Augusta Road

[GvilleSC]

I drove down Augusta Street yesterday about 5:30pm. It’s actually amazing how much safer that stretch of road feels. 

[NewlyUpstate]

Glad to hear that, can't wait til my next trek to Thai Restaurant

[vicupstate]

Augusta Street road diet is working

[gvegascple]

3 hours ago, vicupstate said:

Augusta Street road diet is working

who would have ever imagined road diets being effective? Oh, that would be us UP'ers of course.  Well, most of us that is

[vicupstate]

A couple weeks ago I noticed that there appears to be some upfitting in the now closed Augusta/Faris fire station. Does anyone know what is going on?

[NewlyUpstate]

20 minutes ago, vicupstate said:

A couple weeks ago I noticed that there appears to be some upfitting in the now closed Augusta/Faris fire station. Does anyone know what is going on?

If this article is still correct: https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/local/asklafleur/2021/07/21/augusta-street-traffic-lines-why-old-fire-station-scdot/8023840002/

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As for what is going in at the site, Ted Lyerly with NAI Earle Furman reached out with an update on Wednesday. Lyerly said Sherwin Williams will open a new store on the ground floor and use the top floor for their regional office.

Lyerly added they will demolish the existing Sherwin Williams building and b a new 2,800 square foot retail building in its place to match the architectural style of the rest of the shopping center.

Lyerly said they will also remove the back fence and connect the parking lot to Augusta Street to provide better parking and traffic flow. He said they hope to lease the new building “to a very cool tenant,” probably in 2022.

 

[vicupstate]

Green Ave.

It's a stretch to call this Augusta Rd. but I didn't see a better option. Not a new project but some cools pics.  

[gman]

Augusta Village sold to Burroughs & Chapin. “Myrtle Beach legacy business Burroughs & Chapin buys Greenville shopping center.” https://www.postandcourier.com/myrtle-beach/news/myrtle-beach-legacy-business-burroughs-chapin-buys-greenville-shopping-center/article_95269392-32c0-11ed-9bc0-cf95b020f17d.html?utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

[gman430]

The Vista for the old Burrow location. 

The Cheese Wheel is now open. 

A new tenant (skin or hair place it looks like) going in next to the Cheese Wheel. Work now underway for that. 

The Nested Fig is now under construction. 

Renovations to the old fire station are now underway. 

Tasty as Fit has closed. 

Work underway for a new tenant for the former Coast space. 

The Skin Bar is now open.  

Edited October 5, 2022 by gman430

[GVLer]

What is The Vista? Is that another restaurant?

[gman430]

5 hours ago, GVLer said:

What is The Vista? Is that another restaurant?

It looks like it. They’re currently hiring. 

[vicupstate]

There will be a public meeting to discuss the Augusta Road Diet. 

10/13 from 6:30 - 7:30 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2310 Augusta Rd.  

[gman430]

On 10/5/2022 at 9:43 AM, GVLer said:

What is The Vista? Is that another restaurant?

https://upstatebusinessjournal.com/eat-drink/rick-erwin-dining-group-to-open-new-restaurant-the-vista-on-augusta-road-greenville-sc/

[btoy]

i cant read this article, but I can't imagine what reason their is could be to stop apartments from being built in the middle of downtown.

[vicupstate]

37 minutes ago, btoy said:

i cant read this article, but I can't imagine what reason their is could be to stop apartments from being built in the middle of downtown.

No link provided.

[btoy]

the link is in the comment above mine, but also, this is not the thread I posted this comment to, I had responded to the thread about Mozaic, not sure how my comment ended up over here.

[NewlyUpstate]

https://www.greenvillesc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/22118/Augusta-Street-Road-Diet-Implementation-Report-PDF

[gman430]

Freecoat is what’s going next to Cheese Wheel and Element is what’s going in the old Coast space. 

Edited October 15, 2022 by gman430

[gman430]

Starbuck’s for 3227 Augusta Road. 

[NewlyUpstate]

Updated plans for Augusta Improvements Phase 2

https://www.greenvillesc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/26608/2903_AUGUSTA-ST_ROLL-PLOTS_02262024?bidId=

Slightly annoyed the city succumbed to the NIMBYs will to remove the small road diet/lane realignment in the commercial section, but ultimately these incremental changes (alongside the big utility undergrounding) will still make a good difference.

[GMoxley]

9 hours ago, NewlyUpstate said:

Updated plans for Augusta Improvements Phase 2

https://www.greenvillesc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/26608/2903_AUGUSTA-ST_ROLL-PLOTS_02262024?bidId=

Slightly annoyed the city succumbed to the NIMBYs will to remove the small road diet/lane realignment in the commercial section, but ultimately these incremental changes (alongside the big utility undergrounding) will still make a good difference.

I'm annoyed too. That was 90% of the benefits of this project. The NIMBYs strike again.  Without the road diet, cars are going to continue to speed through there making it unsafe for pedestrians and bikes.  

[vistatiger]

Speeding through that heavy commercial area.? You can barely move through now with the congestion.  Just don't see much speeding through that area unless it's after hours. Total different beast than the residential end.

Edited February 29 by vistatiger

[NewlyUpstate]

9 minutes ago, vistatiger said:

Speeding through that heavy commercial area.? You can barely move through now with the congestion.  Just don't see much speeding through that area unless it's after hours. Total different beast than the residential end.

Yeah my issue wasn't the speeding as much as the interference between left turns from the travel lanes and having to change lanes to get around them, people pulling in and out of the million curb cuts, people waiting forever to turn left out of shopping plazas during busy times, telephone poles and random signs/trees making it impossible to see oncoming traffic. There's just so much going on in that stretch and simplifying the traffic patterns and eliminating the visual noise will go a long way to making it a better travel experience.

My hope is that the road diet is not completely off the table. I hope they implement all their ideas that don't have much opposition, then come back later and run a trial by changing the lane line paint overnight and see if it improves things or not. They proved in the residential section that this would be an easy and quick way to see the impact.