The Transportation Office started a new, temporary BARCS shuttle route on October 6 due to portions of Edgewood Road being closed for construction and improvements. After receiving feedback, we have re-evaluated the schedule and made some improvements. The revised temporary shuttle schedule (Updated Fall 2009 Shuttle Schedule) will start on Thursday, October 29, 2009. The revised schedule follows the same route as the one begun on October 6, but the times of stops differ.

The new shuttle route/schedule still makes stops at The Grove and Pinnacle Ridge apartments, but will not service Edgewood beyond Owen Hall due to road closures and detours. Residents of Mountain Trace and University Place Apartments should use the shuttle stop below Owen Hall (at Lot C) on Edgewood. Service from Grove Apartments to UNC Asheville will remain unchanged. We will still maintain service to the Pinnacle Ridge apartments via W.T. Weaver to Merrimon Avenue to Edgewood Knoll. The route from Pinnacle Ridge apartments will continue to exit along Durwood to Merrimon Avenue to W.T. Weaver and back to campus.

Please note these changes have been made to ensure shuttle service and reliability to UNC Asheville students, faculty, and staff. If you have any questions or concerns about this new route, please contact the UNC Asheville Transportation Office at 828-251-6691 or e-mail transportation@unca.edu. We appreciate your patience during this time.

BARCS, implemented in the Fall 2008 semester, operates from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m on weekdays and does not run during holidays or campus breaks. The shuttle provides service to most buildings and parking lots on campus. In addition, it makes stops at local apartments including: The Grove, Mountain Trace, Pinnacle Ridge, and University Place.

The shuttle is free for all faculty, staff, students, and official visitors to the UNC Asheville campus. The shuttle is not intended for use by the general public. Our current fleet of two vehicles ensures that every stop along the shuttle route is serviced approximately every 20 minutes.