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We can't stop growth from happening across the Upstate, but we can help shape the policies that affect our daily lives. Smart land use policies and thoughtful planning can help create a more resilient, equitable, and vibrant future for the Upstate.
See what’s taking shape below.
Land Policy Manager Allie Martinsen explains how a conservation development differs from conventional subdivision development.
From protecting treasured landscapes to strengthening water quality safeguards, empowering communities, and advocating for sustainable growth, it’s been a year full of meaningful wins for the Upstate.
In this advice column, Land Policy Grassroots Specialist Tre’Dessa Smalls illustrates some of Upstate Forever’s recent grassroots initiatives — and shares how you can get involved.
Mayor James Atkinson of Six Mile, SC, shares how his town's planned park is a model of child-first conservation and an example of how local officials can help protect greenspace for their constituents.
The 2025 Citizens Planning Academy cohort can find the presentations and resources from all six sessions here. We will update this page each week following the session.
The South Carolina Department of Environmental Services announced a cleanup protocol is planned for the heavily contaminated Bramlett Road site that sits on 35 acres in Greenville's Southernside community. Learn about how this site became contaminated with coal tar and plans for the site's remediation.
In a 4-1 final decision on the Inn at Altamont, the Travelers Rest (TR) Planning & Development Committee voted against advancing the developer's request to annex and rezone approximately 40-acres on Paris Mountain to accommodate the proposed 150-room hotel and event venue.
Despite a massive outpouring of community opposition, developers have submitted an official request to the City of Travelers Rest to annex two parcels (approximately 40 acres) on Paris Mountain to build the Inn at Altamont — a 150-room hotel and event venue.
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