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UVA Continuing to Grow – Adding Stability to Charlottesville’s Economy
One of the brightest spots in the Charlottesville area economy is the University of Virginia. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they provide stability and opportunity.
Charlottesville Tomorrow reports:
Noticeable at the Planning and Coordination Council meeting was the contrast between the scale and ambition of a university angling to become “the premier undergraduate experience of the Americas” and those of the county government, which has had to cut back construction plans due to ongoing revenue shortfalls.
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The university is primarily pursuing infill development within the current grounds, but is still aggressively expanding capacity. This is largely due to an agreement with the state government to increase undergraduate enrollment by 1,400 students by 2018, which is in addition to an increase of 271 outstanding from a previous plan.
While the University grows, the City and County continue to struggle. Continue reading
Charlottesville is a Great College Town
But we already knew Charlottesville is a cool college town, Southern Living. What we didn’t know is that we had a Belmont “quarter.” We do have an area of Charlottesville called “Belmont” . Here’s a bit of information about Belmont I wrote back in 2007.… Continue reading…
PSA – UVa Graduation is this Weekend, 20-22 May 2011
You’ve been warned. 
Be aware. Traffic will likely be challenging , restaurants will be slammed, hotels are likely booked … as a new class of graduates embarks on a new journey . You know what? If you’re in Charlottesville this weekend, ride a bike rather than drive . ( weather should be great ) ( photo courtesy of ) Continue reading
Will $1 Million Help Charlottesville-Albemarle-UVA Cooperate?
I’m thinking that they’ll get along just fine in the planning stages; actual implementation is where the system falls apart . Continue reading
UVA Match Day 2011 – Another New Beginning
Today is Match Day – the day when 4th year medical students find out (yes, I know, some of the more specialized programs match a bit earlier, and a fair amount of people have a good idea already where they’re going) where they’re going to spend the next several years for their medical Residencies.
…”Traditionally UVA Residents comprise a fairly significant portion of the Charlottesville and Albemarle real estate market – generally at least three bedrooms, two baths (usually) no more than 20 minutes to the UVA Medical Center … usually not too old as Medical Residents tend to be quite busy …” What’s a Resident generally looking for ? … It is my bold prediction that , not this year, but next year – 2012 – that it will be common practice for medical schools to live video stream their Match Day ceremonies.
… – UVA Match Day 2010 – Match Day at UVA 2009 – UVA Match Day 2008 – Match Day UVA 2007 Or, from a Twitter point of view : .bbpBox{background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/11003080/mywordle.jpg) #BDCA68;padding:20px;} Happy St. Continue reading
UVA is Growing. A Lot
More students are coming . What will the impacts be on Charlottesville and Albemarle? Will the University take plans to reduce the number of vehicles these 1500 students bring to the area? Continue reading
What are the Chances VMI Beats UVA?
30-70? If JMU can beat Virginia Tech , why can’t VMI beat UVA? Note to VMI Alumni: There’s a tailgate and you’re invited (but you might have to pre-register). If you’re interested in the Charlottesville VMI Alumni Chapter , please let me know (I’m the President) . Continue reading
UVA is Getting Bigger – And We All Get a Clue
The University of Virginia Foundation has been given the greenlight to expand its research park on Fontaine Avenue.
…To get a feel for where UVA’s growth is going, spend some time perusing their 2008 Grounds Plan . The best sentence in the Charlottesville Tomorrow story succinctly pinpoints why the Charlottesville-Albemarle region chooses not to build roads .
…The most recent rezoning does not answer conclusively the future of the proposed Sunset-Fontaine Connector but does offer clues to how parts of it might be funded.
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