If you are interested in getting more involved please reach out to President Hsu and ask him to support the King Street bike lane and protect vulnerable students on and off campus.
president@cofc.edu
Below is an email template that you can use, but feel free to type up your own personalized message. Thank you for supporting this effort :)
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Hello President Hsu,
My name is [Your name] and I am reaching out today to urge you to have the College of Charleston publically support the King Street bike lane. King Street is the 3rd most dangerous street in the state for pedestrians and bicyclists, and with students having to cross and travel on King Street daily to get to and from their classes, homes, and work it would be in the students' best interest to support this proposed bike lane.
With many students not being able to park on campus (as they are required to complete 60 credit hours before being granted a parking pass) they must rely on other methods, (e.g. walking and biking). And with a much larger Freshman class than typical, nearly 500 more students than usual, it is imperative that we work to protect the influx of vulnerable road users that will be using Lower King Street.
The current plan calls for Lower King would call for combining the two lanes of traffic into one, cutting the bike lane completely, and creating a 14 foot wide lane. Wider lanes of travel are shown to increase motor vehicle speeds making it unsafe for vulnerable road users (e.g. pedestrians and bicyclists).
For the sake of student safety please consider making a public statement supporting the King Street bike lane, so that all students may continue to travel on and around campus without fearing for their well-being.
Thank you
