About the Project

The purpose of the Patton Avenue Corridor Study is to develop transportation, land use, and urban design recommendations for Patton Avenue from the Jeff Bowen Bridge to the easternmost terminus at Pack Square.  The goals for the study are to:

  • Transform the area so that Patton Avenue and the Captain Jeff Bowen Bridges serves as a gateway to the Downtown; 
  • Set the stage for Patton Avenue to develop as a mixed-use corridor; 
  • Retrofit Patton Avenue into a complete street that is safe for all road users; 
  • Improve connections at Hillcrest to integrate this community with Downtown and terminate at Pack Square; 
  • Better connect Downtown to the river and other neighborhoods; and 
  • Create a plan for a network of multi-use paths that connect people to nearby economic and recreational opportunities.


Other City projects within the Downtown Patton Avenue Study area

There are three other City projects within this same study area, as shown in the map below (click the map to expand it). To learn more about any of those projects, select the relevant hyperlink below. 


Happening Now

The Downtown Patton Avenue Corridor Feasibility Study is now complete. It can be viewed and downloaded here. The study suggests two new roundabouts at Clingman Ave/Hilliard Ave and at Clingman Ave/Patton Ave, as shown below.


Background

For decades residents have been trying to create a vision for the western gateway to downtown Asheville. Concepts focused on transportation changes, such as realigning Patton Avenue, as well as land use ideas to extend the downtown westward to the Jeff Bowen bridge. In 2022, staff summarized these efforts in the East Patton Avenue Report.


Timeline

August 22, 2023 – City Council authorizes a professional contract with McAdams

August 28, 2023 – Internal Kickoff Meeting with McAdams, NCDOT, the MPO, and City staff

November 29, 2023 – Public Open House (5-7PM, Banquet Hall, Harrah’s Cherokee Center, 87 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801) 

May 29, 2024 – Public Open House #2 (5-7PM, Banquet Hall, Harrah’s Cherokee Center, 87 Haywood St, Asheville, NC 28801)

July 14, 2025 – The city releases the final Downtown Patton Avenue Corridor Feasibility Study. 


Supporting Documents

East Patton Avenue Report 

Resolution No 23-174 Authorizing the City to Execute a Contract with McAdams

Poster Boards from November 29th Public Open House

Poster Boards from May 29th Public Open House #2

Proposed Patton Avenue Preliminary Conceptual Design (May 29, 2024)

Final Downtown Patton Avenue Corridor Feasibility Study


Contact Information

PattonAvenueStudy@publicinput.com


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