In February, the city’s Board of Architectural Review — L granted conceptual approval for a proposed MUSC sky bridge to better serve healthcare workers, patients, and students during flooding. The 25-ft-tall bridge, suspended 18 ft above ground, would connect four buildings. The next step for the project is preliminary design review.
You’re in charge, start brainstorming
This got us thinking. What other improvements would you like to see around the Charleston area? We want to hear everything from practical options like bridge and road expansions to outside-the-box ideas like adding a row of boat homes on Shem Creek to help add more housing here in the Lowcountry. Let us know.
Your improvement project ideas
There were lots of ideas for fixing potholes and expanding roads. Here are a few more ideas that stood out to us:
- A regular water taxi service between Mount Pleasant, Daniel Island, West Ashley, James Island, and the peninsula. Charleston could make use of its waterways to reduce traffic.
- Another idea was to make King Street pedestrian-only from Calhoun down to Queen Street.
- Someone wants to see an online parking system where you can extend the time from your phone.
- Adding a pedestrian scramble downtown.
- Adding Hatch Shell to Brittlebank Park for outdoor concerts.
Your ideas don’t stop there. Stay tuned, we’ll share more of your ideas soon.
