Safe Streets for Hendersonville: 7th Avenue Safety Implementation

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Project Location: Hendersonville, NC
Project Length: .4 miles
Grand Administration: NCDOT in partnership with the City of Hendersonville
Estimated Completion Date: 2032
This 2026 application includes components of the
City's 2025 BUILD grant application, which received a
Project of Merit designation.

Project Goals:

Creating a safer local transportation system
Increasing quality of life for local families and individuals, and visitors
Providing improved accessible, affordable, and connected transportation options while maintaining vehicular roadway capacity
Safer conditions for people walking and biking to reduce crashes, especially fatal and serious injury crashes

7th avenue looking east

The proposed safety improvements along 7th Avenue are grounded in extensive public engagement conducted through the Regional Safety Action Plan, the Walk Hendo Pedestrian Plan, corridor studies, and broader comprehensive planning initiatives. Since 2008, residents, business owners, advocacy groups, agency partners, and other stakeholders have consistently identified concerns related to speeding, pedestrian visibility, crossing comfort, sidewalk gaps, and uncomfortable walking conditions. More than 580 residents were engaged through recent grant related outreach, with the overwhelming majority in support.

Timeline of Engagement for Safety Improvement Grant

The 2026 SS4A Grant Application is submitted by the City of Hendersonville in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization, Henderson County, Friends of Ecusta Trail, and the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club.

Safe Streets for Hendersonville: 7th Avenue Safety Implementation

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Project Goals:

Project Map

Application Documents

Community Engagement

Letters of Support

Governments and Boards

Public Safety Agencies and Organizations

Businesses

Education

Health Care

Non-Profits/Community Organizations