Overview
The City of Hendersonville is launching Bike Hendo, a new bicycle plan that will help shape the future of biking and rolling in Hendersonville.
Bike Hendo steers the course of strategies and projects to make Hendersonville safer, more connected, and more bike-friendly for people who bike or roll for transportation, recreation, and everyday trips. The plan will build on successes like the Ecusta Trail and help guide future investments in the city’s bicycle network.
Be Part of the Movement
Community members were invited to share their input at a drop-in public meeting or through an online survey in the Spring and Summer of 2026. Additional input opportunities will be announced once the draft plan has been created.
Plan Background
The Bike Hendo steering committee, affectionately known as the ‘Pedal Committee,’ held a kick-off meeting in May. This group of volunteers is helping guide the planning process alongside City staff and planning consultants with McAdams.
The final Bike Hendo plan is expected to be completed in the summer or fall of 2027 with community input opportunities spread throughout the process. Once adopted, the City and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) can use the plan to guide future projects, policy decisions, programs, events, and funding opportunities.
Bike Hendo is made possible through a grant from the NCDOT Integrated Mobility Division and support from the City of Hendersonville.
This bicycle network plan is an update to the City's previous bike plan adopted in 2017.
Pedal Committee Members
- Jennifer Hensley
- Gina Baxter
- Mark Russell
- Milton Butterworth
- Stacy Nash
- Elizabeth Williams
- Bob Williford
- Oliver Wall
- Pete Barnet
- Will Buie
- Katrina McGuire
- Roxanne Pepper
- Melisa Escobar
- Chris Dannals
- Dawn Barr
- Kent Webb / Jordan Barrbitta
- Derek Sipe
- Steve Williams
- Sandy Broadwill
- Ada McGovern
- Tristan Winkler
- Laura Rice
- Austin Parks
- Mary Davis
- Pauline Carpenter
- Florian Gafert
- Ethan Dixon
Updates
In addition to the online survey, a Bike Hendo Community Meeting was held at Trailside on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Attendees shared where they currently bike, where they want to bike, and what makes biking difficult.
Community feedback will help identify existing conditions, challenges, opportunities, and priorities for the bicycle plan.
The Pedal Committee, a group of volunteers representing a wide array of interests in the community, held their first steering committee meeting on May 15, 2026. Consultants with McAdams gave an overview of the process and received initial feedback from the group on the vision for the plan and the areas of town that need additional bike infrastructure.
