Greenway Funding Grows
Buncombe County was recently awarded a grant from the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization to expand greenway systems across the city and county. The grant requires a 20% match. However, neither the County nor the City of Asheville were able to...
OP-ED: We need vision – and investment – to make greenways a reality
Mother Nature has blessed Western North Carolina with beauty and abundant outdoor recreation opportunities. We are fortunate. However, there are some who have neither the time nor the resources to travel to a national forest, state park or greenway in S.C. For...
Black Mountain Greenways: A Part of the Big Picture
The Buncombe County Greenway Master Plan includes plans for greenways already under development in various parts of the county. One such section is in the town of Black Mountain. Following a town wide visioning process which showed greenway development as a...
A Word from Our President: Your Voice Makes A Difference
Greenways and trails are having greater awareness in our community. Just in the past few months citizen input has influenced the following projects: Asheville River Arts District Transportation Improvement Project (RADTIP) to increase from a single 10' wide trail...
Asheville Explores Different Types of Greenways
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Asheville officials and other groups hold a meeting Monday night to talk about the city's greenways. An expert from Knoxville is coming to talk about how greenways can come in many forms, and how unpaved ones are working for Knoxville....
Dirt may be answer to Asheville’s $4M greenway shortage
ASHEVILLE - Greenways rank among the city's most popular amenities. But high construction costs and other setbacks have meant many planned paths remain unbuilt. Recent estimates show four "shovel-ready" greenways would cost $4 million more than city staff estimated...
Jackson County Visit
On December 1st eight Connect Buncombe board members along with Buncombe County Parks and Recreation staff members visited Jackson County to learn about county greenway plans and visit the first link of their Tuckaseegee River Greenway. Although only 1.2 miles...
2017: Looking Back – and Ahead!
Connect Buncombe’s 2017 Annual Meeting was held November 15th at the Comfort Suites Asheville Outlet Mall. Thirty-five greenway friends gathered to renew acquaintances, catch up on the latest greenway news, review Connect Buncombe’s accomplishments for 2017 and...
Southeast Greenways & Trails Summit
About 300 people from 11 states attended the first Southeast Greenways & Trails Summit, held in Durham on October 1-3.. The East Coast Greenway Alliance organized the summit to bring people together and share success stories, progress and best practices related...
Greenway Business Profile: Smoky Mountain Adventure Center
This interview is the first in a series on the economic development associated with greenways in Buncombe County. Connect Buncombe’s Leanna Joyner spoke with Smoky Mountain Adventure Center owner Stuart Cowles about his business along Amboy Road and what greenways...
