Since last May we have cleaned sidewalks on all but three Saturdays and have reclaimed more than a mile of pedestrian walkways.
Thanks to many volunteers from Montford, about half the work has been in that neighborhood. We’ve worked on Blake, Cumberland, Elizabeth Place, Soco and Starnes. The toughest stretch was the long ignored sidewalk from the corner of Clingman and Patton to the Hillcrest pedestrian bridge and the stairway to Chicken Hill. We also tackled a relatively new sidewalk on New Haw Creek Rd. and another on nearby Avon Rd.
Nearly 50 volunteers have joined us over these months and we hope we have spurred a renewed sense of volunteerism and community responsibility in at least a small segment of Asheville’s residents. Sadly we have been pretty much ignored by the media. (The Asheville Citizen-Times did a short piece, but only on their Web site—bad news seems to sell more papers than good.)
Our work will continue. Check Upcoming Events on Fridays for the next day’s targets.
