Asheville City Council will discuss strategies to activate downtown, including a possible event-based social district pilot, late night food truck events and tweaks to the noise ordinance.

Before developing a formal social district proposal, staff will share the background information with full council to determine any next steps.

ASHEVILLE - City Council will discuss several strategies to activate downtown, among them a potential event-based social district pilot, which would allow people to buy drinks at participating bars and restaurants and leave with their open containers — sipping and strolling within the bounds of a specified area.

It was a possibility publicly broached by council members over a month ago during a committee meeting. On Aug. 19, city staff returned to the Planni

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