FBR BlockGroup Classification

<p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.5rem; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>The <strong>French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization (FBRMPO)</strong> and <strong>Land of Sky Rural Planning Organization (LOSRPO)</strong> developed the <i>Safe Streets for WNC</i> plan (finalized in 2025), a comprehensive regional safety action plan. The study identifies roadway safety issues through a multi-disciplinary lens, establishes strategies for implementation, and provides guidance for improving transportation safety across a five-county region: <strong>Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania Counties</strong>.</p><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.5rem; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>The data layers included here were created as part of the study and used to inform the plan.</p><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.5rem; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>For more information about the <i>Safe Streets for WNC</i> plan, visit the <a style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(0, 97, 155); font-family:inherit; line-height:1.5; text-decoration:none;' target='_new'><span style='color:rgb(32,178,170); font-family:inherit;'><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; line-height:1.5;'><strong>FBRMPO website</strong></span></span></a>.</p><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.5rem; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>This dataset is provided as an <strong>Esri Hosted Feature Service (HFS)</strong>. It can be opened directly in Esri software, accessed via REST services, or exported into multiple formats for use in other GIS applications. The data is also available as a <strong>Web Feature Service (WFS)</strong>, compliant with <strong>Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)</strong> standards <a style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(0, 97, 155); font-family:inherit; line-height:1.5; text-decoration:none;' target='_blank' href='https://losrc.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=70d5e679495845b8a0b2ddcfa23b76fd' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='color:rgb(32,178,170); font-family:inherit;'><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; line-height:1.5;'><strong>here</strong></span></span></a>. Please review the <a style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(0, 97, 155); font-family:inherit; line-height:1.5; text-decoration:none;' target='_blank' href='https://frenchbroadrivermpo.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/FBRMPO_SafeStreetsData2025_Documentation.zip' rel='nofollow ugc noopener noreferrer'><span style='background-color:rgb(255,255,0); color:rgb(32,178,170); font-family:inherit;'><i><span style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; line-height:1.5;'><strong>full documentation and metadata before use</strong></span></i></span></a>.</p><p style='background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255); border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(74, 74, 74); font-family:&quot;Avenir Next&quot;, Avenir, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; font-size:16px; font-style:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; margin:0px 0px 1.5rem; text-align:start; text-decoration-color:initial; text-decoration-style:initial; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; word-spacing:0px;'>Accessing the data in various downloadable formats without having an ArcGIS Online account is forthcoming. For questions or to request alternative formats before they are released, you may send an email to <a style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(0, 97, 155); font-family:inherit; line-height:1.5; text-decoration:none;' href='mailto:[e-mail]' rel='nofollow ugc'>[e-mail]</a> or <a style='border:0px solid currentcolor; box-sizing:border-box; color:rgb(0, 97, 155); font-family:inherit; line-height:1.5; text-decoration:none;' href='mailto:[e-mail]' rel='nofollow ugc'>[e-mail]</a>.</p>