APR Innovators is an Asheville Parks & Recreation series highlighting team members going above and beyond to bring huge value to community members through knowledge, connections, and insight that come from a desire to create the best city possible through the power of high-quality recreation programs and safe parks that welcome everyone.
Asheville Rides Transit (ART) bus passengers can now visit ridetheart.com to plan their trips with up to the minute, easily accessible information. The new site, built and maintained by the City of Asheville using publicly available transit data, is designed to work on both desktop and mobile devices.
The City of Asheville is proud to announce that D. Tyrell McGirt, Director of Asheville Parks & Recreation (APR), is a recipient of the prestigious 2026 John Lewis Award by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County.
Join the conversation: Community is invited to a conversation about resilience hubs - Saturday, April 18 10-3:00 p.m. -- Drop In!
APR Innovators is an Asheville Parks & Recreation series highlighting team members going above and beyond to bring huge value to community members through knowledge, connections, and insight that come from a desire to create the best city possible through the power of high-quality recreation programs and safe parks that welcome everyone.
Coming Soon: 1 mile of new sidewalk on a main thoroughfare in West Asheville!
APR Innovators is an Asheville Parks & Recreation series highlighting team members going above and beyond to bring huge value to community members through knowledge, connections, and insight that come from a desire to create the best city possible through the power of high-quality recreation programs and safe parks that welcome everyone.
APR Innovators is an Asheville Parks & Recreation series highlighting team members going above and beyond to bring huge value to community members through knowledge, connections, and insight that come from a desire to create the best city possible through the power of high-quality recreation programs and safe parks that welcome everyone.
APR Innovators is an Asheville Parks & Recreation series highlighting team members going above and beyond to bring huge value to community members through knowledge, connections, and insight that come from a desire to create the best city possible through the power of high-quality recreation programs and safe parks that welcome everyone.
New Interim Chief named for Asheville Police Department
APR Innovators is an Asheville Parks & Recreation series highlighting team members going above and beyond to bring huge value to community members through knowledge, connections, and insight that come from a desire to create the best city possible through the power of high-quality recreation programs and safe parks that welcome everyone.
In Phase 2 of the Elevate AVL project, Engagement Agents supported the distribution of Climate Action Toolkits in neighborhoods throughout the city and they designed and implemented individual community impact projects.