There will be bicycles on Merimon long after the combustion engine driven car is gone...how and why we use cars is changing fast.
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Tag: environmental impacts
Connect Buncombe: This proposal does nothing to improve the connection of Glenn’s Creek Greenway
We request alternatives to the Project that would fulfill connections of our existing greenways, and provide for the safety needs of all street
users...automotive, transit, bicyclists, and pedestrians
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users...automotive, transit, bicyclists, and pedestrians
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Georgeanna: NCDOT’s role as steward of transportation infrastructure gives it the responsibility to plan, fund, and design complete street networks
However, the current plans for Merrimon Ave are car-centric, short-sighted, environmentally reckless, and uninspired.
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Nicholas: Please reconsider project. There are other solutions for Merrimon that benefit the community as a whole
New urban studies show that wider faster sprawl diminishes returns for the city. Diluting neighborhood culture. Cutting people off from their once walkable neighborhoods.
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Reid: Please reconsider your poor plans… turning it into a Hendersonville Rd or Tunnel Rd clone.
The last thing we need in this town are more 4 and 5 lane roads with zero bicycle infrastructure. The list is pretty long on all the reasons that this is a poorly thought out project...
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