Projects Archive - The City of Asheville

Airport Road SidewalkIn Progress Project Overview The City will construct accessible sidewalk providing connection along approximately 0.6 miles of Airport Road (NC-280), including curb ramps, crosswalks, bus stop pads, and traffic signal upgrades, from Hendersonville Road (US-25) to the southernmost entrance of Walmart at 60 Airport Road. For project updates, timeline, and background information, click the button below. ART Comprehensive Operational Analysis In ProgressProject Overview The City of Asheville is launching the Asheville Rides Transit (ART) Comprehensive Operational Analysis (COA) to improve public transit services and align resources with community needs. This project will analyze ridership data, demographic trends, and roadway conditions to develop short- and long-term strategies for enhancing the ART transit system. The project will identify techniques [...]Coords: AVL UnpavedDowntownIn ProgressTransportation and AccessibilityWell-planned and Livable CommunityAsheville Unpaved is a community-supported initiative, led by Asheville on Bikes, Pisgah Area SORBA, and Connect Buncombe, dedicated to building a network of multi-use natural surface trails that will help Asheville-area residents and visitors connect with one another, their natural environment, and their city.Coords: Biltmore Avenue RestripingDowntownArchivedTransportation and AccessibilityIn the summer/fall of 2022, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will be re-paving and re-striping portions of US 25, including Merrimon Avenue and Broadway and Biltmore Downtown. Coords: Biltmore Village Lighting Recovery ProjectAfter Tropical Storm Helene, many of the light poles in Historic Biltmore Village were submerged in floodwater for several days. This project aims to assess and restore street lighting in the area to improve safety, support economic recovery, and ensure long-term resilience. The project includes a full assessment of the 92 City-maintained lighting structures and electrical components to develop plans and detailed cost estimates for repairs. A timeline for construction of repairs will be available once the assessment has been completed.Coords: College and Patton ImprovementsDowntownIn ProgressTransportation and Accessibility College and Patton Improvements Gallery Overview This project will implement improvements on sections of College Street and Patton Avenue in the core of Downtown Asheville with the goal of improving safety, accessibility, and equity for all users of the streets and users of the wider City transportation network. The project area specifically includes [...]Coords: Coxe Avenue StreetscapeDowntownIn ProgressProject Overview The goal of this project is to transform Coxe Avenue to improve the safety and overall experience for pedestrians, bicyclists and other users of the street. The design will include improvements to sidewalks, stormwater and water infrastructure, lighting and streetscape elements and a reconfiguration of parts of the street. For project updates, timeline, and background [...]Coords: GAP Plan ImplementationCitywideIn ProgressTransportation and AccessibilityThe City of Asheville is in the midst of a large project to update the City’s Greenway Plan, ADA Transition Plan, and Pedestrian Plan. Coords: Greenway Connector – Southside Accessibility ImprovementsDowntownSouthIn ProgressTransportation and AccessibilityThe Greenway Connectors are on-road improvements in two project areas for bike and pedestrian safety and way-finding. The objective of this project is to connect greenways in the project area and provide safe passage for pedestrians and bicyclists from one greenway trailhead to another.Coords: Lexington Avenue Sidewalk ImprovementsDowntownIn ProgressThe City of Asheville is making improvements to sidewalks on both sides of the street on the northern section of Lexington Avenue between Walnut Street and Woodfin Street/Hiawassee Street. This 2024 GO Bond funded project will improve pedestrian safety and overall experience by restoring safe sidewalks and upgrading accessibility. For more information, visit the Coords: Livingston Street Traffic CalmingDowntownIn ProgressClean, Safe and Healthy EnvironmentTransportation and AccessibilityWell-planned and Livable CommunityAfter hearing community input and gathering speed data, traffic calming is proposed for Livingston Street. This project would add speed cushions about every 300ft between Depot Street and Victoria Road. The speed cushions proposed are the same size as speed humps but would include a space between each cushion for emergency vehicles, pictured below. Coords: London Road Sidewalk Improvements Project Overview The City of Asheville is making improvements to the northern section of London Road (between Sweeten Creek Road and Belvedere Road) including the installation of continuous sidewalk and stormwater infrastructure upgrades. This project is funded by the voter-approved 2024 General Obligation Bond. For project updates, timeline, and background information, click the button [...]Coords: Merrimon Avenue Road DietNorthIn ProgressTransportation and AccessibilityChanges under consideration are proposed for the part of Merrimon Avenue between W.T. Weaver Boulevard and Midland Road (at Beaver Lake). Coords: Nasty Branch GreenwayDowntownSouthIn ProgressTransportation and AccessibilityWell-planned and Livable CommunityThis greenway will feature a series of interpretive signs about the devastating impact of the razing of the Southside Community, a historically African-American community, due to urban renewal in the late 60s and early 70s.Coords: Parking Garage Capital ImprovementsDowntownIn ProgressClean, Safe and Healthy EnvironmentTransportation and AccessibilityProject Overview The City of Asheville operates four parking garages in the Downtown Central Business District: the Harrah’s Cherokee Center, Wall Street, Rankin Avenue, and Biltmore Avenue garages. The facilities were built in 1976, 1988, 1988 and 2011, respectively. As the facilities age the frequency with which they need to be inspected increases. A comprehensive parking facility [...]Coords: Reed Creek Greenway Expansion Feasibility StudyNorthIn ProgressTransportation and AccessibilityThe City of Asheville received grant funding from the French Broad River Metropolitan Organization (FBRMPO) to conduct a $50,000 feasibility study for the remaining sections of the Reed Creek Greenway.Coords: River Arts District Transportation Improvement ProjectArchivedCompleteThe River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project (RADTIP) was completed in 2021. The purpose of the $35 million project was to rebuild the transportation network along the east side of the French Broad River in the River Arts District, with the long term vision of supporting businesses, residents, artists and the greater community vision adopted in the 2004 Wilma [...]

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Swannanoa River GreenwayDowntownEastIn ProgressClean, Safe and Healthy EnvironmentTransportation and AccessibilityWell-planned and Livable CommunityThe City of Asheville’s Transportation Bond project will be engineering and constructing a section of the Swannanoa River Greenway.Coords: Traffic Signal Replacement ProjectDowntownIn ProgressThis project aims to enhance safety and accessibility for residents and visitors by replacing four traffic signals in well-traveled areas of downtown. The project’s comprehensive scope involves traffic signal analysis, infrastructure design and replacement, ADA/PROWAG compliance measures, and implementation of signalized pedestrian features. More Information Contact Information Susannah Horton, [...]Coords: West Patton Avenue SidewalkWestIn Progress Project Overview The City will construct approximately 0.45 miles of accessible sidewalk along the eastbound lanes of travel on Patton Avenue from Druid Avenue to Louisiana Avenue. For project dates, timeline, and background information, click the button below. More Information Contact Jill Weissman, Project Manager jweissman@ashevillenc.gov 828-989-3289 Coords: Wilma Dykeman Greenway Extension ProjectIn ProgressThe N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT), in coordination with the City of Asheville, is currently working with a consultant to design a 1.3-mile extension of the Wilma Dykeman Greenway. This new section, formerly known as the North River Arts District (RAD) Greenway, will run along the French Broad River and Riverside Drive (N.C. 251), from Hill Street to Pearson Bridge Road. Once constructed, this greenway will provide a key connection between Asheville’s River Arts District, the existing Wilma Dykeman Greenway, future Town of Woodfin and Buncombe County greenways, the Reed Creek Greenway, and the University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA). This project will tie into the greenway network that is part of the larger River Arts District and supports our community’s priorities for safe, connected, and resilient multimodal infrastructure.Coords: