Franklin bike walk projects revealed, ranked
Franklin is one step closer to outlining a plan to provide better connectivity throughout the town for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Canton proposes downtown pedestrian improvements
When Canton town officials were notified that the North Carolina Department of Transportation would be repaving all of Main Street starting in May, they knew it was the right time to complete some much-needed pedestrian improvement projects in downtown.
Getting around town: Franklin focuses on making town more walkable
Franklin has sidewalks, bike trails and a beautiful greenway to encourage residents and visitors to walk or bike around town, but those assets aren’t as valuable unless the town can find a better way to connect them.
Fry Street closure — disaster or dream come true?
There was barely room to breathe in Bryson City Town Hall on Monday night.
Funding likely for sidewalk on U.S. 441
The future is looking bright for plans to build a sidewalk along U.S. 441 where Jackson County meets Cherokee, with funding recently approved from state contingency funds.
If we build it, will they stay? Bryson City pedestrian plaza waiting for town approval
The Great Smoky Mountain Railroad introduces new people to all that Bryson City has to offer throughout the year, yet many locals are still not on board with the changes the train has brought with it.
Proposed Cullowhee development standards get revised
Following a pair of community input sessions in October, proposed planning regulations for the Cullowhee area have been tweaked a bit.
“Relatively minor revisions to text and to maps,” explained Jackson County Planning Director Gerald Green.
Franklin chews on traffic: Study looks at parking, crosswalks on Main Street
Downtown Franklin is sporting some fresh paint after an October decision to spruce up the fading road lines, but over the winter town aldermen will be considering some changes that could be a tad more noticeable.
“During the winter when things slow down a little bit, it will give us time to think about it in more depth,” said Mayor Bob Scott.
New apartment rules set the stage for a safer walk to campus for WCU students
The advent of three large student apartment complexes around Western Carolina University in the past few years has prompted concern in Cullowhee over increased traffic.
Waynesville wants input on plan for North Main, Walnut streets
As Waynesville pedestrians mosey down North Main Street toward Walnut Street on their way home or to one of the businesses along the road, they get to a point where the sidewalk ends, where they must walk on grass or through parking lots and contend with vehicular traffic to get to where they are going.
