The City of Hendersonville is seeking community input for new pedestrian plan

Staff reports
·1 min read
A man takes a morning jog along Oklawaha Greenway recently.
A man takes a morning jog along Oklawaha Greenway recently.

The City of Hendersonville will be hosting community engagement activities on July 25 and throughout August to inform an update to the City's Pedestrian Plan, according to a press release.

‘Walk Hendo’ is a new effort to identify the community’s vision, strategies, goals and recommended actions to make the city more pedestrian-friendly and walkable for all. A drop-in-style public meeting will be hosted at the City Operations Center on July 25 from 5-7 p.m., where anyone can share their thoughts about walking and moving throughout the city, and an online survey collecting similar feedback will be launched that same day to run throughout August.

A flyer for the City of Hendersonville's 'Walk Hendo' initiative, which seeks community feedback on the walkability of Hendersonville.
A flyer for the City of Hendersonville's 'Walk Hendo' initiative, which seeks community feedback on the walkability of Hendersonville.

The community’s input will be used to create a Pedestrian Plan for Hendersonville. Once the plan is adopted, the City and the North Carolina Department of Transportation can use it to direct how projects are constructed, make policy choices, build programs and events and apply for new types of funding.

Walk Hendo was made possible with a grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation and a financial match from the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club. The project is being led by Asheville-based transportation consulting firm Traffic Planning & Design.

For more information, visit www.hendersonvillenc.gov/walkhendo or contact Kristy Carter at Traffic Planning & Design: kcarter@trafficpd.com or 828-293-4370.

This article originally appeared on Hendersonville Times-News: Hendersonville is seeking community input for new pedestrian plan