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 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 [...] Elsie’s Bridge Greenway Connector under construction, to be repurposed as community garden Posted on June 24, 2020 by Polly McDaniel The City of Asheville started the construction of another neighborhood greenway connector project the week of May 25. Elsie’s Bridge is a bridge spanning the Town Branch Greenway that was part of “Elsie’s Alley.” It is located in the Southside neighborhood between the Glenrock Apartments and Mr Green’s Mini Mart on Depot Street. The bridge [...] City of Asheville resumes parking meter fees and enforcement Posted on May 29, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Beginning Monday, June 1, the City of Asheville will resume collecting regular parking fees for on-street, metered parking. Enforcement of fee payment will also resume. Garage parking in City and County garages will remain free until further notice. City monthly parking permit fees will also continue to be suspended until further notice. Buncombe county monthly parking [...] 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
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 [...]
Elsie’s Bridge Greenway Connector under construction, to be repurposed as community garden Posted on June 24, 2020 by Polly McDaniel The City of Asheville started the construction of another neighborhood greenway connector project the week of May 25. Elsie’s Bridge is a bridge spanning the Town Branch Greenway that was part of “Elsie’s Alley.” It is located in the Southside neighborhood between the Glenrock Apartments and Mr Green’s Mini Mart on Depot Street. The bridge [...]
City of Asheville resumes parking meter fees and enforcement Posted on May 29, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Beginning Monday, June 1, the City of Asheville will resume collecting regular parking fees for on-street, metered parking. Enforcement of fee payment will also resume. Garage parking in City and County garages will remain free until further notice. City monthly parking permit fees will also continue to be suspended until further notice. Buncombe county monthly parking [...]