Safe Streets for Hendersonville: 7th Avenue Safety Implementation
Improving Safety • Promoting Small-Town Economic Development
The City of Hendersonville is seeking a federal SS4A grant for the 7th Avenue Safety Implementation Project. This project will improve safety for all travel modes, contribute to the quality of life of area residents and visitors, enhance local connectivity, and promote small-town economic development through the provision of 0.4 miles of safer, convenient, and more beautiful 7th Avenue.
Key Details:
- Project Location: Hendersonville, NC
- Project Length: .4 miles
- Grand Administration: NCDOT in partnership with the City of Hendersonville
- Estimated Completion Date: 2032
- This 2026 application includes components of the
City's 2025 BUILD grant application, which received a
Project of Merit designation.
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
- Safer conditions for people walking and biking to reduce crashes, especially fatal and serious injury crashes
Project Map
Application Documents
Community Engagement
The proposed safety improvements along 7th Avenue are grounded in extensive public engagement conducted through the Regional Safety Action Plan, the Walk Hendo Pedestrian Plan, corridor studies, and broader comprehensive planning initiatives. Since 2008, residents, business owners, advocacy groups, agency partners, and other stakeholders have consistently identified concerns related to speeding, pedestrian visibility, crossing comfort, sidewalk gaps, and uncomfortable walking conditions. More than 580 residents were engaged through recent grant related outreach, with the overwhelming majority in support.
Letters of Support
Governments and Boards
City of Hendersonville - Resolution of Support
French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization
Public Safety Agencies and Organizations
Henderson County Emergency Services
Henderson County Sheriff's Office
Hendersonville Fire Department
Hendersonville Police Department
North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police
North Carolina State Highway Patrol
Western North Carolina Regional DWI Task Force
Businesses
Education
Henderson County Public Schools
Health Care
Henderson County Department of Public Health
Non-Profits/Community Organizations
Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development
Hendersonville Housing Authority
Housing Assistance Corporation
Interfaith Assistance Ministry
The 2026 SS4A Grant Application is submitted by the City of Hendersonville in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Transportation, the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization, Henderson County, Friends of Ecusta Trail, and the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club.