Council commits additional funds to build more bike lanes In February, Neighborhood Development Services Director Jim Tolbert told Council that there are very few opportunities to create additional bike lanes in Charlottesville without removing on-street parking or widening roads. … Tolbert said he would be bringing a proposal to Council this summer that would address the possibility of removing on-street parking and widening roads to increase the network of bike lanes. … The current year’s capital budget set aside that amount for “bicycle infrastructure†and the money was used in part to develop special signals to allow cyclists to trigger traffic lights. … DOT Secretary Ray LaHood stood on top of a table to address the National Bicycle Summit last week, but he waited until a few days later to reveal on his blog a new federal approach in transportation priorities:
Posts Published by Jim Duncan
Building a Backyard Garden
More and more people (and my clients) are building gardens, more buyers in the Charlottesville area are wanting garden spots/areas when they’re looking for homes. … The garden : – $82 of lumber from Nature Neutral – 8 scoops of dirt at AM Fog in Afton – $75 design and planting schedule from C’Ville Foodscapes – My neighbor’s time, trailer, tiller and building knowledge. – A bit of an education and supplies from Fifth Season Gardening Co. on Preston Avenue (in the former Vespa dealership). – About 10 hours of work. … Inc. and try not to come to some of the same conclusions we have. – We want to teach our children about where their food comes from, give them knowledge and skill they won’t learn anywhere else. – We wanted it in our backyard; our neighborhood has an organic community garden, but it’s about 300 yards from our house. We want to integrate the garden into our lives. – I’m tired of feeling incompetent and impotent; I want to empower myself and my children. – I grew up with a huge garden and I remember how great the food tasted, weeding, pulling carrots out of the ground and beans off the plant and eating them right there.
Friday Chart – Million Dollar Charlottesville Homes
Looking at the first 77 Days of the past six years … Just in Albemarle County, these are the number of homes with asking prices over one million dollars that have gone under contract in the first 77 days: In Charlottesville and Albemarle County: All told, the “million dollar” plus category has been a relatively small segment of the Charlottesville area real estate market, and from a high-level view seems to be relatively stable. More analysis to come … See all Friday Charts
It’s Match Day at UVA (and Everywhere Else)
Traditionally UVA Resident 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 …
…http://ow.ly/1bFYF Thanks to Ken Mextorf with SunTrust Mortgage for the following post:* In response to various questions from potential buyer clients who were hoping to Match at the UVA Medical School, I asked Ken to write this for me. … For those looking to buy a new home, SunTrust mortgage Doctors Loan program provides; – Financing up to 100% of the sales price of a new home. – Loan amounts up to; – $417,000 for Residents and Interns – $1.5 million for licensed medical Physicians – Fixed and Adjustable rate mortgages – No mortgage insurance (PMI) – Special banking relationships and discounts If now is the right time for you to buy speak to your local SunTrust Mortgage specialist and learn more about the Doctors Loan program and how it can work for you. … It’s intended to answer questions, and Ken happens to have a great program that is useful for UVA Medical Residents and Doctors.
The Daily Show on Financial “Reform”
And how they do things that would get normal people fired. It’s ten minutes. I know, but it’s worth it.
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c
The Onion Speaks – About Real Estate Signs
I Wasn’t Going To Buy This House Until I Saw The Realtor’s Headshot On The Sign Have you seen our signs ? It’s about our clients and their houses, not us.
Maybe the City Should Just say No to the Meadowcreek Parkway
Meadowcreek Parkway Staging Area in Albemarle County, along Rio Road Rather than drag this out any further , maybe the City of Charlottesville should just end the discussion and say they’re not going to support/build/move forward with their part of the Parkway. Just stand up for what you believe in and say no. (and pay VDOT back) It’s only been 43 years since they started talking about it . … Related reading: – The most comprehensive source for Meadowcreek Parkway information – Charlottesville Tomorrow – What if the Meadowcreek Parkway didn’t exist? (travel patterns and settlement patterns have changed in the past 40 years) – Heck, I’ve been writing about it since 2005 . (ignore the Daily Progress dead link) – Meadowcreek Parkway study by the Free Enterprise Forum * Photo courtesy of