There is no safe bicycle or pedestrian access between Isle of Hope and Sandfly; a recent proposal by Chatham County to make this connection on Skidaway Road did not include significant input from local residents and was therefore not welcomed at a formational meeting for Isle of Hope Neighborhood Association. While construction funding is not currently available, consideration of future bikeways connections for transportation planning is happening right now.
If you are interested in taking part in this discussion, please join us for a meeting to investigate the options regarding safe bicycle and pedestrian access in and around the Isle of Hope and Sandfly communities on Saturday, July 19 at 10:00am at Speedwell United Methodist Church at 7259 Skidaway Road. This comes on the heels of our recent Savannah Wheelie at Wormsloe Plantation and Isle of Hope on June 14, so as you all know it’s a beautiful place to ride, though that causeway on Skidaway Road is mighty narrow.
We will discuss funding options including Safe Routes to School, Bikes Belong, Ward Edwards’ Healthy Communities, federal transportation enhancements, and the Recreational Trails Program as well as discuss concerns about bikeways and crime and what the data show in reference to these topics. Routes that are being considered so far include the Skidaway Road corridor and the Central Avenue corridor on which the old Isle of Hope trolleyway ran.
If you want a poster to put up or to email around, feel free to use this file: Sandfly/IoH Community Meeting flyer.