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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.

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.

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.

View current members and board composition requirements here

Representation and Appointment Process. 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 willingness to participate actively in Commission efforts. 

Members shall represent various modes of transportation to include but not be limited to transit, greenways, automobiles, bikes, pedestrians, and/or micro-mobility.  Members shall possess expertise and interest in the sustainability and development of multimodal transportation and demonstrate a willingness to participate actively in Commission efforts.

The Commission will:

• Recommend policies for the development/integration of multimodal transportation planning and education to the City
• Assist with the development of a multimodal transportation system
• Assist the City with the implementation of best management practices for educating the public on the benefits of multimodal transportation
• Assist in the sustainability, development, and implementation of the multimodal transportation plan
• Assist in the prioritization of the Capital Improvement Plan as it relates to multimodal transportation projects

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Regularly Scheduled Meetings

MMTC Member’s contacts:  Jack Igelman (Chair), Kenneth Armstrong (Vice-Chair), Joseph Chesler, Leanna Joyner, Bill Loftis, 
 Elyse Marder, Cate B. Ryba, Jaik Smith, Randy Warren, Jared Wheatley, and Mike Zukoski.

Meetings will be held virtually on the 4th Wednesday of every month. More information will become available closer to the meeting dates.  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.**

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• Watch live through the Public Engagement Hub 
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NOTICE:  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 if they do not conform to the City Boards & Commissions’ Rules of Decorum.  Please visit our webpage Public Engagement Hub for information on how to submit public comments.

View current members and board composition requirements here

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Review and Resource Documents

2023 MMTC Annual Report

2022 MMTC Annual Report

2021 MMTC Annual Report

2020 MMTC Annual Report 

2019 MMTC Annual Report