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Imagine SC Upstate in 2030:

Economy, Transportation, and Livability 

SC Upstate Economic Health in 2030

Will the South Carolina Upstate be more or less attractive in 2030? Where will the 1,000,000+ residents in the Greenville MSA live?  How will Spartanburg and Greenville MSAs be connected? What will dominate the Economy? Will our Transportation problems be solved or multiplied? How will the region score on Livability? These questions, and possible solutions, will be discussed in this Envision Upstate workshop on May 2nd.

The workshop will be held from 11:00 am-3:00 pm on Monday, May 2, at Greenville County Square, at 301 University Ridge Suite 400, and will include lunch. This is a free event, but interested participants are asked to register in advance.

This workshop is building on previous discussions during the Innovative Transportation and Smart Technology Opportunities Workshop held last November and on the recent selection of Greenville and Upstate as a participant in the Envision America program.

Below is the Tentative Workshop Agenda:

Imagine SC Upstate in 2030: Economy, Transportation, and Livability

10:30 Registration Opens

11:00 am County Welcome: Bob Taylor, Chair, County Council

            City Welcome: Doug Webster, Chair, GRAC & George Fletcher, Greenville City Council

            GPATS Overview: Butch Kirven, Chair, GPATS; Vice Chair, Greenville County Council

11:15 am: Planning to Resolve Current Upstate SC Challenges by 2030: 

    Clemson and CU-ICAR Plans for Advanced Transportation – Fred Cartwright 

    Creating Economic Development along Major Transport Corridors – John Warner

 11:45 – Break and Self-serve Working Lunch

11:55 AM Small group round-table groups - Solving "Campus" Mobility, Parking, Connectivity, and Accessibility Needs with Shared Automated Transportation:

Possible sites include: Woodruff Road area; Clemson City/University; Legacy Charter/Westside; and Downtown Greenville

Consider the following type needs/problems/challenges

·         mobility and accessibility to daily activities and opportunities

·         traffic congestion, parking and air pollution

·         road safety/reduced traffic fatalities

·         communications, information, and security

·         quality of life

 12:40 PM – Roundtable reports back to larger group with practical actions in next 12-18 months to impart a better 2030 in three topical areas: Mobility, Data Needs, and Development.                

1:00 PM – Integrating Smart Solutionsfor Data, Infrastructure and Transportation Issues

Possible Topics: Energy, Communications, Connectivity, Managing mass data, Security, Transportation, etc. - Featured Speakers - TBD

2:O0 PM – Funding Your Dreams: Federal, Private, or Public Private Partnerships – Consultant

 2:20 Comments from a Key Private Stakeholder (Michelin leader - TBD) and John Lummus, President & CEO, Upstate SC Alliance

 2:50 pm: Wrap Up/ Next Steps 

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Background Packet for small groups: 2015-2030 Metrics & Projections:

1)      Population, Jobs, Per Capita Income and Education levels

2)      Public Infrastructure: Roads (federal, state, county, city) Transit and Parking

3)      Water (fresh, storm, and waste/sewer)

4)      Action item: Approve Resolution re: Automated Transportation 

                 CUICAR – Identify June grant priorities