Happening Now

The Livingston Street Traffic Calming project will kick off next week, driven by stakeholder and neighborhood feedback. A contractor is scheduled to begin resurfacing operations on Livingston Street on Monday, October 27. Work is expected to be completed by Friday, November 7. This project will add speed cushions about every 300ft between Depot Street and Victoria Road with a space between each cushion for emergency vehicles to maintain adequate response times.

What to Expect During Construction

• No on-street parking will be allowed on Livingston Street while resurfacing work is underway.

• The resurfacing work will include repaving and installation of new speed cushions to improve roadway safety.

• The contractor will use a combination of flaggers and lane shifts to manage traffic.
   

Traffic Impacts

• Between Erskine Street and Victoria Road: Expect flagged lane closures during active work.

• Between Erskine and Depot Streets: Crews plan to use lane shifts to maintain two-way traffic when possible.

• Through traffic is encouraged to avoid the area to help minimize delays.
   

Once the resurfacing is complete, the City’s Traffic Engineer will conduct a speed study to determine the effectiveness of the new speed cushions. 

Thank you for your patience as crews complete these important roadway improvements on Livingston Street.

Background

The City of Asheville Transportation Department launched a public outreach  project as a pilot for a new way of measuring community support to construct traffic calming measures on Livingston Street. The standard process for traffic calming approval after meeting speed requirements has been to provide a petition showing 60% approval from affected residents and property owners. City understands that this process can be burdensome for communities for several reasons. To address concerns staff launched this pilot project to determine if it would prove to be less burdensome on communities. 

In February 2000, AshevilleCity Council adopted the Neighborhood Traffic Calming Policy which was developed to guide city staff and inform residents about the processes and procedures for implementing traffic calming on residential streets. Under the policy, the City Traffic Engineering Division works with residents to identify traffic problems in their neighborhoods and seek appropriate solutions.

The City of Asheville is committed to obtaining significant levels of citizen participation when developing traffic calming projects. The City’s goal is to give the people who live and work in the project area the opportunity to become actively involved in the planning and decision-making process. 

Southside Area Projects in progress

Nasty Branch Greenway

Greenway Connectors

Livingston Street Traffic Calming

Oakland Road Traffic Calming