Want public transit on DI? Contact your leaders
At the Sept. 9 grassroots meeting on public transit connecting Daniel Island with downtown Charleston and other parts of the region, City Councilman and Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority, Chairman Mike Seekings described a potential plan to have water transit between Daniel Island and the rest of the Charleston area, with microbuses running through Daniel Island to take passengers to and from the dock.
Seekings advised meeting attendees that the best way for citizens to express their desire for transit service is to email our elected officials and research political candidates’ positions.
Many of us have wanted transit options but stayed silent, which may have given our political representatives the impression that there is not much demand for transit on Daniel Island.
I encourage interested Daniel Island residents to follow Councilman Seekings’ advice. To make this easier, some relevant contact information is listed below:
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SC House District 99: Incumbent Mark Smith, marksmith@schouse.gov, who is not seeking reelection.
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Candidates for the [SC House District 99] election on Nov. 3 are Democrat Samuel Price, samuel_price@thepricecampaign.com, and Republican Jarrod Brooks, jarrodkbrooks@gmail.com.
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Berkeley County Council District 2: Jarrod Brooks (email above).
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Charleston Mayor William Cogswell, cogswellw@charleston-sc.gov, who also serves on the CARTA board.
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Charleston City Council District 1: Boyd Gregg, greggb@charleston-sc.gov. Also serves on the city’s Traffic and Transportation Committee.
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Charleston City Council District 8: Mike Seekings, mike@seekingslaw.com; copy assistant Brittany Huskey at brittany@seekingslaw.com. Also serves as chairman of the CARTA board.
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CARTA general contact: askcarta@ridecarta.com. Residents can also raise concerns publicly at CARTA meetings.
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Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments : Go to bcdcog.com/about-bcdcog/staff/ and scroll down to Transit Planning Services for contacts.
Liz Troy
Daniel Island resident