Asheville went to a lot of expense and investment in the River Arts District’s Riverside Drive and Lyman Street corridor. We now have great trails that allow sufficient navigation by pedestrians and bike riders as well.
With all the massive destruction of Helene, we now have lost a lot of our beloved River Arts District businesses that used to line that stretch of road. Over this past year, since the flooding, I’ve often traveled that road to bypass a lot of the traffic downtown to get to all points in Biltmore, Sweeten Creek Road and Hendersonville Road areas.
Why do we continue to have such lame speed limits on Lyman Street when we now have no issues with walkers/bikers? My thoughts are that we should increase speed limits to at least 45 mph to expedite the traffic around Asheville, to lessen town congestion and get you where you need to be sooner. I can visualize doing that until the rebuilding begins and there is a legitimate reason for such low speed limits…