PDF Garden City Area Plan - Horry County Government

ISSUE 1.5Parking is in short supply along roads in the beach area, particularlyduring tourist season.STRATEGIES: ✓1. Develop a parking plan for the Garden City beach area.2. Identify streets connecting to Waccamaw Drive that could supportpaved on-street parking.3. Require that all new parking improvements in the public right-ofwayuse pervious paving materials to limit stormwater impacts.4. Enforce the “No Overnight Parking” ordinance in beach accessareas.ISSUE 1.6Hurricane evacuation routes are insufficient to serve the growingpopulation on the South Strand.STRATEGIES: ✓1. Participate in meetings and engage officials to emphasize need forsouthern evacuation route.2. Work with SCDOT to identify a corridor for a southern evacuationroute.3. Support groups that are lobbying for state and federal funding for asouthern evacuation route.4. Support the efforts of the Southern Evacuation Lifeline TaskForce.ISSUE 1.7Residents are concerned with pedestrian safety along WaccamawDrive.STRATEGIES: ✓1. Request that SCDOT add crosswalks on Waccamaw Drive atbeach access points.2. Provide signage along Waccamaw Drive advising motorists to beaware of pedestrians and cyclists.3. Explore feasibility of constructing the East Coast Greenway alongWaccamaw Drive, providing a dedicated path of sufficient size toaccommodate pedestrian and cyclist traffic.part1Traffic and Circulation4