Tag: Infrastructure

  • Large homes positioned close together along the seawall of The Battery with palmetto trees and other greenery around them. The view is from the small beach in front of The Battery with a small bit of water that is lightly reflecting the homes above it.

    June 23, 2023
    Explore homes on the Battery in Charleston – including historic residences along East Battery Street, Murray Boulevard, and South Battery…
  • An upward view of one tower of the Ravenel Bridge with lights shining on the tower and cables against a dark blue sky.

    June 8, 2022
    Charleston's bridges do more than move traffic from one peninsula or island to another – they shape commuting patterns, development…
  • A wooden fence with the signage "West Ashley Greenway" with wild green shrubbery in the background.

    March 25, 2022
    The West Ashley Greenway accommodates walkers, joggers, cyclists, and naturalists through more than ten miles of linear park, connecting a…
  • April 22, 2020
    Coleman Boulevard is the main street of Mount Pleasant, SC. It evolved from a colonial road to a suburban highway,…
  • Satellite image of Hurricane Hugo making landfall at Charleston in September 1989

    September 18, 2019
    Charleston became stronger after Hurricane Hugo in 1989 by improving its building codes, ecosystems, infrastructure, emergency preparedness, and economic diversity.…
  • People enjoying Second Sunday on King Street

    March 7, 2018
    Would it be feasible and beneficial to extend the pedestrian-first concept of Second Sunday to every day?
  • A flooded street in downtown Charleston with stormwater flowing into a drain, with the steeple of St. Philips Church in the background

    February 22, 2018
    Charleston combats tidal flooding by installing check valves in stormwater drains, effectively reducing street flooding during high tides. Early results…
  • June 28, 2016
    A blend of single-family homes, condominiums, student housing, and senior living facilities.
  • Huger Street Streetscaping Arial View

    February 11, 2015
    Marking the boundary between historic Charleston and the Upper Peninsula district, Huger Street has served as a secondary roadway connecting Morrison…
  • August 5, 2014
    Charleston's intentions for The Upper Peninsula Initiative are to direct population growth towards the city center in an effort to mitigate…
  • A boy in the fountain at Waterfront Park

    June 24, 2014
    The sources and quality of the drinking water in and around Charleston, addressing pollution and treatment.
  • June 3, 2014
    With limited options for infill homesites in the rest of the peninsula, city planners want to ensure that the upper peninsula progresses in…
  • A group of people ceremoniously planting a tree, including well dressed business people and children dressed in green.

    December 6, 2013
    The city of Charleston has embarked on an ambitious project known as the 10,000 Trees Initiative. Spearheaded by the Charleston…
  • An artist rendering of the proposed Lowcountry Lowline, showing a paved path beneath a freeway overpass bordered by plantings and lights, with a man on a bicycle with a dog

    November 10, 2013
    A transformative project through the center of the peninsula of Downtown Charleston is in the works – a linear park…