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

2. FEASIBILITY STUDY: 2010-2012 HOW WALKABLE, BIKABLE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY READY IS OUR LIMESTONE COLLEGE AND CITY OF GAFFNEY COMMUNITY? LIMESTONE COLLEGE SOUTH CAROLINA-DHEC

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

4. 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

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

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

10. 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”

11. 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”

17. HOW DO YOU GAIN COMMUNITY APPROVAL?

19. Students, Faculty and Staff

20. Limestone College Cabinet

21. Gaffney Rotary Club

22. Downtown Merchants Association

23. Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Tourism Committee

24. Gaffney City Council

25. Mill Neighborhood Town Meeting

26. Historical Neighborhood Town Meeting

27. Carolina Thread Trail

28. Media

29. Church Groups

30. Environmental Groups

31. Organic Gardening Groups 1930

32. County Council

33. 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

34. 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