Transportation Planning The Asheville in Motion Mobility Plan Cover Photo The MPO process is a partnership between local and state government to make decisions about transportation planning in urbanized areas and to meet planning requirements established by federal authorizing legislation for transportation funding. Cooperatively, the MPO works with North Carolina DOT to develop transportation plans, travel models, thoroughfare plans, transit plans, bicycle and pedestrian plans. Also, the MPO works with the state on funding issues for transportation improvements, on project planning issues, and on issues such as environmental impacts and air quality. The MPO also works with local governments to coordinate land use and transportation planning. Click for the final draft of the Asheville in Motion Mobility Plan. Final draft also available in Grayscale – Asheville in Motion Mobility Plan. Asheville in Motion Mobility Plan, The City of Asheville supports and participates in regional transportation planning through the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), a partnership of 18 local governments in Buncombe, Haywood and Henderson Counties. Asheville In Motion Mobility Plan Video <span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span><span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span></span> Updated 01/20/2020 Related Services Bicycle services Learn how to safely and securely bicycle in Asheville 3 Services Report damaged signs and street light outages You may use The Asheville App to report or view the status of damaged street signs and street light outages. Streets, sidewalks, lanes, and greenways closures map This map details active filings for street closures submitted to the City of Asheville Park on the street Information about metered on-street parking and loading zones. More Related Services Transportation Planning News Slow down! Speed limits changed on more than 40 Asheville streets Posted on August 26, 2020August 28, 2020 by Polly McDaniel During their Aug. 25 meeting, Asheville City Council voted to reduce the speed limit on 43 City streets. The changes were made at the recommendation of City staff, who had received requests from the public to consider the speed limit changes. City staff performed appropriate traffic-engineering studies along the various streets designated for speed limit changes. So [...] Following I-26 Aesthetics Committee report, City of Asheville opens survey for residents to weigh in on project Posted on August 13, 2020August 12, 2020 by Polly McDaniel The City of Asheville is looking for input from the community on a report prepared by the I-26 Aesthetics Committee. City Council established the Aesthetics Committee on April 24, 2018, to make recommendations for aesthetic treatments for all aspects of the I-26 Connector project including, but not limited to, shoulders, medians, bridges, retaining walls, signing, and [...] City to resume parking garage fees Aug. 1, continues initiatives to support businesses Posted on July 6, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Beginning Aug. 1, the City of Asheville and Buncombe County will reinstate parking fees for the City- and County-owned parking garages. On March 18, following the State and Local State of Emergency declarations due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, parking garage and metered parking fees were temporarily suspended in order to support more convenient access [...] More Transportation Planning News
Report damaged signs and street light outages You may use The Asheville App to report or view the status of damaged street signs and street light outages.
Streets, sidewalks, lanes, and greenways closures map This map details active filings for street closures submitted to the City of Asheville
Slow down! Speed limits changed on more than 40 Asheville streets Posted on August 26, 2020August 28, 2020 by Polly McDaniel During their Aug. 25 meeting, Asheville City Council voted to reduce the speed limit on 43 City streets. The changes were made at the recommendation of City staff, who had received requests from the public to consider the speed limit changes. City staff performed appropriate traffic-engineering studies along the various streets designated for speed limit changes. So [...]
Following I-26 Aesthetics Committee report, City of Asheville opens survey for residents to weigh in on project Posted on August 13, 2020August 12, 2020 by Polly McDaniel The City of Asheville is looking for input from the community on a report prepared by the I-26 Aesthetics Committee. City Council established the Aesthetics Committee on April 24, 2018, to make recommendations for aesthetic treatments for all aspects of the I-26 Connector project including, but not limited to, shoulders, medians, bridges, retaining walls, signing, and [...]
City to resume parking garage fees Aug. 1, continues initiatives to support businesses Posted on July 6, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Beginning Aug. 1, the City of Asheville and Buncombe County will reinstate parking fees for the City- and County-owned parking garages. On March 18, following the State and Local State of Emergency declarations due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, parking garage and metered parking fees were temporarily suspended in order to support more convenient access [...]