The French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization's Metropolitan Transportation Plan, Elevate 2050, will be kicking off the first phase of public input opportunities for the plan in August. The MTP is a federally-required transportation plan for urbanized areas with a population over 50,000 and helps to guide transportation decision-making and multimodal priorities for the region. The plan is scoped to include four phases of public input over the next year or so. The first phase is focused on developing a Vision & Goals for the region. The Vision & Goals that are developed will be used to help evaluate potential transportation projects for inclusion in the plan, and the French Broad River MPO wants to hear from you.

The three public meetings for the first phase of the plan include:

Where: Henderson County Public Library

301 N Washington Street - Hendersonville

Where: Mars Hill Town Hall

280 North Main Street - Mars Hill

Where: North Asheville Public Library

1030 Merrimon Avenue - Asheville

Additional details and opportunities to provide input on the MTP will be announced soon. 

If you are unable to attend the meetings but would like to provide feedback, surveys are available in both English and Spanish below:

English: PublicInput.com/t8121?lang=en

Spanish: PublicInput.com/t8121?lang=es

Additional information can also be found on the Elevate 2050 website: PublicInput.com/FBRMPO2050MTP

Source: French Broad River Metropolitan Planning Organization