Resources
View the Adopted 2023 Walk Hendo Pedestrian Plan (PDF, 16 MB)
Pedestrian Plan Steering Committee
To complete Hendersonville's Pedestrian Plan, NCDOT hired a consultant, Traffic Planning and Design Inc. which formed an ad-hoc steering committee to review transportation projects in the area. The Pedestrian Plan Steering Committee was approved by City Council on April 7, 2022 and helped guide plan development.
Pedestrian Plan Steering Committee
- Tristan Winkler - MPO representative
- David White - WNCSource & Apple Transit
- Kat Nevel - Sammy Williams Center
- Joe Sanders - Blue Ridge Bicycle Club, AARP, Resident, Friends of Ecusta
- Suzanne Hale - Friends of the Oklawaha Greenway
- Rebekah Robinson - Conserving Carolina
- Diana Lewis - Avid walker and resident; Duncraggen community rep; active volunteer at Sammy Williams
- Richard Reagen Visually impaired pedestrian
- LoriKay Paden - YMCA
- NCDOT Division 14 - Steve Williams
- Dawn Barr - Avid walker and resident; BRBC president; veterans advocate
- Bob Johnson - Planning Board Rep
- Adriana Chavela - Hola Carolina
- Philip Ellis, MS, PE - Interested citizen, Robinson Design Engineers
- Janna Bianculli - Henderson County Planning Department
- Dr. Jennifer Hensley - City of Hendersonville Council representative
- Carl Taylor - Henderson County Public Schools
- Brent Detwiler - City of Hendersonville
- Matt Manley - City of Hendersonville
- Tom Wooten - City of Hendersonville
- Lew Holloway - City of Hendersonville
- Brendan Shanahan - City of Hendersonville
- Alexius Farris - NCDOT
- Rachael Bronson - Traffic Planning & Design
- Kristy Carter - Traffic Planning & Design
- Christy Staudt - Traffic Planning & Design
Updates
The City of Hendersonville has taken an important step towards enhancing the City’s pedestrian infrastructure with the adoption of the “Walk Hendo” Pedestrian Plan. This new pedestrian plan aims to transform Hendersonville into a more walkable and pedestrian-friendly community by establishing a vision that supports multimodal goals, guides developer participation, and positions the City for future funding and partnership opportunities. Following a presentation at their December 7, 2023, meeting, Hendersonville City Council unanimously voted to adopt the plan.
These were the boards that were shown during the community meeting on May 2.
Documents
2007 Pedestrian Plan Final Report (PDF, 23 MB)
The Pedestrian Plan was adopted by City Council in 2007. The City received a grant from NCDOT to develop a comprehensive pedestrian plan that aims make Hendersonville more pedestrian friendly. The primary focus of the plan is identification of new sidewalks along existing roads and future connections to pedestrian attractions and greenways.