What’s Up AVL! This week the City of Asheville talks community opportunity through the TAP program
Listen in on how community organizations and volunteers can take advange of the TAP to further help our community recovery from Tropical Storm Helene
City of Asheville releases Downtown Patton Avenue Corridor Feasibility Study, offering recommendations for the future safety and accessibility of primary downtown thoroughfare
The Downtown Patton Avenue Corridor Feasibility Study recommends phased and scalable improvements that can be implemented over time, ensuring cohesive urban development with existing and future infrastructure projects. Read key reccomedations from the final report in this article.
City of Asheville to Host ULI Advisory Services Panel on post-disaster recovery and resiliency
The City of Asheville will host an Advisory Services Panel from the Urban Land Institute (ULI) to provide recommendations on strategies for post-disaster economic recovery and long-term resiliency. The ULI panel, composed of national real estate and land use experts, will be in Asheville for a week-long intensive study.
Downtown Improvement District launches services
The Asheville Downtown Improvement District (ADID) began to roll out services this spring, officially launching on June 2, 2025. Targeted services supplemental to those provided by the City are being delivered throughout the downtown area within the defined district boundary. Services include enhanced cleaning, maintenance and hospitality programs designed to help keep downtown Asheville [...]
Community invited to help create Asheville’s newest public art at a tile making event
The public is invited to a fun-filled afternoon of clay tile making on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at Odyssey Clayworks in the River Arts District. Finished tiles will adorn a new public art installment – a playable harp – on the Reed Creek Greenway near the intersection with Ocala Street. Originally planned to be installed [...]
City of Asheville launches Temporary Activation Program (TAP), facilitating temporary initiatives to support Helene Recovery in partnership with the community
Is your organization looking to help out with post Helene recovery? TAP into a new program designed to streamline the authorization of quick-action, community-led recovery initiatives on public properties impacted by Tropical Storm Helene.
City Council votes to accept board of directors for Asheville Downtown Improvement District at April 8 meeting
Asheville City Council votes to accept the Board of Directors slate proposed by the Asheville Downtown Improvement District (ADID) at their regularly scheduled meeting on April 8. The board will steer services and operations of ADID, the contracted operator of the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID). The board appointments follow the guidelines outlined [...]
Information on newly adopted UDO text amendments
Learn more about recently approved UDO amendments that seek to encourage the development of more housing, with a particular emphasis on affordable housing initiatives, and to reduce barriers that are particularly challenging for smaller businesses
The Public is invited to view Coxe Avenue Streetscape design at Open House on March 24
The City of Asheville invites the public to an Open House to view the design for the Coxe Avenue Streetscape Project on Monday, March 24, 2025, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Bear’s Smokehouse Barbeque. This project aims to make improvements to Coxe Avenue that will enhance safety and the overall experience for users including pedestrians, [...]
City of Asheville reallocates Public Art Funds to support local arts businesses impacted by Tropical Storm Helene
At the regular meeting on March 11, 2025, Asheville City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the City Manager to allocate $200,000 in public art funds to ArtsAVL. This funding will support arts businesses in Asheville affected by Tropical Storm Helene. Specifically, $150,000 will be used for Arts Business Relief Grants, and $50,000 will support a [...]
City Council votes to approve text amendments to Asheville Flood Protection Ordinance
On Tuesday, January 28, the Asheville City Council voted to adopt text amendments to Chapter 7 of the Asheville Code of Ordinances. The changes clear up ambiguity in floodplain regulations within city limits and ensure compliance with State law and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) regulations. They also clarify development language [...]
City of Asheville announces public information sessions on proposed text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance
Members of the public are invited to learn about three proposed changes to Asheville’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) at a series of upcoming information sessions. (Registration information is available on the City’s UDO Text Change Engagement Hub.) These proposed revisions to the UDO are focused on updates to
Follow our Helene Recovery efforts: Learn to navigate with the City’s Recovery Dashboard
Check out this "how to" video to make the most our the interactive Helene Recovery Dashboard - a tool for you!
New public restroom to open Downtown
The City of Asheville is excited to announce the opening of a 24/7 accessible public restroom in the heart of downtown. Located in the public space at the corner of College Street and Rankin Avenue, the prefabricated facility is designed to enhance downtown amenities, promote public health, and support economic activity – all of which [...]
Competitive Process for Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) Service Provider Continues with Extended Proposal Deadline
The City of Asheville is moving forward with the Request for Proposal (RFP) process for a Service Provider to manage services and operations of the newly formed Downtown Business Improvement District (BID). The RFP was released on September 20, 2024. Due to the impacts of Hurricane Helene, the timeline of the RFP process [...]
City of Asheville Launches Competitive Process for Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) Service Provider
Request for Proposals(RFP) for a service provider to manage the services and operations of the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) open now through Octber 15.
Asheville Asks: Who are these people measuring trees? What are they doing?
City of Asheville launches Tree Inventory as part of Urban Forest Master Plan