Downtown Patton Avenue Corridor Feasibility Study

About the Project

The purpose of the Patton Avenue Corridor Study is to develop transportation, land use, and urban design recommendations for Patton Avenue from the Jeff Bowen Bridge to the easternmost terminus at Pack Square. The goals for the study are to:

Transform the area so that Patton Avenue and the Captain Jeff Bowen Bridges serves as a gateway to the Downtown;
Set the stage for Patton Avenue to develop as a mixed-use corridor;
Retrofit Patton Avenue into a complete street that is safe for all road users;
Improve connections at Hillcrest to integrate this community with Downtown and terminate at Pack Square;
Better connect Downtown to the river and other neighborhoods; and
Create a plan for a network of multi-use paths that connect people to nearby economic and recreational opportunities.

Other City projects within the Downtown Patton Avenue Study area

There are three other City projects within this same study area, as shown in the map below (click the map to expand it). To learn more about any of those projects, select the relevant hyperlink below.

Carter St/Ann St/Patton Ave Stormwater Project

College Patton Bike Lane Project

Patton Avenue Sidewalk Accessibility Improvements

Happening Now

We are postponing the final public open house for this project due to delays related to hurricane impacts. The previously scheduled final public open house is cancelled and will be rescheduled for sometime in November or December. We will update this project page later in October. Please check back for updates.

City staff and consultants are rescheduling the final public open house event for this project that will present the final Downtown Patton Avenue Corridor and Feasibility Study report and visualizations.

If you weren’t able to attend the previous open house, you may still provide feedback. The best way to communicate your comments is to send an email to PattonAvenueStudy@publicinput.com.

Below: An image of the preliminary conceptual plan for the corridor. Click the image to view and/or download the file.

Background

For decades residents have been trying to create a vision for the western gateway to downtown Asheville. Concepts focused on transportation changes, such as realigning Patton Avenue, as well as land use ideas to extend the downtown westward to the Jeff Bowen bridge. In 2022, staff summarized these efforts in the East Patton Avenue Report.