“Stop the madness. I will never vote for another one of the current Council or mayoral positions who chose to kowtow to the cycle lobby, who now don’t even use the lanes because they, too, like the idea of living.”
Tag: Merrimon Avenue
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Letter: Crosswalk enforcement needed
“Why even have crosswalks for Merrimon Avenue pedestrians if drivers refuse to observe them?”
Merrimon Avenue specialty shops build unique communities along the road diet
Inside several specialty shops along the mile-and-a-half stretch from UNC Asheville to Beaver Lake, hawkers of shoes, homebrew equipment, crystals and haircuts continue to sell their wares and services, building community amid the slower traffic, and their opinions — like their specialties — vary widely.
Letter: A cyclist’s take on Asheville’s bike lanes
“The bike lanes are not only ‘not used’ but take up too much width. A narrower scale might’ve made more sense to accommodate everyone.”
Letter: Let’s not sleep on Merrimon Avenue issue
“The result has been beleaguered customers and woeful year-to-year store sales numbers now that motorists avoid the area if at all possible.”
Letter: North Asheville’s parking lot
“Congratulations! To the City of Asheville and all the others involved in deciding and implementing the changes that have turned Merrimon Avenue into a parking lot!”
What’s new in food: A chocolate collaboration celebrates ‘momtrepreneurs’
French Broad Chocolates celebrates mothers. Plus, Mother Ocean Seafood Market rolls out a new menu; Burnsville gets a breakfast food truck; and more.
Letter: Now I get the Merrimon Avenue plan
“Instead of wasting all that money to destroy Merrimon Avenue, why wasn’t it used to improve and fix the well-known antiquated water system that left so many people without water for extended periods over the holidays?”
Letter: Write city leaders about Merrimon Avenue disaster
“Take what’s left of the money to stop this endeavor now and use the funds to repaint the lines on Merrimon to their former, workable configuration.”
Letter: Road diet improves noise levels
“My neighborhood noise from Merrimon Avenue is much reduced with the new street design.”
Letter: Solution needed for parking woes
“I have watched as the number of small and larger businesses have grown in the once-residential neighborhood. With that has come the frustration of chronic parking issues and escalating traffic volume.”
Merrimon ‘road diet’ to move forward after Council approval
The plan would reduce the section of the avenue between Midland Road and W.T. Weaver Boulevard from its current four-lane, two-way configuration to one lane in each direction, along with a center turn lane and bicycle lanes.
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Letter: Charlotte Street project opposition sounds familiar
“While I am not in favor of this particular project — I do feel the native homes are worth preserving — the problem is the same forces rallying to oppose this are the same folks who oppose every new development.”
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Letter: Try eating mor chikin on Merrimon
“No one will ask your sexual preference at the door, nor do they care. All they do is chicken, and they do it very well.”
Paradigm shift: City urges denser, greener development
The city of Asheville has taken initial steps toward rezoning real estate in four places around town in hopes of encouraging new development that would offer a denser mix of housing, shops and office space, similar to Biltmore Park Town Square or Reynolds Village in Woodfin. “Asheville wants to move in a direction that is more urban, that is more walkable, that has a greater mix of uses,” says city planner Vaidila Satvika.
News briefs: Merrimon project paused; county wants input on waste collection
The N.C. Department of Transportation and the city of Asheville have announced a plan to conduct a corridor study prior to planning improvements for Merrimon Avenue.
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