Close the GAP Planning Process - The City of Asheville

The City of Asheville is in the midst of a large project to update the City’s Greenway Plan (G), ADA Transition Plan* (A), and Pedestrian Plan (P) (*By ADA transition we are specifically looking at accessibility improvements within the rights-of-way on our street network).

The planning process, known as the Close the GAP, will identify a network of the pedestrian, greenway, and accessibility networks for our community as well as programs and policies to support it. We combined these plans because the pedestrian network will be a stronger one if the three aspects: greenways, ADA transitions, and pedestrian networks are planned at the same time.

Why Does Close the Gap Matter?

Proposed Plan Maps:

Pedestrian Plan
Greenway Plan

Timeline:

Public Engagement – January 2023

Final draft of the plan – January/February 2023

Present to Boards and Commission – March/April 2023

Present to Council for adoption – September 27, 2022

Most Recent Public Engagement Meetings

August 25, 2021 Virtual Public Meeting

Click here to view the MEETING RECORDING

Background

Check out this video for an update on the Close the GAP Planning Process.

The first round of public engagement was conducted from mid-November to mid-January via an online survey.

Here is a video with a summation of our findings so far.

Currently, our consultants are developing a preliminary plan with the information we received and we will start the second round of public engagement for comments once it is ready.

If you are interested in talking to us about the plan or would like us to come to your virtual meetings to provide updates and to answer questions, please contact Lucy Crown at lcrown@ashevillenc.gov.