City of Asheville to offer free bus tickets to holiday parade
This is a limited time offer, while supplies last.
Department: Transit
Help reshape the future of transit in Asheville during community workshop, online survey
The City of Asheville invites everyone to participate in two community workshops as part of its recently announced Transit Master Plan update. A survey on Open City Hall Asheville is available for residents who can’t make it to the workshops. Future public engagement activities will include discussion group workshops with various stakeholder groups, meetings with [...]
City of Asheville announces expanded ART bus service beginning in 2018
Starting Jan. 1, 2018, Asheville Redefines Transit (ART) will offer expanded bus service hours on eight routes and will provide Sunday and Holiday service on all routes. ART operates 18 bus routes, providing service within Asheville city limits and to downtown Black Mountain. Currently, only half of these routes have Sunday and holiday service, but [...]
City of Asheville offices closed for Labor Day, ART buses to run on holiday schedule
Asheville City government offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 4, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Though City offices will be closed, Sanitation Services will run on schedule. Trash and recycling will be collected as normal on Sept. 4. ART bus service The City of Asheville ART service routes and facilities will operate on a reduced holiday [...]
City of Asheville asking for input on ART bus route evening hour expansions
Good news for ART bus riders: Sunday and holiday service will come to all routes in 2018 and the City of Asheville will add eight additional hours of evening service hours Monday-Saturday, distributed to multiple routes. In the 2017-18 budget adopted by Asheville City Council, additional funding was allocated for expanded ART bus service that will [...]
Asheville City offices to close for Fourth of July, plus Independence Day street closings details
Asheville City government offices will be closed Tuesday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Trash and recycling collection Asheville Sanitation will collect trash and recycling on July 4. This is a B week. Residents should have their trash and recycling bins out by 7 a.m. for collection. Bus service on a holiday schedule ART bus service routes [...]
City of Asheville offices closed for Memorial Day, ART buses to run on holiday schedule
Asheville City government offices will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. Though City offices will be closed, Sanitation Services will run on schedule. Trash and recycling will be collected as normal on May 29. ART bus service The City of Asheville ART service routes and facilities will operate on a reduced holiday [...]
Ride ART bus service for a quarter during Strive Not to Drive Week
The City of Asheville will promote Strive Not to Drive Week with reduced bus fares on ART buses all that week. Ride for only a quarter! Also paratransit service will be free May 12-18. And ART will observe Transit Rider Appreciation Day on May 16, with breakfast snacks at the ART Transit Station from 7 to [...]
City of Asheville offices to close Friday, April 14
City of Asheville government offices will be closed Friday, April 14, as part of spring break. City of Asheville Parks and Recreation Department recreation centers will be closed except for the Montford Recreation Center, which will be open for Spring Break Camp. The following recreation facilities will be open: City parks, the Riverside Cemetery, Asheville Golf [...]
Weather-related updates: transit delays, parking garages open
Updates as of Sunday, 8:35 am Due to icy conditions on roadways, ART transit service will be delayed for 1 hour on all Sunday Service Routes. Check the Services Alerts section on the website for updates. The City’s four parking garages in the Central Business District are open (gates are in the up position) from 8:00 [...]
After delay, ART bus service rolling, with some modifications
Due to icy roads, Asheville’s ART bus service has some changes to routes today. After a delay this morning, most bus routes are on a regular schedule, but some are not. Routes for S1, S2, S4 and S5 will not be operating today, for example. Please see the schedule below. ART Service for Monday, January 30, [...]
Asheville City offices to close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Asheville City government offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Garbage and recycling collection schedules will continue as normal over the holiday. City of Asheville Parks and Recreation Department recreation centers will be closed with the exception of the Montford Centers, which will be open for Fun Day Out [...]