UVA’s Construction Plans – Current and Near Future
I frequently tell my clients that at any given time, UVA has a couple hundred million dollars of construction underway. Turn out, I wasn't far off. Charlottesville Tomorrow reports: Pace Lochte, UVA's director of economic development, said that a “miniature intelligence community” is developing around…
NGIC and DIA – Who’s Moving Here?
Courtesy of the Free Enterprise Forum: Last Wednesday (11/4), the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors received a briefing titled “Survey of DIA Personnel Moving to Rivanna Station”. The survey, conducted by the Center For Regional Economic Competitiveness, a non-profit research organization affiliated with George Mason…
Walkability on 29 North – A Work in Progress?
Erika Howsare walks from Laurel Park behind the Hollymead Town Center to the Harris Teeter in said Town Center. From what is supposed to be a "walkable" area, she walks in drainage ditches and discovers sidewalks and stairways to nowhere. From C-Ville: I stepped onto…
Bing Maps Versus Google Maps in Charlottesville
The world is flat. I just got off the phone (although I have Skype, too) with a client overseas who had been questioning whether the railroad near the Belvedere development was abandoned. She answered her own question when she said, "I'm looking at it now,…
Zipcars in Charlottesville
You might have seen the occasional Zipcar in Charlottesville - usually they're from the DC Metropolitan area. But now it seems that Charlottesville has their own Zipcars - 6 of 'em in fact. It was good of UVA to have sorted out a deal with…
Proof There is a Market for Recycling in Charlottesville (and Albemarle)
You may remember a story a few months ago in which I discussed recycling options in Charlottesville and Albemarle. It used to be that there were no options, then there was one and now there are a few. Three years ago I ran a poll…
Charlottesville Real Estate – Twitter Week in Review
Why do I post weekly reviews of my Tweets? Simple. I want that content to ultimately live on my site, and the post also gives me a chance to review what I was discussing the previous week. First thought on Houselogic.com - It's trying to…
Where to Vote in Charlottesville and Albemarle
If you're wondering where to vote in Charlottesville or Albemarle (or anywhere in Virginia, really: Start here if you're looking for where to vote in Virginia. Charlottesville City polling places Albemarle County Polling places Google's Virginia Voting information. Me? I'll be watching the results live…
On Villages in Charlottesville and Albemarle
Charlottesville architect/developer Bill Atwood in Brandon Shulleeta's story in today's Daily Progress: Atwood said that in the retail world, “the longer you can get people to stay, the better the pay. In other words, if you have somebody who's actually going to stay and eat…
Isn’t That the Point of 29?
David Slutzky, from Charlottesville Tomorrow's story - Albemarle candidates discuss transportation, economic development, and water supply (bolding mine): Slutzky said he is concerned that VDOT wants to turn U.S. 29 into an “expressway” in order to make it easier for through traffic to travel through…