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Category: Riverfront Development

Preconstruction staging for River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project to begin

Posted on June 30, 2016 by Web Editors - CAPE

Since 2010, the City of Asheville has been working on the River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project (RADTIP): a transformative project in the River Arts District that will strengthen transportation connections. Through improvements to roadways, intersections, stormwater and bridges; and additions to sidewalks, bike lanes, greenways and on-street parking along Lyman Street and Riverside Drive adjacent to [...]

Get the scoop on projects at City Manager’s Development Forum

Posted on June 15, 2016 by Web Editors - CAPE

Want to learn where the City is on its Comprehensive Plan Update and the Haywood Street visioning process? Find out about these projects and more during the spring edition of the Asheville City Manager’s Development Forum. Set for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, June 17, at the U.S. Cellular Center Banquet Hall the event, free [...]

City of Asheville hosts Wilma Dykeman celebration

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Web Editors - CAPE

Asheville residents are invited to a community celebration of Wilma Dykeman’s birthday from 4-6 p.m. this Friday, May 20, in Jean Webb Park, 30 Riverside Drive. The City will be on hand to provide information about the next three years of Riverfront Redevelopment activities, including sharing the final report on public art in the River [...]

Asheville crew repairs river access point with materials from the river

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Web Editors - CAPE

Fix comes just in time for kayaking, tubing season High waters during winter washed away the better part of the river access stairs at Jean Webb Park, as will sometimes happen. This past week, Asheville Parks & Recreation staff went to work and restored the access stairs, using material from the French Broad River itself. “We used rock [...]

Give your input on 2 Asheville Open City Hall topics

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Web Editors - CAPE

Open City Hall is a new online citizen engagement tool being used by the City of Asheville to make it easier for residents to provide input on City efforts. So far, more than 1,100 people have given feedback on previous topics. There are two topics open now through May 8. We’d like to hear from [...]

Asheville launches Open City Hall forum on River Arts District draft form-based code

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Web Editors - CAPE

The draft form-based code for Asheville’s River Arts District has been released, and the City needs your feedback now more than ever. The draft code is basically a recommended rezoning for the project area, but it is not yet final. Staff expects that there will be many changes made to the draft to make sure it fits with the [...]

City invites community to discuss river recreation plans and ideas

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Web Editors - CAPE

Each third Thursday of the month, the City of Asheville Riverfront Redevelopment Office hosts Open Office Hours at City Hall. On April 21, please join us from 3 to 5 p.m. to talk about plans and ideas to support river recreation. These meetings are informal in that you can drop in at any time. Topics of [...]

Give input on RAD form-based code at Thursday meeting

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Web Editors - CAPE

City releases updated timeline for code project The draft form-based code for the River Arts District has been released. The draft code is basically a recommended rezoning for the project area, but it is not final. Staff expects that there will be many changes made to the draft to make sure it fits with the community’s vision for the area. The [...]

Draft form-based code for River Arts District released

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Web Editors - CAPE

The draft form-based code for Asheville’s River Arts District has been released as is available on the project website. The draft code is basically a recommended rezoning for the project area, but it is not final. Staff expects that there will be many changes made to the draft to make sure it fits with the community’s vision for [...]

Riverfront Office hosts drop-in Q&A at Asheville City Hall

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Web Editors - CAPE

This Thursday, Feb. 18, and every third Thursday of the month, the City of Asheville’s Riverfront Office hosts open office hours where members of the community can drop in and find out what is going on with Riverfront Development. This Thursday, please join us to talk about public art, streetscape ideas and greenways in the Riverfront. Staff [...]

At meetings and/or online: City is asking residents how to incorporate art in the River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Web Editors - CAPE

As part of the River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project (RADTIP), the City of Asheville is asking residents to help determine how public art will be integrated into the RADTIP project area. The project area is a 2.2-mile corridor along Riverside Drive that runs from Hill Street to Amboy Road. The City of Asheville is committed [...]

Ten City of Asheville initiatives for 2016

Posted on January 21, 2016 by Web Editors - CAPE

At its first meeting of the year, City Council received a report and viewed a video highlighting initiatives accomplished during 2015. Items ranged from the swearing in of Asheville Police Chief Tammy Hooper to the City earning a national award for its SimpliCity search engine. You can view that video at the bottom of this [...]

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