Asheville Public Transit Forum
Imagine if taking the bus was convenient, reliable, direct, and easy to access. Could this be the future of public transit in Asheville? Right now, Asheville is undergoing a redesign of our bus service and our city has an important choice to make about how we want this system to work. If our goal is to get lots of people to ride the bus (high ridership), we would run frequent service along the City’s main corridors and remove service to other parts of the city. If our goal is to reach as many places as possible (high coverage), we would spread out our bus service to have many routes but with longer wait times.
It is not an easy choice. To help understand the impact of the different options and gain community input, MountainTrue, in coordination with the City of Asheville, will be hosting an information session where you can hear from national transit experts from Jarrett Walker & Associates, review maps of ART’s service area and possible bus route changes, and discuss community priorities in small groups. Come join us to talk about this important project and weigh in on what we want our bus service to do for our community and how to get it there.
We are grateful to our partners and event co-sponsors: Go Mountain Commuting, Just Economics, AARP NC Mountain Region, Strong Towns Asheville, and Sunrise Movement WNC.
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