{"id":3253,"date":"2026-07-16T16:38:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T16:38:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3253"},"modified":"2026-07-16T16:38:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T16:38:54","slug":"walkable-livable-playable-how-cayce-river-district-makeover-could-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3253","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Walkable, livable, playable.\u2019 How Cayce river district makeover could look"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Rumbling trucks, the occasional vacant building and dust from the nearby Lexington Quarry line much of the State Street and Frink Sreet corridors in Cayce\u2019s downtown. But residents and business owners are making their voices heard as the city plans to reimagine the area.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3251\">Longtime Richland County school board member to resign. Here\u2019s what we know<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>More than 25 people attended a meeting to review the proposed plans, which will be presented to city council in August. Members of the public placed brightly-colored sticky notes on maps and figures with their thoughts.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Joan Hoffman, a resident of Cayce for 25 years, sees the potential in the area to become a gathering place for residents and visitors alike, and hopes the area becomes less dependent on cars.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like, especially the area that they\u2019re looking at, to be one that is, you know, walkable, bike-able, one that brings the community out and together, invites people to come and visit us,\u201d Hoffman said. \u201cA place where, if my family were to visit, I want to bring them to walk along the trails, for example, or go have dinner in a nice area, have some green space to go out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>However, Hoffman and other residents said that development should fit the small city\u2019s quaint character and that they didn\u2019t want \u201canother Knox Abott,\u201d a stretch of road in Cayce that is known for its strip malls and fast food restaurants.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>There was also an air of skepticism from some attendees on whether the city could attract developers who would carry out the vision created by the city\u2019s economic development arm.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSometimes developers may come in and develop it in a way that we had not overall envisioned,\u201d Hoffman said. \u201cI don\u2019t know how much leverage truly that we have in asking a developer to develop it one way or the other.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Director of Development Services Luke Godbold said he and the development team hope to give Cayce a \u201cwalkable, livable and playable downtown area,\u201d by working with property owners and leveraging the benefits of Cayce\u2019s location near I-26 and the airport.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can make it happen as soon as now,\u201d Godbold said. \u201cIt\u2019s just a matter of developer appetite. We\u2019re trying to get businesses in here 24\/7. I mean, my office is constantly open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Some of the proposed re-development includes an outdoor plaza on the corner of Foreman Street and Frink Street, extended walking trails and plans for a hotel and small business growth.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The city and partnering engineering firm, Stantec, are targeting the area for a makeover as many so-called \u201cbrownfields,\u201d or areas with real or perceived environmental contamination, are located in the corridors.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Cayce received a brownfields grant from the Environmental Protection Agency in 2022 which covers $500,000 worth of redevelopment planning, community input events and environmental evaluations in the city. The grant includes the River Arts District and is set to expire in September.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Godbold remains concerned about debris from the nearby quarry deterring pedestrians from the downtown area, but says the city is brainstorming \u201cto at least mitigate\u201d the dust and rocks that fall off of passing trucks.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3250\">Ex-Richland councilwoman\u2019s ethics charges dropped after corruption guilty plea<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Renea Eshleman, president of the Cayce Arts Guild, said that renewed traffic would be great for local artists, who lost a big venue for showing their art when Henry\u2019s, a popular restaurant and hang-out, closed in 2024.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople who see art buy art, which is kind of the bottom line,\u201d Eshleman said. \u201cThe hard part is carrying forward that (vision), actually getting things in place to make it happen. So we\u2019ll see. I think that there are a lot of people who have been committed and willing to put resources behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Some business owners were concerned about the scope of the redevelopment, feeling it was either including only a narrow type of business or leaving out other areas of the city who may need attention.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Baker Rogers \u2014 owner of Queer Haven Books, which closed its brick-and-mortar store in Columbia\u2019s downtown Arcade Mall in June \u2014 attacked the proposal for a lack of diversity and potential gentrification of surrounding Black communities, which the city identified as a concern if development was not \u201cmanaged carefully.\u201d Nearly 28% of Cayce\u2019s more than 13,000 residents are Black, according to 2024 census data.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHow are you going to get them to put actual diverse businesses in the arts district?\u201d Rogers said about the property owners of downtown Cayce. \u201cDisplacement of Black people is not a potential threat. That\u2019s a real threat. That\u2019s happening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Godbold said that the city did not have direct control over private lease agreements, but would direct any business owners to available properties. He also emphasized the importance of listening to public input from marginalized communities.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe main thing we can do as a city is having open ears, allowing for input of trends that certain communities that face disparities are seeing,\u201d Godbold said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Cayce auto shop owner and former resident of the Broad Acres neighborhood Andrew Finch emphasized the importance of improved safety in all of Cayce to allow the downtown to flourish, including adding more sidewalks and streetlights.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>He says part of the reason he and his wife moved out of the area was to raise their family in a safer area, relocating from the Broad Acres neighborhood near Frink Street but outside the proposed re-development area.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCayce isn\u2019t a bad area, but it does need some attention,\u201d Finch said. \u201cI think for that area (Broad Acres), they\u2019re forgetting about the people that live in that area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Both Stantec development planners and Godbold emphasized that the plans are an idea for what could be accomplished in the city with enough investment, an effort that may be aided by ongoing updates to the city\u2019s zoning ordinance.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Proposed changes to the zoning map can be viewed here. The city will present their plan to town council at their Aug. 19 meeting, which will begin at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3248\">Longtime Richland County school board member to resign. 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