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Basin Flood Action Program
View detailed maps of ongoing and planned projects around the City. These maps outline small and large-scale efforts to alleviate the flooding issues residents experience.
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Office of Resilience
Find more information about the City's ongoing efforts to design and construct a historic Battery Extension with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Army Corps 3x3 Advisory Committee
City – wide group established to review City water management efforts and provide recommendations.
Resiliency & Sustainability Advisory Committee
The Resiliency and Sustainability Advisory Committee acts as an advisory board to city council on all matters related to resiliency and sustainability.
Flooding & Sea Level Rise Strategy
This site collects and details the City’s work to address flooding and sea level rise, now and into the future. Numerous City Departments, local agencies, and partners are involved.
The City and Historic Charleston Foundation launched Dutch Dialogues™ Charleston—a collaborative effort with global water experts to reimagine a “Living With Water™” future, using Dutch strategies that integrate planning, landscape design, and community input to reduce flood risk.
All Hazards Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
This citywide project identified vulnerable populations and key assets at risk from threats like sea level rise, extreme precipitation, and heat. The final report helps guide decision-makers in setting priorities for resilience planning, budgeting, and capital investments.
Map History Tour: Living with Water
Charleston, SC is a globally recognized destination celebrated for its welcoming community, stunning coastal environment, vibrant food scene, historic architecture, and distinctive past. To ensure a sustainable future here, we must deepen our understanding of our long-standing relationship with water.
Stormwater Management Capital Projects
Barberry Woods Drainage Improvements
Central Park Drainage Improvement Project
Cooper-Jackson Stormwater Improvements
Dupont-Wappoo Watershed Master Plan
Huger St and King St Drainage Improvements
Johns Island Restoration Plan
Lake Dotterer Flood Reduction Project
Low Battery - Seawall Repair
Market Street Drainage Improvement Project
Spring/Fishburne Drainage Improvements
Windermere Drainage Improvements
Medical District Tunnel Extension
Stormwater Management Small Projects
Office of Sustainability
Environmentally Acceptable Packaging and Projects
Kimley-Horn is leading a study to improve neighborhood livability by evaluating traffic, parking, and mobility on Coming Street, Rutledge, and Ashley Avenues. The study will gather community input and assess the benefits and drawbacks of converting these corridors to two-way traffic.
Residents, business owners, developers, and visitors are invited to share input on electric vehicles to help shape Charleston’s regional infrastructure plan. Tell us about your challenges, questions, and policy ideas to support more EVs and cleaner air in the area.
Thanks to a regional partnership between the City of Charleston, Charleston County, Folly Beach, Isle of Palms, Mount Pleasant, Sullivan's Island, North Charleston, and the College of Charleston, residents can drop off their food scraps for FREE at designated sites across the Charleston region!
The City's program allowing residents and organizations to “adopt” storm drains. You can help protect your adopted drain from unwanted trash and blockage
The City has prioritized energy efficiency and taken major steps to reduce emission and energy use in City facilities
Learn how you can transform your space to better capture rainwater. We can work as a community to help address heavy rainfall.
This is the City’s roadmap to protecting our natural resources while also improving our quality of life through reducing carbon emissions. It prioritizes cost savings, improved mobility, and increased climate adaptation.
Although the City of Charleston regularly plants trees in public spaces, most of the available areas for new trees are actually on private property. If you own land or have permission to plant, you can make a difference!
Transportation Projects
The Ashley River Crossing project is a bicycle and pedestrian bridge that will connect West Ashley and Downtown Charleston. The bridge will provide a safe connection between the West Ashley Greenway, Brittlebank Park and the Ashley River Walk.
The City of Charleston is partnering with SCDOT to restripe Meeting Street Road between Mt. Pleasant Street and the Port Access Road.
The City has partnered with a consultant to design a roundabout at the intersection of West Wildcat Blvd. and William E. Murray Blvd. in West Ashley.
Traffic Studies
The Charleston Comprehensive Parking Study provides key analysis and recommendations to guide the City’s future parking, mobility, and investment decisions. While focused on the Peninsula, its insights also consider the broader city and surrounding areas.
James Island Connector Bicycle Safety Analysis
The Ashley River separates the Charleston peninsula and James Island, with only two bridge crossings: the James Island Connector (SC 30) and the US 17 bridges, both of which currently prohibit bicycles. As cycling grows in popularity, creating safe bike routes across the river has become increasingly important.
Rethink Folly Road: A Complete Street Study
This plan outlines recommendations to improve the corridor by enhancing mobility, land use, public spaces, and stormwater management. It also serves as a model for creating multi-modal transportation options in other key corridors across South Carolina and beyond.
New Feasibility Study for Two-Way Traffic on Coming St, Rutledge Ave, and Ashley Ave
Led by traffic engineering firm Kimley-Horn, this study evaluates traffic flow, parking, and mobility to improve neighborhood livability. It will assess conditions on Coming Street, Rutledge, and Ashley Avenues, gather community input, and analyze the pros and cons of converting these key corridors to two-way traffic.
Water Plan
A foundational City-wide strategy for managing flood risks and embracing water’s place in the City’s future.