I boarded the Route 4 Asheville Transit bus at the Coxe Avenue station at 11 a.m. on a chilly Thursday morning. Snow was still on the ground and the wind was icy cold, but when I stepped onto the bus, I was immediately forced to open up several layers of winter insulation — it was […]

Buses … I know buses. I’ve ridden in deluxe, air-conditioned motor coaches up and down the East Coast — but hey, who hasn’t? I’ve also experienced the joys of bus travel in several Third World countries where even the hardiest travelers have been pushed to the brink of sanity by the kilnlike temperatures, noxious fumes […]

Do yourself a favor within the next week or two: Take a ride on the Asheville Transit System. It ranks among the area’s best bets in efficient, comfortable, alternative transportation. I splurged the other day and sampled one of the system’s longest, most expensive options. For a whopping $1, I racked my bike and boarded […]

[Ed. Note: Over the next few months Xpress will ride and report on every route in the Asheville Transit Authority bus system. Herewith, our first foray.] There’s a young man out in Haw Creek who actually walks to work. He gets up every morning before the buses start running and hikes past the mall and […]