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Council briefed on proposed $54M transit contract with RATP Dev as members press for service, safety and term clarifications
Summary
Staff previewed authorization for a four‑year, $54 million contract with RATP Dev (with two two‑year options) to run Asheville transit; council members pressed staff on funding tradeoffs, on‑time performance targets (proposed 80%), crisis management staffing on platforms, and procurement constraints on shortening the contract term.
City staff previewed a proposed contract for city transit operations during the March 19 agenda briefing, describing a four‑year, approximately $54 million agreement with RATP Dev that includes two optional two‑year extensions. No formal action was taken at the briefing; the item is scheduled for full council consideration at the March 24 meeting.
Assistant City Manager Ben Woody said the proposed contract funds the current level of service and that any reduction in the contract amount "will likely impact the service level in our transit system," echoing Council Member Sage Turner’s question about what would happen if the council declined to fund roughly…
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