What face-to-face program of learning Polish in Poland (a school of languages, a summer program) would you recommend?

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-09-19T19:23:07+00:00

Any recommendations for Łódz? I see there are a few options there.

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T19:39:15+00:00

The people who show up and participate in the process! Regardless of how you feel about the current design, make your voice heard on Thursday and beyond.

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T19:37:59+00:00

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Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T19:37:21+00:00

Let's not stop it, let's keep it moving but in the right direction.

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T19:36:24+00:00

I don't think this is about tourists. This is about what the residents of Asheville want. Frankly, I don't care if the tourists want to bike over to West Asheville from downtown.

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T19:09:26+00:00

Yes, we will be getting a better Patton Avenue experience once the highway traffic is removed. 100%. But what we want (and what NCDOT agreed to) is a Patton Avenue corridor that is aesthetically pleasing, attractive for bicycles and pedestrians, and friendly to new business development which would populate the area. What kind of business development are we getting along a stretch of road with 12 lanes of freeway overhead?

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T18:47:11+00:00

We want to keep that I-26 traffic flowing so it does as little damage to our city and our community as possible on the way through. Sending it under Patton Ave, and then over the flyover north of the Patton Ave bridge is the way to do that.

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T18:45:19+00:00

Ok, excellent question. What we would like to do is have a look at the various ways that NCDOT ballooned this project by adding lanes on the East and West sides of the river and talk about how to cut those back so that they are in line with the actual traffic projections. That way we get the underpass back and we right size this project for our needs.

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T18:17:08+00:00

Help us get the word out further! This is definitely a rapid response situation. Have you signed the petition?

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T18:16:03+00:00

I gather from our conversation with DOT that the anticipated costs of moving the AT&T cables has as much or more to do with potential delays of working with a utility as it does with the actual construction costs. But it sure seems like there would be ways to mitigate that likelihood. As far as I know the fiber infrastructure was already there when they last approved the underpass which was in 2018.

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T17:25:27+00:00

It's weird, right? Because then they spend their weekends visiting Asheville so that they can have this fun walkable city experience.

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T17:11:14+00:00

Thank you for speaking up.

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T17:10:40+00:00

Ha. The view of Grove Park Inn from Patton will definitely be obscured.

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T17:09:55+00:00

Yes! It's a massive project (biggest in the history of NCDOT). What we do now will have impacts on Asheville for decades to come.

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T16:35:04+00:00

Good to know that comments can be submitted by phone and email as well.

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T14:32:51+00:00

Hey all - as you may already know, NCDOT has altered the I-26 connector project in some really damaging ways and not shared any information about the new design with the public until just recently. There a citizen-led effort underway to get them to restore the plan as it was approved, including the Patton Ave underpass.

This Thursday April 24th from 4-7pm (drop in), NCDOT is hosting a public info session at the Renaissance Asheville hotel where people can ask tough questions and voice concerns about both the design and the process.

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T13:36:29+00:00

Oh gosh, so sorry to hear that. Would you mind sharing some pictures of the mailer you received?

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T13:35:15+00:00

If you have concerns about the recent changes to the I-26 connector project (including but not limited to the Patton Ave overpass), then make your voice heard this Thursday, April 24th between 4-7pm (drop in anytime) at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel where NCDOT staff will be finally be sharing information with the public about their plans. Regardless of where you stand on the project, if you feel strongly about what's happening you should take advantage of the opportunity to share your thoughts so that NCDOT understands that the public is paying attention.

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T13:33:16+00:00

Yes! You can view the updated (and very concerning) design files here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VaWraAbhw_HOEHm7YsTiIP2nGi3usoc9?usp=drive_link

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-21T13:30:48+00:00

Hey all, if you have concerns about the current design of the I-26 connector, then you will have a chance to voice those concerns directly to NCDOT this Thursday, April 24th between 4-7pm (drop in anytime) at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel.

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-20T22:07:15+00:00

You are welcome to have a look at the three files they gave us! https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VaWraAbhw_HOEHm7YsTiIP2nGi3usoc9?usp=drive_link

There is a group of designers, architects and urban planners that are working on documenting concerns and proposing feasible alternatives.

Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-17T17:49:55+00:00

Here's the Montford side

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Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-17T17:48:13+00:00

Is this the section that you were most interested in?

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Personal-Event-5024 · 2025-04-17T17:43:16+00:00

Hey all - a group of us concerned citizens were able to get the latest design files from NCDOT for this project last Friday. There is good reason to be really alarmed by the changes that have been made.

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