[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/2017\/08\/22\/asheville-rides-transit-wikipedia\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/2017\/08\/22\/asheville-rides-transit-wikipedia\/","headline":"Asheville Rides Transit – Wikipedia","name":"Asheville Rides Transit – Wikipedia","description":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Asheville Rides Transit Headquarters 360 West Haywood Street, Asheville, North Carolina[1] Locale Asheville, North Carolina","datePublished":"2017-08-22","dateModified":"2017-08-22","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/author\/lordneo\/#Person","name":"lordneo","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/author\/lordneo\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c9645c498c9701c88b89b8537773dd7c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/wiki4\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/download.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/56\/Asheville_Redefines_Transit_logo.png\/220px-Asheville_Redefines_Transit_logo.png","url":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/56\/Asheville_Redefines_Transit_logo.png\/220px-Asheville_Redefines_Transit_logo.png","height":"83","width":"220"},"url":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/2017\/08\/22\/asheville-rides-transit-wikipedia\/","wordCount":1768,"articleBody":"From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAsheville Rides TransitHeadquarters360 West Haywood Street, Asheville, North Carolina[1]LocaleAsheville, North CarolinaService areaBuncombe County, North CarolinaService typeBus service, paratransitRoutes17[2]DestinationsStations49 Coxe Avenue, Asheville, North Carolina[4]Lounge1Fleet21[5]Daily ridership3,895\/day approx[6]Annual ridership1,421,693\/year approx[6]Fuel typeDiesel, Hybrid, ElectricOperatorRATP DevWebsiteridetheart.comAsheville Rides Transit (ART) is the municipally-owned operator of public transportation in Asheville, North Carolina. The agency provides service from 5:30\u00a0a.m. to 10:30\u00a0p.m. on Monday through Saturday; and from 8:30\u00a0a.m. to 6:30\u00a0p.m. on Sundays and Holidays. The standard fare is $1.[7]  The main and only station is located at 49 Coxe Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801.The management company for ART is RATP Dev.Table of ContentsRoute list[edit]Holidays[edit]Transit Master Plan[edit]Funding[edit]Paratransit Service[edit]Strive Not To Drive[edit]Bus Fleet[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Route list[edit]#Route NameMajor destinationsNNorthKlondyke, Montford, Downtown, MLK, Charlotte, Grove ParkN1North 1ART Station, Merrimon, UNCA, LakeshoreN2North 2ART Station, Merrimon, UNCA, BeaverdamN3North 3ART Station, Chamber, HillcrestS1South 1ART Station, Biltmore, Hospital, Biltmore Village, London, Shiloh, Caribou, Rock Hill, Sweeten CreekS2South 2ART Station, Biltmore, Hospital, Forest Hill, Kenilworth, Chunns Cove, Social SecurityS3South 3ART Station, Asheland, McDowell, Biltmore Village, Hendersonville Road, AirportS4South 4ART Station, S. French Broad, Depot, Livingston Heights, AB TechS5South 5Biltmore Avenue, Biltmore Village, Fairview Road Kohls\/Walmart, Wood AveS6South 6ART Station, McDowell, Biltmore Village, Hendersonville Road, Biltmore ParkE1East 1ART Station, Tunnel, Asheville Mall, South Tunnel, Wal-Mart, Swannanoa River, VAE2East 2ART Station, Asheville Mall, Haw Creek, TunnelW1West 1ART Station, Hilliard, Clingman, Haywood, PVA, Deaverview AreaW2West 2ART Station, Hilliard, Clingman, Haywood, PVA, Brevard, Biltmore Square MallW3West 3ART Station, Patton, GoodwillW4West 4ART Station, Patton, New Leicester, Land of SkyW5West 5Patton, North Louisiana, Emma170170ART Station, Tunnel Rd, Warren Wilson, Swannanoa, Black MountainSchedule and route changes were made in January 2015.[2]Holidays[edit]  ART has no service on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day.  Service is suspended after 6:30\u00a0p.m. on Christmas Eve, 2014.  Limited service is provided on New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day.[8]Transit Master Plan[edit]In 2009, the City of Asheville commissioned a plan for an overhaul of the transit system. The consulting team, HDR Engineering of the Carolinas (HDR), conducted rider surveys and held several public input events. The final report recommended many changes, including adding Sunday service on the most popular routes, removing Saturday service on some routes, and ending the practice of renumbering evening routes.[3]Route changes began to occur in conjunction with the annual “Strive Not to Drive” week, in late May 2012.[9]The plan also recommended purchasing a few new buses at a time so as to stagger the retirement dates of older buses.[3] In early 2011, several new hybrid buses entered the fleet as the first implementation of this recommendation.[10]As part of the plan, the name of ART was changed from Asheville Redefines Transit to Asheville Rides Transit.[11]Funding[edit]For FY 2012-2013, ART’s operating budget was $5 million.[12]  The entire Transit Fund revenue is derived from three primary sources: federal and state grant funding ($2.8 million), local tax support ($1.2 million), and passenger charges.[13]Paratransit Service[edit]Asheville contracts with Mountain Mobility to provide paratransit service.  This service is provided within 3\u20444 mile (1.2\u00a0km) of fixed ART routes and within the City of Asheville.  This service is mandated by the Americans with Disabilities Act.[14]Strive Not To Drive[edit]Strive Not To Drive is a week-long program in the City of Asheville that promotes multimodal transit and the environment. In 2014, it included such events as a Ride of Silence, a Leadership Ride and a reduced fare promotion.Bus Fleet[edit]ART operates a fleet of buses powered by diesel, hybrid diesel-electric, and fully electric buses made by Gillig and Proterra. In 2019, ART purchased five electric buses from Proterra, with the intention of purchasing more in the future.  In 2020, They purchased electric buses from Vicinity Motor Corp.References[edit]External links[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/2017\/08\/22\/asheville-rides-transit-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Asheville Rides Transit – Wikipedia"}}]}]