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Department: Transit
Transit Fares and Passes
Information about fares for riding the bus, as well as ticket booklets, monthly passes, and annual passes.
Transit Maps and Schedules
Bus route information, maps and schedules.
Transit Service Alerts
Alerts such as route delays, closures, and out-of-service stops.
ART bus launches new real-time app for Asheville riders
Ready for a better tool to help you keep up with ART bus schedules? Here it comes, with the launch of the new Transit App available to Asheville transit riders. The new app offers real-time information on bus arrivals and can even help map your bus ride to get you where you want to [...]
City of Asheville offices closed for Labor Day, ART buses to run on holiday schedule
Asheville City government offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 3, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Though City offices will be closed including the Sanitation Office, trash and recycling will be collected as normal on Sept. 3. Anyone with a collection issue should call the Customer Service line at 828-251-1122. ART bus service The City [...]
City of Asheville to unveil ART Station renovation concepts, seeks rider input
The City of Asheville is laying groundwork for a renovation of the ART Station at 49 Coxe Ave. Renovations will start in early 2019, although the final start date has not been determined yet. Improvements will include: renovation of the waiting room, platform improvements and restroom upgrade and expansion, including multiple stalls and [...]
Newly adopted Asheville Transit Master Plan to result in more and better ART bus service
Last fall, the City of Asheville Transportation Department began working with the public to develop a new Transit Master Plan for the ART bus system. The Transit Master Plan serves as a guide on topics such as how and where ART will provide transit service. Further, it is designed to ensure safe, convenient and accessible [...]
City of Asheville to receive $17.7 million in MPO funding for greenways, electric buses and more
The following is a press release from the French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization (FBRMPO): Regional Planning Organization awards $25 million for Asheville area active transportation and transit projects The French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization (FBRMPO) recently authorized more than $25 million of funding for transportation projects in the French Broad River MPO region. The MPO selected projects that included sidewalk, [...]
City of Asheville is addressing ART bus repair, route delay issues
Over the past several weeks, some ART buses have experienced service interruptions on a number of routes, due to mechanical issues. The City of Asheville Transportation Department is aware of the inconvenience and want our riders to know that ART is working diligently to fix and prevent these delays in the future. In order to get [...]
Fourth of July: Change in Sanitation schedule, holiday bus service, plus information about downtown fireworks
Fireworks explode over the City of Asheville in this photo by Bill Rhodes. Sanitation schedule shifts, ART buses to run on holiday schedule Asheville City government offices will be closed Wednesday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Trash and recycling collection Asheville Sanitation will be closed July 4, as the local landfill and transfer stations will be closed. [...]
Residents invited to review Asheville’s Final Draft Transit Master Plan
The City of Asheville’s Final Draft Transit Master Plan is now available for review. The plan has been endorsed by the Transit Committee and Multimodal Transportation Commission, and will now be reviewed by the Planning and Economic Development Committee. It will go Asheville City Council on July 24. Before that, the City will hold a public meeting for a [...]