Coming to a Stand-Still Part 2

Not only is the greater Charleston area soon to come to a stand-still because of too many cars on too few roads, but also because of over-development.

Charleston has some absolutely beautiful wetlands, marshes...that are being filled in and destroyed so that certain people may have huge houses near the waterways which lead to the ocean...

Soon, no one will be able to get to the beach at all. Some Saturday mornings, the traffic out to the edge of America (i.e. Folly Beach) is so heavy you might as well figure out a way to turn around and go home...

Seems like there is no way to get people to realize that just because you can live on a wetland, doesn't mean you should... and just because you can afford to live on a wetland with a gorgeous view of the intracoastal waterway and the ocean horizon, doesn't mean that your money should be spent that way...

FIGHT for the LOW COUNTRY!

Coming to a Stand-Still

The greater Charleston area is coming to a complete standstill. A few weeks ago, a van on the Don Holt bridge blew a tire and I gather went over the edge (and into the water? killing all or some of its occupants?)

At any rate, as I was leaving downtown to get out to my suburb beyond I-526, I noticed that the traffic on East Bay Street was abnormally heavy.

I turned off that street to try another route. For awhile, it was fairly clear. But, as I headed north I realized that I had never seen this amount of traffic in the area at one time (with the exception of a hurricane evacuation, that is.)

Needless to say, it reminded me again that this area has too many cars on too few roads. If we do not opt for a decent rapid mass transit system soon, this entire area is going to come to a complete stand-still.