Asheville
North Carolina DOT Threatens to Steamroll Asheville’s Highway-to-Boulevard Plans
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.
June 28, 2018
Asheville Won’t Let North Carolina DOT Jam a Road Widening Through City Neighborhoods
NCDOT's plan offers nothing for pedestrians and cyclists, say city officials. And that's not good enough.
February 2, 2018
North Carolina Talks the “Vision Zero” Talk While Pushing to Make This Speedway Even Wider
North Carolina DOT plans to make an unwalkable commercial street even more dangerous.
January 12, 2018
Community Pushing Back Against Plan to Widen Interstate Through Asheville
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.
November 13, 2015