COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – The South Carolina Department of Transportation is giving citizens the opportunity to weigh in on the future of transportation in the state. The department’s multimodal transportation planning survey is open.

The survey which can be taken here will be used in a recurring 5-year plan to assess the transportation needs of the state. If you commute via car, train, bike, or bus the SCDOT is looking to hear what improvements need to be made and how South Carolina can adapt transportation to keep up with the state’s growth.

The multimodal transportation planning survey aims to learn things like:

Your most common mode of transportation.

Safety concerns you have for your daily commute,

Your hope for the future of transportation in the state.

The survey is used in Momentum 2050 a plan to ensure South Carolina Transportation can accommodate economic and environmental growth within the state. “This is a way for South Carolinians to get involved in the way we move people and goods across the state. We want to hear from you on the future of transportation in South Carolina,” said Justin Powell, SCDOT secretary of transportation.

“We are talking different modes of transportation, whether you bike, whether you ride the bus, whether you drive whether you walk, it’s really for everyone. This is our way of asking where you see transportation in the future for South Carolina,” said Hannah Robinson the media relations coordinator with SCDOT

Wis wanted to know what South Carolinians thought about the future of South Carolina transportation. Many say a survey will target the needs of real people and the concerns they face daily.

“I would submit a survey for that to let me know how I feel about it, and I think it’s a good way to get residents’ opinions on things”, said Ty Hagemann

Others tell me a survey won’t give the state the most accurate interpretation of transportation needs because not everyone will take it. Riviera Mew told WIS she plans to take it and hopes others will share her wish for more lanes and pedestrian crossings throughout the state.

“We live on a strip that’s one way, there’s not enough lanes for pedestrians and bikers. So just being able to share the lane and not feeling I need to swerve out of the lane so that I don’t get into a car accident, so just sharing the lanes”, said Mew.

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