City Plans The City of Asheville’s long-range planning involves the establishment, updating, and implementation of master planning elements. Long-range planning initiatives provide the vision and foundation for projects, activities and the overall direction the city pursues over an extended time frame. Plans are developed through extensive community engagement processes, and implementation is considered on an annual basis through the city’s budgetary and business planning cycle. Affordable Housing Plan Asheville in Motion Mobility Plan Charlotte Street Corridor Plan and Charlotte Street Transportation Enhancement Study Comprehensive Bicycle Plan Downtown Master Plan and Downtown Master Plan Appendices Historic Preservation Master Plan Homeless Initiative Five Year Plan Living Asheville: A Comprehensive Plan for our Future Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Arts Master Plan Pedestrian Thoroughfare Plan 2018 Sustainability Management Plan Transit Master Plan Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan Contact Information For information about City Plans, contact Neighborhood and Community Engagement Manager Brenda Mills at 828-259-5506. Updated 10/28/2019 Related Services Watch a live stream of the City channel View live televised Asheville City Council meetings, at 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Sign up for city e-newsletter Receive City News in your inbox! Explore city data Public datasets and maps are available on the open data portal at data.ashevillenc.gov. Gun safety Learn how to prevent deadly gun accidents and teach your children what to do if they come across a firearm. More Related Services City Plans News Jeremy Lett steps into new role as Asheville Neighborhood Services Specialist Posted on March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 by Polly McDaniel The City of Asheville has a new go-to person dedicated to two-way communication with our neighborhoods. Jeremy Lett has joined the City as Neighborhood Services Specialist, working alongside Neighborhood and Community Engagement Manager Brenda Mills. This role is a part of the new initiatives set forth by the City from the Reimagining [...] Asheville residents invited to take survey about City government Posted on January 7, 2021January 11, 2021 by Polly McDaniel How are we doing, as your City government? The City of Asheville is working with the Polco/National Community Survey company to find out. The National Community Survey captures residents’ opinions on governance and participation, also drilling down to specific issues such as the built environment, community engagement, recreation and wellness, the economy, safety and mobility. Some residents [...] Asheville 2020 in review: Response to pandemic, protests and more Posted on December 28, 2020February 17, 2021 by Polly McDaniel Asheville has not seen a year like 2020 in a hundred years — literally. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Not since the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919 has the world — including our corner of it — experienced this kind of public health challenge. Working [...] More City Plans News
Watch a live stream of the City channel View live televised Asheville City Council meetings, at 5 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month.
Explore city data Public datasets and maps are available on the open data portal at data.ashevillenc.gov.
Gun safety Learn how to prevent deadly gun accidents and teach your children what to do if they come across a firearm.
Jeremy Lett steps into new role as Asheville Neighborhood Services Specialist Posted on March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 by Polly McDaniel The City of Asheville has a new go-to person dedicated to two-way communication with our neighborhoods. Jeremy Lett has joined the City as Neighborhood Services Specialist, working alongside Neighborhood and Community Engagement Manager Brenda Mills. This role is a part of the new initiatives set forth by the City from the Reimagining [...]
Asheville residents invited to take survey about City government Posted on January 7, 2021January 11, 2021 by Polly McDaniel How are we doing, as your City government? The City of Asheville is working with the Polco/National Community Survey company to find out. The National Community Survey captures residents’ opinions on governance and participation, also drilling down to specific issues such as the built environment, community engagement, recreation and wellness, the economy, safety and mobility. Some residents [...]
Asheville 2020 in review: Response to pandemic, protests and more Posted on December 28, 2020February 17, 2021 by Polly McDaniel Asheville has not seen a year like 2020 in a hundred years — literally. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Not since the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919 has the world — including our corner of it — experienced this kind of public health challenge. Working [...]