Asheville Citizen-Times

North Carolina Requests $5 Billion for High Speed Rail

North Carolina is throwing its hat into the high-speed rail funding ring, requesting $5 billion of the $8 billion in stimulus funds the federal government has pledged to high-speed rail projects. Environmental reviews are almost complete.

December 29, 2009 - Asheville Citizen-Times

Former Gerber Plant To Be Redeveloped As Urban Village

A former Gerber Plant in Ashville, NC, will be redeveloped under new zoning into a New Urbanist development featuring mixed use buildings, pedestrian orientation, and public/private joint partnerships.

December 17, 2001 - Asheville Citizen-Times

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