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Talking CharlestonAuthor: City of Charleston, SC
Hear from Charleston's elected officials every month, talking about the issues that affect you the most! Talking Charleston is a brand new monthly podcast from the City of Charleston that focuses on issues that affect all of us every day. Every month, the Mayor sits down with a different Charleston council member to go over what is happening in their district and beyond. Language: en Genres: Government Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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What's next for Downtown Charleston and Daniel Island? (w/ Mike Seekings)
Episode 3
Wednesday, 28 October, 2026
In the third episode of Talking Charleston, Mayor William Cogswell sits down with Councilmember Mike Seekings, who represents District 8, which covers downtown Charleston south of Calhoun Street and the southeastern corner of Daniel Island. The conversation was recorded on October 19th, the day before Daniel Island's State of Our City event.Seekings, the senior member of City Council, and the mayor walk through the flood protection projects underway on the peninsula, including the Battery Extension and the city’s partnership with the Army Corps of Engineers, the Knee Wall (Lockwood Flooding Protection Project), and the North and South Market redevelopment. They also explain how the new franchise agreement with Dominion could speed up burying power lines, and why the city is replacing its parking meters with pay-by-phone parking.The conversation also covers how the city is planning for growth and tourism through the Charleston Standard (Tourism Management Plan) and the Peninsula Plan, the zoning rewrite, the first all-pedestrian crosswalks coming to Charleston, and the Daniel Island e-bike ordinance. They also discuss the Brumley tract donation, a new public safety and public works site on Clements Ferry Road, and how Lowcountry Rapid Transit will connect the medical district to the rest of the region. Talking Charleston is a brand new monthly podcast from the City of Charleston that focuses on issues that affect all of us every day. Every month, the Mayor sits down with a different Charleston council member to go over what is happening in their district and beyond.Watch or listen to Talking Charleston wherever you get your podcasts!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0346CDe7AOhWZcBf5UKYf9YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW4POECQG_hQApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/talking-charleston/id6815488372Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:53) How council districts are drawn(02:40) Growth on the peninsula and Daniel Island(06:07) How the Battery Extension came to be(09:30) The Army Corps' work with the Battery Extension(12:54) Burying power lines and the Dominion franchise agreement(19:11) Seekings' thoughts on relationships with other governments(20:52) Clements Ferry Road, I-526, and "choice lanes"(25:29) Inflation's impact on infrastructure(28:17) Affordability and housing(29:53) MUSC and Lowcountry Rapid Transit(32:20) The Knee Wall (Lockwood Drive)(34:08) Improving North and South Market(35:33) The Tourism Management Plan and the Peninsula Plan(41:43) The zoning rewrite and short-term rentals(43:22) All-pedestrian phases at downtown intersections(46:57) Replacing parking meters with pay-by-phone(49:57) The State of Our City and Daniel Island(51:29) The E-Bike ordinance(54:29) The Brumley tract(55:46) New public safety site on Clements Ferry Road(59:58) What’s next for Mike Seekings?Intro Music:"Cool Intro" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
