Active Transportation Committee - The City of Asheville

The mission of the City of Asheville’s Active Transportation Committee is to advise the Multimodal Transportation Commission and City staff on greenways, bike and micro-mobility facilities, and sidewalks within Asheville while educating and engaging the public and advocating for funding.

The Active Transportation Committee consists of at least seven members and up to eleven members. All are appointed by the Multimodal Transportation Commission. The term of office is three years.

The Active Transportation Committee may advise the Multimodal Transportation Commission on active transportation projects and issues, including but not limited to:

Implementing the City’s adopted GAP Plans (Greenways, ADA Transition, and Pedestrian Plans)
Projects, policies, and programs that advance the City’s multimodal transportation network
Organizing active transportation-based, volunteer-led data collection and reporting projects (i.e., annual bicycle/pedestrian counts and greenway intercept surveys)
City-led studies and/or plans with active transportation components
Appointment of Committee members to serve on Steering Committees or Task Forces for active transportation-related projects identified by City staff.
Providing a forum for continued resident input in the planning and programming of future pedestrian, bicycle, and micro-mobility facilities.
Presenting reports and recommendations to the Multimodal Transportation Commission as needed.

Active Transportation Committee Rules of Procedure

Regularly Scheduled Meetings

Next Scheduled ATC In-Person Meeting: Due to Tropical Storm Helene’s impact and the City’s focus on recovery efforts it has been decided that all advisory and quasi-judicial boards staffed by City employees and all Council Committees are suspended for the remainder of 2024. **Update: All advisory boards staffed by City employees will remain suspended until further direction following the City Council retreat, in mid-February 2025. We will provide updates as new information becomes available.****Update: All advisory boards staffed by City employees will remain suspended until further direction following the City Council second retreat, to be determined. We will provide updates as new information becomes available.**

First Thursday of each month, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Police/Fire Training Room, on the fourth floor of the Municipal Building located at 100 Court Plaza.

Members: Claudia Nix (Chair), Ritchie Rozzelle (Vice Chair), Kristen Erhard, Mimi Gordon, Leanna Joyner, Micah McLain, Priya Ray, Tyler Roach, Dennis Wencel, and Mike Zukoski. There is one open position on the committee.

Click Here for Active Transportation Committee Application.

Meeting Agendas and Documents

AGENDA	MINUTES	VIDEO RECORDING
March 6, 2025	3/6/25 Active Transportation Committee Canceled	N/A
February 6, 2025	2/6/25 Active Transportation Committee Canceled	N/A
January 2, 2025	1/2/25 Active Transportation Committee Canceled	N/A
December 5, 2024	12/5/24 Active Transportation Committee Canceled	N/A
November 7, 2024	11/7/24 Active Transportation Committee Canceled	N/A
October 3, 2024	10/3/24 Active Transportation Committee Canceled	N/A
September 5, 2024	9/5/24 Active Transportation Committee Canceled Swannanoa River Greenway Site Visit Held 9/5/24 From 3:30 PM To 5:00 PM Instead	N/A
August 1, 2024	8/1/24 Active Transportation Committee Canceled	N/A
July 11, 2024	7/11/24 Active Transportation Committee Minutes	N/A
June 6, 2024	6/6/24 Active Transportation Committee Minutes	N/A
May 2, 2024	5/2/24 Active Transportation Committee Canceled Retreat Held 5/15/24 & 5/17/24 Instead	N/A
April 4, 2024	4/4/24 Active Transportation Committee Minutes	N/A
March 7, 2024	3/7/24 Active Transportation Committee Minutes	N/A
February 1, 2024	2/1/24 Active Transportation Committee Minutes	N/A
January 4, 2024	1/4/24 Active Transportation Committee Minutes	N/A
December 7, 2023	12/7/23 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A
November 2, 2023	11/2/23 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A
October 5, 2023	10/5/23 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A
September 7, 2023	9/7/23 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A
August 3, 2023	8/3/2023 Greenway Committee Meeting Canceled	N/A
July 6, 2023	7/6/2023 Greenway Committee Meeting Canceled	N/A
June 1, 2023	6/1/23 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A
May 4, 2023	5/4/2023 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A
April 6, 2023	4/6/2023 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A
March 2, 2023	3/2/2023 Greenway Committee Meeting Canceled	N/A
February 2, 2023	2/2/23 Greenway Committee Meeting Minutes	N/A
January 5, 2023	1/5/2023 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A
December 1, 2022	12/1/22 Greenway Committee Meeting Canceled	N/A
November 3, 2022	11/3/2022 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A
October 6, 2022	10/6/2022 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A
September 1, 2022	9/1/2022 Greenway Committee Meeting Canceled Field Trip Held Instead	N/A
August 4, 2022	5/5/2022 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A
July 7, 2022	7/7/22 Greenway Committee Canceled	N/A
June 2, 2022	6/2/22 Greenway Committee Meeting Canceled Field Trip Held Instead	N/A
May 5, 2022	4/7/2022 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A
April 7, 2022	2/3/2022 Greenway Committee Minutes	4/7/2022 YouTube Recording
March 3, 2022	3/3/22 Greenway Committee Meeting Canceled Field Trip Held Instead	N/A
February 3, 2022	1/6/2022 Greenway Committee Minutes	2/3/2022 YouTube Recording
January 6, 2022	10/7/2021 Greenway Committee Minutes	1/6/2022 YouTube Recording
December 2, 2021	12/2/21 Greenway Committee Meeting Canceled	N/A
November 4, 2021	11/4/21 Greenway Committee Meeting Canceled Field Trip Held Instead at the French Broad River Park, 508 Riverview Dr (map)	N/A
October 7, 2021	9/2/2021 Greenway Committee Minutes	YouTube Recording 10/7/2021
September 2, 2021	7/1/2021 Greenway Committee Minutes	YouTube Recording 9/2/2021
July 1, 2021	6/3/2021 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A
June 3, 2021	4/1/2021 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A
May 6, 2021	5/6/21 Greenway Committee Meeting Canceled Field Trip Held Instead	N/A
April 1, 2021	1/7/2021 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A
February 4, 2021	2/4/21 Greenway Committee Meeting Canceled Field Trip Held Instead	N/A
January 7, 2021	11/16/2020 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A
November 16, 2020	3/5/20 Greenway Committee Minutes	N/A

Review and Resource Documents

Contact Information

For information about the Active Transportation Committee please contact Lucy Crown at lcrown@ashevillenc.gov.