensive

16:25at the onset, but when you take power

16:26costs and maintenance costs into account

16:28over the years that it's there, it's

16:30usually very similar.

16:32We also looked at closing Reflectance

16:34Drive's access to SC 41.

16:36You can see in this picture that we have

16:38a cul-de-sac at the end of Reflectance,

16:40and it doesn't connect to SC 41.

16:43This does make this intersection safer,

16:45but it would cause a lot more issues at

16:47SC 41 at Clements Ferry down south of

16:49here, and also Clements Ferry at

16:52Reflectance just southwest of here.

16:54Um we'd be moving this traffic to other

16:56intersections that aren't really

16:57prepared to handle all the additional

16:59turning movements.

17:01Um and that's why we didn't choose this

17:02option.

17:05Some information about the current

17:06status of the project, we have developed

17:08preliminary plans and they're under

17:09review.

17:10Uh these plans allowed us to create this

17:12graphic that you see here of what it may

17:14look like.

17:15Environmental documents and utility

17:17coordination are ongoing, and we did

17:19have a public meeting for the project on

17:21September 10th

17:22at Philip Simmons Middle School. We had

17:2449 attendees and received 41 comments.

17:27Um most of the most of the comments were

17:29in favor of the roundabout. Um

17:32uh so we would plan on completing the

17:33design and starting the right-of-way

17:35acquisition in early 2027.

17:38And that would take about a year, and we

17:40would hope to start construction early

17:412028.

17:43And these usually take about 18 months

17:45to build. Estimated cost $4.3 million.

17:49All federal funds.

17:54Um over the last few years we have done

17:56some interim improvements here

17:58um while we develop the roundabout. Uh

18:00most recently we installed some

18:02transverse rumble strips on Reflectance

18:04and Halfway Creek Halfway Creek. And we

18:06very recently installed a new pavement

18:08marking scheme that you can see over to

18:09the right um in an effort to eliminate

18:12that skewed approach that's such a

18:14problem. Uh there may be more some more

18:16interim improvements um coming as we

18:18continue to monitor the intersection. I

18:20believe they're almost done with this

18:21pavement marking scheme here.

18:23Um

18:24So, the project has its own website. If

18:27you guys would like to scan that and

18:28take a look, but

18:30um

18:30that's all I have for for that

18:32intersection.

18:33>> Okay. Um thank you for that

18:34presentation. Um I guess we have a

18:36motion and a second already. Any

18:37questions um um

18:40uh for Mr. Riddle on this project? This

18:42is This has to be right on the line of

18:45the city of Berkeley County, right? I

18:47mean, this is barely in the city.

18:48>> It is. It's barely in the city. Yes,

18:50sir. The line is very close to the

18:51intersection.

18:53>> One of the things that struck me in your

18:54presentation about that intersection is

18:56the roads that come up to that

18:58intersection have pretty high speed

18:59limits on them.

19:00>> They do.

19:01>> Has there been any thought about as you

19:02get closer to that intersection to

19:04lowering the speed limit coming into the

19:06intersection?

19:07>> That That is an option, but we These

19:09roundabouts are designed to be placed on

19:10high-speed routes like this even in

19:12rural areas. Um we we've been pretty

19:14successful with them. And we have a lot

19:15of advanced signing and you know, the

19:17center island you can kind of see it

19:18coming up. It's It does pretty well at

19:20slowing people

19:21>> I'm just wondering in the interim. I

19:22mean, obviously there's a lot of wrecks

19:23up there. It's going to be 2028 before

19:26you get this in. I mean, in the interim

19:28does it make some sense to put some

19:29signage?

19:31>> So, lowering the speed limit or putting

19:32some signage? Yeah.

19:33>> Well, both. I mean, just coming into

19:34that intersection is fast.

19:36>> It is. It is.

19:38Yeah, that may help. Um one of the

19:40issues is not so much people running the

19:42stop sign. It's It's people not

19:44understanding that it's not an all-way

19:45stop. Um so, they think the people

19:48coming south and north on 41 are going

19:50to stop for them when they pull out.

19:52So, we've got to try

19:53>> the lowering the speed limit would

19:54probably be helpful. This is in

19:55Councilmember Gregg's district. I can't

19:58Councilmember Gregg, I can't see you. Do

19:59you have any questions or comments about

20:00this?

20:01>> Yeah, I have I had my hand up. I think

20:02you covered most of what I wanted to

20:04say, but you know, I would like to say

20:05thank you uh to DOT for for addressing

20:09this. This is

20:10probably the intersection other than um

20:14you know, coming up Comers Ferry Road uh

20:17near Marina Drive and and Enterprise

20:19Drive uh the intersection that

20:22probably get the most complaints about

20:24in District 1. uh Um

20:27Uh and certainly we've, you know,

20:29witnessed uh a number of accidents and

20:32and even a fatality you mentioned, so

20:34glad that we're we're finally addressing

20:36it.

20:37>> Yes, sir. Thank you.

20:39>> Thank you. Um any other questions,

20:40comments from

20:43the committee? Um the motion and the

20:45second is to enter into the municipal

20:47consent agreement, is that correct?

20:48>> Yes, sir.

20:49>> All right. Um there's no more

20:50discussion. All in favor, please say I.

20:52>> I.

20:53>> Any opposed? The eyes have it. All

20:55right. Thank you all very much for

20:56coming a long way on this important

20:57project. We appreciate it.

20:59>> Thank you.

20:59>> Thanks. Keep us up to date.

21:02All right. Next, request approval of an

21:04MOU between the city and Millstone

21:06Ventures LLC for the developer's

21:08contribution towards future intersection

21:11intersection improvements at the

21:12intersection of Wildcat Boulevard and

21:15William E. Murray Boulevard, Mr. Mathis.

21:18>> Yes, sir. Thank you, Chairman. Uh this

21:19is the developer's contribution uh to

21:22help us finish design plans or get close

21:24to finishing design plans for a

21:25potential roundabout at this location.

21:28The um

21:29intersection improvements themselves are

21:31not funded yet, but uh we will seek

21:33funding after the design plans are

21:35completed.

21:36>> Okay.

21:37Um

21:38what do you need from us?

21:40>> Move for approval.

21:41>> Second.

21:42>> A motion and a second to uh enter into

21:45the MOU.

21:46Do you have any idea what the cost of

21:48this project is going to be ultimately?

21:50>> Um we just saw the cost of a a

21:52roundabout just now of about 4.3

21:54million. I don't know that it'll be that

21:55expensive. This is a little smaller um

21:57intersection, so maybe half that.

22:00>> Okay.

22:01All right. Any comments, questions,

22:03concerns on this one? If not, all in

22:05favor.

22:06>> I.

22:06>> I.

22:07>> Any opposed? The eyes have it. Um next,

22:10request approval of an MOA between the

22:12city and Southeastern Recapitalization

22:14Group LLC

22:16for the developer's contribution of

22:17property for potential future

22:19intersection improvements at River Road

22:21and Murraywood Road, Rushton Landing

22:23Drive.

22:24Mr. Mathis.

22:25>> Yes, sir. The developer will be donating

22:27a piece of property that that will be

22:29critical to future improvements at an

22:30intersection on River Road with Murray

22:33Wood and Rushland Landing.

22:35The intersection is currently

22:36misaligned. This property will help us

22:38preserve an area that we can align the

22:41intersection properly at some point in

22:42the future.

22:44>> So, it's just an alignment issue?

22:46>> Yes, sir.

22:49>> Got you. Going to get a motion?

22:51>> Move for approval.

22:53>> Second. All right. Council member Any

22:54comments?

22:55>> Thank you. Um

22:57this is uh

22:59a great target of opportunity.

23:01Uh River Road has been

23:03on my radar for ever since I've been

23:05councilman for the safety of River Road.

23:07This is one of many

23:09things that are happening or could

23:10happen. This This allows for

23:12improvements to happen. It doesn't mean

23:14that um there's no funding yet for the

23:17alignment, but it without acquiring this

23:19land now, we would lose the opportunity

23:22to realign it in the future. So, that's

23:23a huge target of opportunity that was

23:26identified. We've been working closely

23:27with the county.

23:29Councilman Boykin notified him and the

23:31county staff of this

23:33um to work with them for potential

23:35future funding.

23:36Um and just for awareness of River Road

23:39improvements that are happening

23:41or will be happening soon is

23:44as we know the elementary school opened

23:46a year and year and a half or so ago.

23:48They added a roundabout in front of the

23:49elementary school.

23:51With the help of the mayor, with the

23:52help of Representative Teague,

23:54and SCDOT, and CCSD,

23:57some stormwater ditches were added on

23:58either side of that roundabout adding

24:00safety.

24:01Uh Representative Wetmore and

24:03Representative Stavrinakis was able to

24:05get money from the state for a round up

24:06future roundabout coming up soon. Should

24:09start construction at some point in the

24:10next 6 months, I think, for a roundabout

24:12at Browns Wood and River Road.

24:15So, that's another improvement coming

24:17soon um safety-wise. So, this would

24:19allow the Rushland Landing neighborhood

24:22to the one we're talking about now, this

24:24agenda item, to eventually, if we get

24:26that realigned, to exit their

24:28neighborhood much more safely and it

24:31just allows for potential improvements

24:33of that intersection. Don't know what

24:35yet. Could be a traffic signal, could be

24:37roundabout. We don't know yet, but

24:39it'll make it safer in the long run. So,

24:41thanks for that.

24:42>> Okay, I assume that the realignment of

24:44the intersection would be a county

24:46project or would it be us?

24:49>> Yes.

24:50>> Up in the air.

24:51>> Uh it could be any of the above.

24:54>> Okay.

24:54>> Most likely county. We foresee funding

24:56from the

24:56>> But securing that land would be the

24:58first step anyway.

24:58>> Yes, sir. That's the first step.

25:00>> Any other questions from the committee?

25:02If not, all in favor, please say I.

25:04>> I.

25:04>> I.

25:05>> Any opposed? The eyes have it. I think

25:07that brings us to the end of our agenda.

25:10I will say really quickly, Mr. Mayor,

25:11before we get to see the letter you sent

25:13um to the Friends of the Lowline today,

25:15that the naming rights, I think, is

25:16interesting. I just, by happenstance, in

25:18the last 2 weeks, I've gotten to take a

25:20walk on the entire length of the

25:21Highline in New York, and on Sunday was

25:24in the Underline in Miami. And one of

25:26the things that makes the both of those

25:28are incredibly cool projects. They're

25:30really great. But one of the things that

25:32makes them cool is the visuals there and

25:34the way they commemorate things. Um and

25:36I think, you know, if we're going to

25:37have naming rights and all that, I think

25:39we need to really think about how that's

25:41going to fit into the big picture and

25:42the look and the branding of the

25:44Lowline. Um and I think that the the the

25:47the Underline and the Highline are

25:48totally different in the way they do it,

25:49and there was a ton of private money

25:51raised on the Highline, but it's sort of

25:53brass plaques in strategic places. The

25:55Underline is a little bit splashier.

25:57It's in Miami, right? But I think we

25:58just need to make sure that that

25:59messaging and that branding is

26:02consistent.

26:03>> Uh uh agreed, and um I'm happy to share

26:06a branding package

26:09that Friends of the Lowline has

26:10provided. Um

26:13I I won't profess to

26:16um give opinion on the branding itself,

26:19but I'd love for you all to take a look

26:21at it. Um the only thing I've

26:23will will let them know is that I'd like

26:25to see a little bit more um City of

26:27Charleston referenced in it. Um that as

26:31it

26:32our park technically. Uh Um

26:34>> Not only technically, but actually.

26:36>> Actually, right.

26:37But I mean it's it's very creative and

26:39thoughtful and

26:41you know, I can send that out as well

26:42because they're thinking about that

26:43absolutely.

26:44>> think we need to start thinking about it

26:45if we're going to start building out and

26:46be done in 18 months. What it looks like

26:48it's going to be a very big part of it.

26:50>> Yeah.

26:51>> Okay. Sorry to take up a couple extra

26:53minutes on that, but if unless there's

26:55anything else by acclamation, we are

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