Asheville City Council members and staff are looking to clarify the city’s goal of building a trolley system, in light of a proposal to build a shuttle service.
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Asheville group seeks help launching “Where’s my bus?” GPS-tracking system
The perennial bus-rider’s question, “Where’s my bus?” might finally yield an easy answer if the Asheville Transit Commission gives the go-ahead to a group of citizens proposing a real-time GPS bus-tracking system that can be accessed via Internet-connected computers and smart-phones.
Edgy Mama: Bus-riding mama
A few months ago, Paul van Heden, marketing coordinator for Asheville’s transportation department, asked if I’d ride the bus for a day—an entire day—with my kids, to prove that a typical mom can accomplish her daily errands on Asheville’s public transit system. I enthusiastically accepted Paul’s challenge. Then I failed.
A Saturday-night shuttle, anyone?
For all the high-energy, well-attended shows at the recent POPAsheville festival, it’s fair to say that half the fun was getting to the music venues—or, rather, commuting between them. That’s because the festival enlisted the LaZoom bus-tour crew to provide transit: Attendees got a free ride (and in many cases, free rides) on the purple […]