Browsing Category Albemarle

More on local schools

WINA -Several local schools made the annual list of America’s top high schools.The latest issue of “Newsweek” Magazine ranks Charlottesville, Albemarle, and Western Albemarle High School on the list of the Top 1000 schools. Having a large number of students taking Advanced Placement tests will generally help a school’s cause.CHS appears in position #485. Albemarle High shows up as #769, and Western Albemarle appears as #886.

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29 Master Plan

Community Development (Planning)-Places 29 Master Plan ALBEMARLE COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLACES 29 MASTER PLAN Welcome to the website for Places 29, an exciting community planning project which will help shape the future of northern Albemarle…

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Walkability Expert Talks to Business Group about US-29

Charlottesville Podcasting Network » Walkability Expert Talks to Business Group about US-29: With that in mind, the North Charlottesville Business Council invited urban designer Dan Burden to speak at their April 26 luncheon. Burden is the director of Walkable Communities, a non-profit consulting firm that helps towns and cities throughout North America come up with ways to make their roadways more pedestrian friendly. CPN now presents the audio portion of Burden’s presentation in a somewhat edited form. Afterwards, we have his responses to specific questions about 29, and a quick chat with Harrison Rue, the director of the Thomas Jefferson Regional Planning Council.

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