RIVER ARTS DISTRICT TRANSPORTATION PROJECT
MEETING NOTICE: September 29, 2011
Wilma Dykeman Riverway River Arts District Transportation Project Public Meeting Scheduled
The second public meeting for the Wilma Dykeman Riverway River Arts Distric Transportation Project will take place Thursday, September 29, from 4 - 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity's Conference Room (located in the administrative building on Meadown Road near AB Tech and Biltmore Village, just west of the Asheville Habitat ReStore).
The meeting will be a highly interactive, open-house style community meeting. The consultant team and city staff will present the study process to date and will be available to discuss and gather feedback from members of the public on the potential alternatives.
WDR Public Meeting #2 Overview
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Project Description
The River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project (RADTIP) aims to improve the transportation infrastructure on a 2.2 mile stretch of roadway which includes Lyman Street and a portion of Riverside Drive. The project is currently funded for preliminary engineering, environmental study, and preliminary design. By completing these required steps in the process, the city is positioning itself to be eligible for additional funding for construction. The current studies are funded through an appropriation from the Federal Highway Administration.
The final project will improve the transportation infrastructure by upgrading and possibly re-aligning the road, adding measures to control stormwater, constructing greenways (multi-use trails), adding sidewalks, constructing turn lanes at intersections (as needed), and possibly adding other amenities such as on-street parking, transit stops, and landscaping.
The project is a 2.2 mile section of the larger Wilma Dykeman RiverWay, a 17-mile corridor along the French Broad River and Swannanoa River. This project focuses on improvements to the public infrastructure in which would support implementation of a portion of the Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Master Plan, a plan spearheaded by RiverLink.
For additional information about RADTIP, contact 828-259-5842.