I live on Virginia ave. I walk it every day and not a day goes by that I do not fear for my safety. The VA galax intersection is dangerous at best.

With a recent violent breaking a few doors up it makes me think that I have never seen a single olive car patrolling this neighborhood, for speeders, criminals or other.

Stephen, I appreciate your interest! I am headed out of the country for four months so won't be around to help with this one, but here are some ideas. Both Cecil Bothwell and Gordon Smith are pretty active on Facebook and might be helpful.

How to get a Stop Sign Put Up
1 Begin your petition by writing a statement. This is a summary of your grievances, written in paragraph form. Explain the neighborhood's concerns about the intersection.
2 Leave blank lines underneath the statement for signatures and addresses. Print or photocopy several copies.
3 Determine how long you'll be running the petition campaign for a stop sign. Plan to end the campaign with enough time for you to gather the information together and present it at the next town or city council meeting.
4 Distribute the petitions to neighbors who want to help with the petition drive. Plan times to go door to door in the area. Also consider speaking to local churches, civic groups and neighborhood watch committees.
5 Consider creating a petition online. There is a website that allows you to post public petitions, free of charge. It explains step by step how to do it.
6 Plan your presentation. Decide who will be speaking. Pick someone who can talk passionately, but still stay on task. If there's someone who's been involved in an accident because of the lack of stop sign, have them give their personal pleas, as well.
7 Bring the completed petition to a town or city council meeting with your stop sign petition in hand. Either ask in advance to be put on the agenda or sign up on the sheet in the back of the room. This will get you the opportunity to speak during the public portion of the meeting.

Read more : http://www.ehow.com/how_2122157_petition-stop-sign.html

A summary of all of these comments would be a good start for a petition.
Here is a starting point for a petition, via the transportation department traffic calming project.

http://www.ashevillenc.gov/portals/0/city-documents/TransportationEngineering/Traffic_Engineering/TrafficCalmingQuestionnaire.pdf

There is a backlog of projects to be funded, so it will be more effective to do a presentation at City Council than simply get on the waiting list. Many of those petitions have been on the books for more than a decade!

Contact Information for Asheville's DOT:

Transportation Department
Director: Ken Putnam, PE

Location: City Hall, Mezzanine Level
Mailing: P. O. Box 7148, Asheville, NC 28802

Office Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday
Director's Office: (828) 259-5405
E-mail: kputnam@ashevillenc.gov

For more longterm solutions - this was on the NCDOT site:

How can I get a speed limit changed?
Contact your local NCDOT traffic engineer and request a speed zone study. Changing residential
and business development often affects operating speed conditions and may warrant changes in
the speed limit.