Roundabouts and the Meadowcreek Parkway
The merits of roundabouts seem to be gaining traction in the Charlottesville area, thanks in part to efforts of groups such as the Free Enterprise Forum. Loudoun County shows once again that it is a constant example of what we should and should not do.…
Green Albemarle County?
I wish I could have gone to this. From a Daily Progress progress article this morning. Miles of greenway trails connecting parks, homes and schools. A streetcar system in Charlottesville, quickly moving people and reducing car traffic. A new emphasis on locally grown food, increasing…
October Forum Watch
The Free Enterprise Forum's October Newsletter has been released. As usual, there is a lot of pertinent information. Full text is below. (more…)
Local traffic is truly a regional issue
An interesting discussion at cvillenews.com yielded, in addition to a thoughtful and cogent debate, this link that gives direction as to where the Charlalbemarle traffic is coming from. Who knew that an estimated 99 people commute from DC to Cville? Continuing to focus on transportation/infrastructure/growth…
Free Enterprise Forum enters the Rich Collins fray
Today the Free Enterprise Forum released an Amicus Curie brief in support of private property rights. I wrote about this case here and here. The Amicus Curie brief fully supports the right to free speech but contends such a right does not supercede the right…
Albemarle Place
From today's C-Ville, written by John Borgmeyer - With the promise of 1.8 million square feet of new construction—including a hotel, restaurants, a cinema, retail outlets, a grocery store, a two-storey department store and up to 800 residential units—Albemarle Place would be the latest…
Albemarle County BOS elections
Local elections are one part of the political process where the results of the election process can be both seen and felt by the public. The Board of Supervisors make decisions that directly impact how Albemarle County citizens live on a day to day basis.…
Regional Transportation Poll
I am trying out a new feature - a poll to the right. Our transportation/infrastructure issues are not isolated to the City of C'Ville, Counties of Albemarle, Greene, Fluvanna, et. al. They are regional issues that need regional solutions and for these governments to gasp!…
Meadowcreek Parkway study
The Free Enterprise Forum has just released an exceptional study they commissioned by Draper Aden Associates. Neil Williamson, the director of the FEF, said “What our report shows is that an at grade intersection that's actually a roundabout would handle the traffic for at least…
Quote of the Day
Referencing Old Trail in Crozet - “No plan is perfect, but it's probably the best plan I've seen,” Supervisor Dennis S. Rooker said. When a citizen addressed the familiar concern that the Crozet area and the 250 Bypass will sprawl and become the next Route…