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RESOURCES

Staff  

Tristan Winkler
FBRMPO Director

Vicki Eastland
RPO Director

Regional Transportation Options

Blue Ridge Commuter Connections
Blue Ridge Commuter Connections is Western North Carolina's commuter assistance program, with ideas and resources to assist individuals looking for easier and different ways to commute to and from work.  The program has resources on bicycling, walking, transit options, carpooling and related programs and events.  It also has resources for employers interested in promoting transportation alternatives (e.g., employer and tax benefits, successful models, local resources).    

Safe Routes to Schools
Safe Routes to School (SRTS) is an approach that promotes walking and bicycling to school through infrastructure improvements, enforcement, tools, safety education, and incentives to encourage walking and bicycling to school. Nationally, 10%–14% of car trips during morning rush hour are for school travel. SRTS initiatives improve safety and levels of physical activity for students. SRTS programs can be implemented by a department of transportation, metropolitan planning organization, local government, school district, or even a school.

Strive Not to Drive
Strive Not to Drive is an annual event to encourage people to try using transportation alternatives other than driving a car for a day or a few days of the week.  The event occurs each year in May – this year’s dates are May13, 2024 – May, 19, 2024.  Organizers hope that the event will inspire people to use alternatives tried during the week, throughout the year.

Regional Transportation Planning

Land of Sky Regional Council undertakes transportation planning for a five-county region, including Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania Counties.  Local government members participate in transporation planning through their membership in Land-of-Sky Rural Planning Organization, French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization, and through involvement in other transportation planning projects.

fbrmpo logoFrench Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization 
The French Broad River MPO is a partnership between local and state government that makes decisions about transportation planning in urbanized areas and meets planning requirements established by federal authorizing legislation for transportation funding.  Local governments belonging to the MPO are Buncombe, Haywood and Henderson and Madison Counties, and Asheville, Biltmore Forest, Black Mountain, Canton, Clyde, Flat Rock, Fletcher, Hendersonville, Laurel Park, Maggie Valley, Mars Hill, Mills River, Montreat, Waynesville, Weaverville, and Woodfin.

Land of Sky Rural Planning Organizationrpo logo
The Land of Sky Rural Planning Organization (LOSRPO) is a voluntary organization of local governments working cooperatively with the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and local officials to enhance transportation planning opportunities for rural areas in our region. Local governments belonging to the RPO are Buncombe, Haywood Madison and Transylvania Counties, and the municipalities of Brevard, Hot Springs, Marshall, and Rosman.

brbp logoBlue Ridge Bike Plan
Blue Ridge Bike Plan is a regional bicycle planning study for a seven-county region including Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania.  The study was funded with a grant from NCDOT and is expected to be finished in June 2013.