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County seeks transit study funding; warns $800,000 in federal urban transit funds may be at risk
Summary
County staff requested $250,000 (80/20 federal-local match) for an MPO-led transit study to evaluate Mountain Mobility service expansions and coordination with the city's transit study; staff warned roughly $800,000 of urban (5307) funds is at risk of federal rescission and will return to the board in two weeks for action.
William High, introduced by the chair, told the board Buncombe County submitted an application to the French Broad River MPO for a county transit plan and budgeted $250,000 to begin next year, with an 80% federal/20% local match and $50,000 of local planning match already included in the county budget.
High said the study would review service outside the ART service area, evaluate expanded weekend service on the Inca Candler route and examine the implications of higher service levels that could trigger additional…
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