A construction project along a small stretch of Patton Avenue is part of the City of Asheville’s long-term plan to make pedestrian walkways compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act — more than three decades after the law went into effect.
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Letter: Site would be ideal for homeless shelter
“While sitting in traffic jams on Patton Avenue, I often wonder why the city doesn’t try to purchase the old Kmart shopping center at Louisiana Avenue. It has sat there for years, empty.”
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Letter: West side deserves a few good restaurants
“On this side of town, we deserve a few good restaurants. How about a diner? Golden Corral?”
Letter: Keep Asheville clean
“The amount of litter and cigarette butts strewn everywhere is not to be believed.”
Salvadoran restaurants add to diverse flavors of Patton Avenue
Two women-owned West Asheville eateries offer traditional Salvadoran and Honduran cuisine.
Letter: Fix needed for New Leicester Highway intersection
“The idea of setting up a ‘trap’ to generate revenue by dinging the citizens of Buncombe is not in keeping with what our county is about. This practice creates a major traffic hazard far beyond a vehicle entering the expressed turn lane ‘too early.'”
Despite progress, concerns about the I-26 Connector persist
When the DOT finally decided on a design for Section B of the Connector project in 2015, many stakeholders thought they saw light at the end of a very long tunnel. Other residents, however, see serious flaws in Alternative 4B, questioning whether the project’s long-term benefits will justify the sacrifices their neighborhoods must make to see it completed.
Patton Avenue Bank of America branch to close June 6
Rumored on Twitter, now confirmed by Bank of America, the Patton Avenue branch will close on June 6.