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Council briefing backs MPO 'Safe Streets' support, Hilliard Avenue study and transit apprenticeship grant applications

Asheville City Council · December 5, 2025

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Assistant City Manager Jade Dundas summarized consent items asking Council support for the French Broad MPO's Safe Streets plan, an application for a 2027 UPWP grant for a Hilliard Avenue study, and authorization to apply for an NCDOT transit apprenticeship grant; staff said these steps will aid grant competitiveness and CIP planning.

Assistant City Manager Jade Dundas said the council would be asked to support the French Broad Metropolitan Planning Organization's "Safe Streets for Western North Carolina" plan, which staff said would help the city with grant funding and inform pedestrian and traffic safety projects.

Dundas also described Item M, an…

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