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County planners prioritize sidewalks, lighting and Woodson Bridge safety in transportation chapter revisions
Summary
Buncombe County staff reviewed proposed sidewalk requirements for new development, added requests to tie transit partnerships to route and facility improvements, and flagged the Woodson Bridge area for multimodal safety and a potential flood study; staff will add actions for lighting and transit facility improvements.
Transportation and public‑safety items drew detailed attention during the plan review. Staff recapped actions to improve multimodal connections, call out dangerous crossings near the Woodson Bridge, and propose partnerships with the town of Black Mountain and the city of Asheville to enhance transit routes and facilities.
Participants requested explicit references to school connections in multimodal planning and asked that community…
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