 Dr. Maria Felicia Cavallini  Physical Education Department  Limestone College  Gaffney, SC

FEASIBILITY STUDY: HOW WALKABLE, BIKABLE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY READY IS OUR LIMESTONE COLLEGE AND CITY OF GAFFNEY COMMUNITY? LIMESTONE COLLEGE SOUTH CAROLINA-DHEC

METHOD 4 Zones are Identified:  Limestone College  Gaffney Historical Neighborhood  Downtown Gaffney  Mill Neighborhood

METHOD 12 Segments Within the Zones are Identified o 1 Segment in the Limestone Zone o 7 Segments in the Historical Neighborhood Zone o 2 Segments in the Downtown Gaffney Zone o 2 Segments in the Mill Neighborhood Zone

INSTRUMENTATION Surveys Administered Town Wide Assessment Tool Program and Policy Assessment Tool RALA Segment Assessment Physical Activity Resource Assessment Workability Assessment

RESULTS ZONE 1 LIMESTONE COLLEGE  Overall “Walkability” Rating: “Celebrate a Little”  Aesthetically Pleasing Factor: “Strongly Agree”

RESULTS ZONE 2 HISTORICAL NEIGHBORHOOD  Segments 2, 6, and 8- Rating of “Celebrate” Aesthetically Pleasing Factor: “Strongly Agree”  Segments 5, 7, and 9- Rating of “Celebrate a Little” Aesthetically Pleasing Factor: “Agree”  Segment 3 Rating of “Needs Work” Aesthetically Pleasing Factor: “Disagree”

RESULTS ZONE 3 DOWNTOWN GAFFNEY  Overall “Walkability” Rating: “Needs Work”  Aesthetically Pleasing Factor: “Agree” RESULTS ZONE 4 MILL NEIGHBORHOOD  Overall “Walkability” Rating: “Needs a lot of Work”  Aesthetically Pleasing Factor: “Strongly Disagree”

HOW DO YOU GAIN COMMUNITY APPROVAL?

Students, Faculty and Staff

Limestone College Cabinet

Gaffney Rotary Club

Downtown Merchants Association

Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Tourism Committee

Gaffney City Council

Mill Neighborhood Town Meeting

Historical Neighborhood Town Meeting

Carolina Thread Trail

Media

Church Groups

Environmental Groups

Organic Gardening Groups 1930

County Council

IN ADDITION  Send Press Releases to Local News Media  Follow up with phone calls to schedule interviews  Send a Newsletter to Students in the public schools and local colleges  Flyers or posters with contact information at popular coffee shops or restaurants can be a successful strategy

FINALLY  Be proactive and enthusiastic  Take initiative  Collaborate with other similar groups of interest  Document your process  Write a report  If possible, break down your project in well-defined incremental steps