Overview About 20 miles from the historic heart of Charleston lies another significant peninsula—low lying, flood-prone, and steeped in history: Cainhoy. This 9,000-acre property—twice the land area of the Charleston Peninsula—is one of the largest and most ecologically sensitive undeveloped
The I-526 Mark Clark Extension project is officially no more. The S.C. Transportation Infrastructure Bank Board voted unanimously May 2025 to end the three-way funding contract. This is one of the final pieces to affirm the end of this destructive
It’s been 58 years since the City of Charleston’s zoning ordinance was first updated and 93 years since it was first established. Think about how much has changed in Charleston over the last 58 years. The City of Charleston’s population
Union Pier is a roughly 65-acre waterfront site downtown Charleston. It’s owned by the South Carolina Ports Authority, and has been used for shipping, port operations, and a cruise terminal. The Ports Authority ended its homeport contract with Carnival Cruise
Dorchester County is currently experiencing a period of unprecedented industrial growth, much of it located along U.S. 78 near Jedburg and Ridgeville. The largest and most well-known example is the 1,030 acre Ridgeville Industrial Campus, where Walmart is currently constructing
Update – May 2023 “Marsh Forward: A Regional Plan for the Future of the South Atlantic Coast’s Million-Acre Salt Marsh Ecosystem” has officially launched! The South Atlantic Salt Marsh Initiative’s (SASMI) Conservation Plan outlines key strategies, objectives, and actions to
The Huger Story Huger is a tranquil area in Berkeley County filled with residents that have a strong connection to the area and their community. Many residents have lived there all of their life, and some residents live on parcels
The Berkeley Charleston Tradeport is an industrial warehouse complex off Jedburg Road in the New Hope community. The facility will ultimately include ten massive warehouses that will total 4.9 million square feet of buildings in addition to extensive paved roads
In August of 2022, Berkeley County Council unanimously passed third and final reading of an ordinance to reauthorize the penny sales tax that has been in place since 2008 to help fund roadway and infrastructure projects throughout the county. This
Highway 41 in Charleston County is currently a two-lane road extending between the intersection of US 17 in Mount Pleasant to the Wando River bridge. A recent Compromise Alternative for Highway 41 seeks to limit impacts to both nature and
Get Involved In response to the proposals presented by the County in 2020, a group of Johns Island residents formed a grassroots coalition of community members committed to improving roads around the Main Road Corridor while also protecting the very
WHAT IS THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? The Comprehensive Plan is the overarching planning document that outlines goals for the next decade of growth in the City of Charleston. The plan guides local decision makers in managing change in our city, including
