Happening Now

Installation of the new bus shelter is now taking place. Staff worked with the design team to create a plan for a new shelter that is as close to the original design as feasible while also complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). 

Next Milestone: Project completion

Background

In 2004, Shiloh community members worked with Design Corps Summer Studio and the City of Asheville to design and install a custom bus shelter near the intersection of Shiloh Road and Kent Street. The City removed the bus shelter in 2022 as part of a contract to remove several bus shelters due to factors related to age, condition and the need to ensure compliance with the ADA. In response to neighborhood concerns, the City agreed to replace the bus shelter in a manner as close to the original as possible. 

The original Shiloh community bus shelter (pictured below) was featured in the 2008 book Expanding Architecture Design as Activism by Bryan Bell and Katie Wakeford.