The Asheville Citizen Times
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Five of the eight Asheville City Council candidates talked transportation at a forum Feb. 8 .
The forum was hosted by nonprofit Asheville on Bikes, advocates for active transportation.
Three seats are open on City Council this cycle.
Incumbents Kim Roney and Sage Turner are running for reelection.
There was a push for reduced parking minimums, with higher requirements meaning bigger lots for incoming developments.
Frazier said he heard calls for more partnerships with the county, "true regional transit" Hess stressed infrastructure needs, including bikeability and multimodality along sections of the I-26 Connector project.
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