Safe Streets and Roads for All

Key Details:

• The 7^th Avenue Safety Implementation project will improve safety for all roadway users along a historic downtown corridor; provide a comfortable and welcoming public realm for families, individuals, and visitors; act as a catalyst for tourism and economic development; improve resilience to flooding events; and create improved connections to multiple major regional trails. 

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,
• Creating local jobs and supporting local businesses, increasing tourism, and promoting economic opportunity

The 2026 SS4A Grant Application is submitted by the City of Hendersonville in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization.