Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Asheville

The Asheville Design Center called for converting a tangle of highways and ramps into an extension of Asheville's urban street grid. North Carolina DOT wants to rush forward without committing to this plan.

North Carolina DOT Threatens to Steamroll Asheville’s Highway-to-Boulevard Plans

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 28, 2018 | 2 Comments

Asheville has a plan to salvage part of its city from a highway. But North Carolina DOT wants to rush forward with a highway rebuild without committing to that plan.

Instead of widening Merrimon Avenue, Asheville wants to trim the number of car lanes and add space for walking and biking. Image: City of Asheville/Streetmix

Asheville Won’t Let North Carolina DOT Jam a Road Widening Through City Neighborhoods

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 2, 2018 | 5 Comments

NCDOT's plan offers nothing for pedestrians and cyclists, say city officials. And that's not good enough.

North Carolina DOT wants to widen Ashville's Merrimon Avenue, which is already a four lane commercial speedway. Photo: Google Maps

North Carolina Talks the “Vision Zero” Talk While Pushing to Make This Speedway Even Wider

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 12, 2018 | 8 Comments

North Carolina DOT plans to make an unwalkable commercial street even more dangerous.

Community Pushing Back Against Plan to Widen Interstate Through Asheville

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 13, 2015

Will the state of North Carolina and the Federal Highway Administration insist on widening an interstate highway through west Asheville to eight lanes? Right now, it looks like there’s a very good chance of that — and that’s what frightens a lot of locals. Highway builders want to complete the “missing link” of Interstate 26 running […]