BCDCOG Receives National Innovation Award for Hop Park-and-Ride Shuttle
The Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments has been nationally recognized for its work spearheading the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority Hospitality on Peninsula Shuttle.
BCDCOG recently received the 2018 Aliceann Wohlbruck Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO). The awards program recognizes regional development organizations for improving economic and community competitiveness.
Launched in April of this year via a partnership between the BCDCOG, CARTA, the City of Charleston, Charleston County and the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, the HOP is the first park-and-ride offering on the Charleston peninsula. The service was developed to assist workers in the hospitality and food and beverage industries who were faced with rising parking meter costs, though the $5-per-day lot and free shuttle are open to anyone.
