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1.1.Issues & Strategies Agency Timeframeshort mid long currentThe road network in Garden City requires periodic maintenance and repair.Work to identify roads in need of repair and inform appropriateentity, e.g. SCDOT, Horry County or the responsible Home SCDOT, Planning,✓Owners Association.EngineeringTraffic congestion is a growing issue; specific problems exist at the intersections of Atlantic Avenue and U.S. 17Business, Inlet Square Drive and U.S. 17 Business, Garden City Connector and U.S. 17 Business, and Garden CityConnector and U.S. 17 Bypass. Congestion on Atlantic Avenue becomes acute during certain periods of the peaktourist season.Work through the Grand Strand Area Transportation Study(GSATS) to implement improvements recommended in the U.S.Highway 17 Business Corridor Study, to include:1a Close median cuts and consolidate curb access points. SCDOT, Planning ✓1b1c1d1eSignalize the U.S. 17 Business and Woodland Drive intersectionwith pedestrian indications.SCDOTAdd eastbound and westbound back-to-back left turn lanes onAtlantic Avenue east of U.S. 17 Business. SCDOTImplement aesthetics improvement plan throughout the GardenCity area Planning Department ✓Provide pedestrian signal indications and crosswalks at theintersection of U.S. 17 Business and Rebecca Lane.SCDOT1f Improve geometry and add turn lanes where necessary. SCDOT ✓1g2.3.1.2.Install additional lane on U.S. 17 Business to accommodateacceleration and deceleration movements. SCDOTWork through SCDOT to provide appropriate signage along U.S.17 Business clearly indicating alternate routes to the beach. SCDOT, PlanningAssist SCDOT, Horry County Engineering and affectedsubdivision homeowner associations in the study of possible SCDOT, Planning,improvements at problem intersections.EngineeringPublic transit is inadequate to serve the needs of Garden City residents; transportation service to and from the beacharea should be studied to determine if it would alleviate parking issues along Waccamaw Drive and adjacent roadways.Work with COAST RTA to ensure adequate service connectingthe South Strand to the rest of the Grand Strand. COAST RTA, PlanningAssist COAST RTA in identifying special needs clients thatwould benefit from public transportation. COAST RTA, Planning✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓part8I m p l e m e n t a t i o n22
3.1.2.3.4.5.1.2.Issues and Strategies Agency Timeframeshort m i d long currentInvestigate potential of shuttle service from U.S. 17 Business tothe beach. COAST RTA, Planning ✓Pedestrian and bike facilities are lacking throughout the Garden City area. The need is particularly acute in beachareas including streets running from U.S. 17 Business to Waccamaw Drive.Ensure that all new development in Garden City providesadequate pedestrian and bike facilities.Planning DepartmentRequire any infill development and/or new development to addsidewalks along existing roads that bound property. Planning DepartmentWork through the GSATS to request transportationenhancement funds to be used on sidewalk construction. Planning, Engineering✓ ✓Explore all funding options and grant opportunities that wouldallow the Garden City community to build and enhance the✓ ✓sidewalk network.Planning DepartmentUse funding available through GSATS for the East CoastGreenway to build linear multi-use path through Garden Cityfrom the Georgetown County line to the Town of Surfside✓ ✓ ✓Beach.Planning DepartmentParking is in short supply along roads in the beach area, particularly during tourist season.Develop a parking plan for the Garden City beach area. Planning Department ✓Identify streets connecting to Waccamaw Drive that couldsupport paved on-street parking.Planning Department3.Require that all new parking improvements in the public right-ofwayuse pervious building materials to limit stormwater impacts. Planning Department✓4. Enforce the “No Overnight Parking” ordinance in beach accessareas. Planning Department ✓Hurricane evacuation routes are insufficient to serve the growing population on the South Strand.1.2.3.4.Participate in meetings and engage officials to emphasize needfor southern evacuation route. CommunityWork with SCDOT to identify a corridor for a southernevacuation route. Planning Department ✓Support groups that are lobbying )or state and federal fundingfor a southern evacuation route. Community✓Support the efforts of the Southern Evacuation Lifeline TaskForce. Community, Planning ✓✓✓✓✓part8I m p l e m e n t a t i o n23
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