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Existing County | Transportation

Florence County is home to many roads and corridors not in the FLATS study area. These are accounted for in the
Pee Dee Regional Council of Governments (PDCOG) Rural Transportation Planning Efforts. These efforts outline
Counties in the Pee Dee area, with the most recent plan programming $9 million in funding in Florence County
over the next five years in the following projects:

To view more about these projects, visit:

https://www.peedeecog.org/planning_community___economic_development_/planning/transportation.php

Sidewalks and Complete Streets

While FLATS handles multiple modes of transportation, including sidewalks, it is important to discuss this on a
County level as all of Florence County has some existing sidewalks and continues to desire improvements. The
County has made significant strides in sidewalk improvements to the sidewalk network that it has steadily been
working to expand through the completion. Many of the existing sidewalks within the County are found within
residential neighborhoods and along commercial corridors. Several major commercial corridors have continuous
sidewalks to connect businesses or to connect transit stops. However, several older areas, especially older
residential neighborhoods also do not have sidewalks. As Florence County continues to grow, it can
explore alternative funding to retrofit sidewalks in areas where they do not exist and continue to support
development efforts for placing sidewalks in new construction. Sidewalks are also part of Complete Streets.
The guidance below from SCDOT explains how funding for walking, bicycling, and transit will be accommodated
based on project type:

Florence County, SC | Comprehensive Plan pg. 61