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Asheville staff presents ridership-vs.-coverage choices in transit comprehensive operations analysis
Summary
City transportation staff and Jarrett Walker Associates presented two conceptual transit networks — one prioritizing ridership and one prioritizing coverage — and asked council to pick a position so a draft plan can be developed. Council members pressed staff on county coordination, data used and timeline for a decision.
Asheville transportation staff and consultants from Jarrett Walker Associates presented two conceptual designs for the city’s Comprehensive Operations Analysis (COA) on Oct. 9, asking the City Council to indicate whether the city should prioritize ridership (concentrated, frequent service) or coverage (wider geographic access with lower frequency). Ashley Hair, the city’s transportation director, introduced the update; Ricky, a Jarrett Walker consultant, described the tradeoffs in detail.
The consultants said both concepts use the city’s existing budget and vehicle resources but allocate them differently. The ridership concept concentrates buses on a few high‑demand corridors to produce frequent (15‑minute) service there, increasing the average resident’s access to jobs by roughly 10 percent. The coverage…
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