Go to Columbia to Lobby and Testify for Complete Streets

Best Friends of Lowcountry Transit, Inc.is a locally based Transit Advocacy group dedicated to extending public transit provided mobility to every member of the Lowcountry community including the young, senior citizens, the disabled, economically disadvantaged and those who chose not to live in a manner dependent on the automobile. The organization ran November 2016's successful half penny sales tax "Transit Complete the Penny" referendum campaign to secure 600 million dollars for improved public transit in the Lowcountry. Today it works to be sure those funds are used for the purpose voters, taxpayers and transit riders were promised those funds would be used (the same vote approved 1.2 billion dollars for roads). The organization has worked to return public transit to Charleston area beaches for three years. the I26alt study released by the Council of Governments prior to the 2016 vote showed bus routes running to both IOP and Folly Beach.

Best Friends of Lowcountry Transit, Inc.

Image,Above, Representatives JA Moore (left) and Marvin Pendarvis have sponsored the legislation and invited us to come to the Statehouse to help them pass it.
Do Now
Ask your Representative to cosponsor the H. 3656- You can find out who your representative is by using the <A HREF="https://www.scstatehouse.gov/legislatorssearch.php" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Find Your Legislator Web page.</A>  We'll be doing State Senators later in the process. Rep. <A HREF="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ngV9kEEKgnVFSAEzCAYWkWzGTN29F-12/view?usp=sharing" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Marvin Pendavis has issued a press release</A> on the legislation. 
Contact your friends across the state online or better yet, on the phone and ask them to join us on Tues. March 26. You can download a flyer on the effort. 
On March 26
<IMG STYLE="float: right;" ALT="Bills for Better Buses" SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/110744295/bilslforbetterbuses.gif" WIDTH="200">8:00 am- Van trip from Charleston. Meet in the parking lot of the Longshoreman’s Hall for  8:20 am departure or in the parking lot next to CARTA Superstop at 8:40 am for Trip to Columbia. Pickup stops can be arranged in Sangree and Summerville by request. You must RSVP to ride. A $10 contribution for gas and vehicle rent is requested, but optional.
12:00 noon – Meet with advocates from across South Carolina inside the Statehouse under the dome in the Lobby. We’ll have “Transit Voter Stickers” and Information sheets for all participants. We’ll meet with legislators and other activists while the House is in session. 
2 to 4 pm, AFTER SESSION- We’ll testify at the hearing of the House Committee which will convene after the legislative session ends. 
COFFEE- Before returning to Charleston, we’ll meet with other activists from across the state to compare notes and plan our next steps. Return trip to Charleston will follow, Time TBD.
Afterwards
If the bill gets out of committee, it will go to the house for a vote. If the house votes to approve it before “crossover day” it will to the Senate to be considered. 
For more information call William Hamilton, (843) 870-5299 or email wjhamilton29464@gmail.com