Join RiverLink Executive Director
Karen Cragnolin and Jim Stokely, Wilma Dykeman's son and President of the Wilma
Dykeman Legacy, when they team up to present,"Who is Wilma Dykeman
and What is the Wilma Dykeman RiverWay All About?" This free event is on
Friday, May 15, from 4 to 6 p.m. at RiverLink's Warehouse Studios, 170 Lyman
Street in the heart of the River Art District.
The event is free, but seating is limited so reservations are a must.
Please visit: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4caea82ba1f49-whoiswilma to reserve a seat today. Parking is available in the 12Bones lot.
The event is free, but seating is limited so reservations are a must.
Please visit: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4caea82ba1f49-whoiswilma to reserve a seat today. Parking is available in the 12Bones lot.
RiverLink raised $250,000 to develop four consensus plans for the 
RiverWay:
transportation, economic development, landscape and architectural for the
rebirth of the French Broad River watershed as a destination where everyone
would be welcomed to live, work and play. The resulting Wilma Dykeman RiverWay
Plan consolidated 20 years of previous planning that RiverLink had initiated
into a comprehensive plan designed to promote and protect the French Broad
River, conserve land, control storm water and attract mixed-use, mixed-income
multi-modal development. The Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan gained the adoption
and support of all local and regional governments as well as over 40
civic organizations as the official blueprint for the rebirth of the urban
riverfront and a demonstration project for the entire watershed.
RiverWay:
transportation, economic development, landscape and architectural for the
rebirth of the French Broad River watershed as a destination where everyone
would be welcomed to live, work and play. The resulting Wilma Dykeman RiverWay
Plan consolidated 20 years of previous planning that RiverLink had initiated
into a comprehensive plan designed to promote and protect the French Broad
River, conserve land, control storm water and attract mixed-use, mixed-income
multi-modal development. The Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan gained the adoption
and support of all local and regional governments as well as over 40
civic organizations as the official blueprint for the rebirth of the urban
riverfront and a demonstration project for the entire watershed.
The plan was funded with contributions from Buncombe County,
NCDOT, the City of Asheville, TVA, Progress Energy (now Duke Energy) and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schaub. The Wilma Dykeman RiverWay Plan has attracted
millions of dollars for its implementation and is credited with providing a new
vision and direction for the river and its uses.
Join RiverLink May 15 -- from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. to learn more about
Buncombe County native daughter Wilma Dykeman and her work and how it motivated
a new look at the rivers in America and how the French Broad benefited
from her attention and insight. The previous programs filled up in a matter of
days, so advanced reservations are highly suggested.
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