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Asheville 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.
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In 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.
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The City has been working with Asheville on Bikes and Connect Buncombe to develop a plan to install buffered bike lanes on College Street and Patton Avenue in the core of Downtown. These new bike facilities will connect to other existing bike lanes and future bike lanes that are planned. The City would like to gather feedback on the proposed design and plans from the public, Downtown businesses, and property owners prior to planned installation in Summer 2022.
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The City of Asheville is in the midst of a large project to update the City’s Greenway Plan, ADA Transition Plan, and Pedestrian Plan.
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The 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.
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Changes under consideration are proposed for the part of Merrimon Avenue between W.T. Weaver Boulevard and Midland Road (at Beaver Lake).
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This 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.
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Happening Now Repairs on the North and South stair towers at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center garage will commence Monday, January 22. The work will require the partial closure of the stairs and the temporary loss of some parking spaces. The work will be performed in phases so that only a portion of a single stair tower is [...]
Happening Now Rankin Avenue Garage: The upper levels of the Rankin Avenue garage are now back open. The supplemental steel supports for the top levels are in place, and the repairs to the down ramp from level 3 are complete. Wall Street Garage: The elevator landing repairs are complete. The elevators are back in full service. Project Update: The Immediate-Priority Repairs [...]
The 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.
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The City of Asheville’s Transportation Bond project will be engineering and constructing a section of the Swannanoa River Greenway.
Happening Now Staff is working with engineers on the design of this project. Construction is expected to begin in 2025. More information on this project can be found in Public Input at this link. Background This project has been identified as a top priority due to safety concerns associated with the aging infrastructure aiming to [...]