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Staff seeks council guidance to nudge Asheville transit plan toward ridership; council asks for equity and cost data
Summary
Staff presented public engagement results for the city's transit network study and said council input leaned slightly toward a ridership‑focused design. Councilors asked for route‑level ridership and on‑time data, cost estimates for tradeoffs, and protections for public‑housing and low‑income neighborhoods.
City staff presented the second phase of the transit network study and sought council guidance on a values‑based tradeoff between a ridership‑focused network (higher frequency on fewer corridors) and a coverage approach (wider geographic access with lower frequency).
Jessica (transit staff) summarized public engagement and said the project received more than 900 survey responses and about 660 answers to the core ridership/coverage…
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