NOTICE: The regular meetings of the Multimodal Transportation Commission will remain meeting as needed until June 30, 2027, unless noticed otherwise. This page will be updated as new information becomes available. Special meetings may occur if a board needs to meet regarding Helene-related or pressing matters.
Members of boards that are meeting on an as-needed basis have the following pathways to propose new tasks that have not been directed by City Council:
Ask their board’s representative on the Helene Recovery Boards to present the idea to their respective Recovery Board.
Communicate the idea to a Council Committee.
Communicate the idea to City Council.
Ask their board chair to present the idea to the department director who provides support to their board (e.g., Urban Forestry Master Plan, Arts & Culture Plan, Home Repair, Resilience Hubs, etc
The mission of the Multimodal Transportation Commission (MMTC) is to assist the City in furthering, advancing, and promoting a comprehensive and integrative transportation system that incorporates multimodal concepts, including but not limited to transit, micro-mobility, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, greenways, complete streets, and highways.
The Commission will:
Multimodal Transportation Commission Rules of Procedure
Multimodal Transportation Commission Establishing Ordinance
To find out more about the sub-committees associated with these concepts visit the Active Transportation Committee and Transit Committee pages. The Multimodal Transportation Commission created the Active Transportation Committee (ATC) on November 15, 2023; the ATC supersedes the former Greenway Committee and Bicycle/Pedestrian Task Force.
Multimodal Transportation Commission Documents (meeting materials, annual reports, annual work plans, governing documents, enabling statutes, resolutions, ordinances, etc.)
The Commission consists of nine voting members and three ex-officio non-voting members, all of whom shall be residents of the City of Asheville as follows: (1) Two voting members representing transit interests; (2) Two voting members representing greenway interests; (3) Two voting members representing bicycle/pedestrian interests; (4) Three at-large members; (5) One ex-officio non-voting member of the Planning & Zoning Commission; (6) One ex-officio non-voting member of the Sustainability Advisory Committee; and (7) One ex-officio non-voting member of the Neighborhood Advisory Committee.
All members shall be appointed by City Council with input from the Commission. Members shall represent various modes of transportation, to include, but not be limited to: transit, greenways, automobiles, bikes, pedestrians, etc. Members shall possess expertise and interest in the sustainability and development of multimodal transportation and demonstrate a willingness to participate actively in Commission efforts.
Members of the commission shall be appointed for three-year terms. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all members appointed by the Asheville City Council shall serve at the pleasure of Council, and may be removed at any time with or without cause. Members may serve up to two consecutive terms.
Council liaison is Maggie Ullman.
No upcoming meeting information found.
To view more upcoming Multimodal Transportation Commission events, visit the Events Calendar.
Public Access:
Public Comment:
The agenda commenting period will be closed at 5:00 p.m. the day before the meeting. All public comments will be sent to the committee prior to the meeting, but may not be read aloud. There are no live call-in comments for this meeting. Please submit public comments using the phone number or email address listed below.
For older Multimodal Transportation Commission materials, please visit the Multimodal Transportation Commission Documents folder. To watch older recordings, you may view them on the Engagement Hub.
YouTube Recording 9/25/24
The regularly scheduled Multimodal Transportation Commission meeting for Wednesday, August 28, 2024, has been canceled.
Instead an in-person work session meeting will be held at the Burton Street Community, located at 134 Burton St, to encourage community engagement.
YouTube Recording 8/28/24
YouTube Recording 7/24/24
June 26, 2024
YouTube Recording 6/26/24
May 22, 2024
YouTube Recording 5/22/24
April 24, 2024
YouTube Recording 4/24/24
March 27, 2024
This is an in-person meeting to be held at the Dr. Wesley Grant Sr Southside Center, located at 285 Livingston St, to encourage community engagement. There will not be a YouTube Meeting/Recording.
February 28, 2024
YouTube Recording 2/28/24
February 3, 2024, 2 of 2 Retreat Sessions
There will not be a YouTube Meeting/Recording
Code Purple in effect December 3-5
