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 North Corridor Master Plan
With the Hollymead Town Center on the horizon, traffic is expected to increase significantly…. One of the statements in the report is that they want to plan for a successful transportation network, which should take up to 15 years. Ha. That is the most optimistic pie-in-the-sky wish I have heard in a long time.
CHS is #485 on Newsweek’s List
Writes James Weissman; Newsweek has a cover story on America’s Best High Schools. Using a strange metric, C’ville clocks in at #485. Some of the methodology is explained, but James is right; it is kind of a weird system.Interesting discussion over at Cvillenews.com.
More on the Hollymead Town Center
Here is a some more detailed info on the Hollymead Town Center. Thanks to a discussion at Cvillenews for the link.
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…
Property Assessments once a year?
WINA link Albemarle Supervisors renew talk of annual assessmentsThe Albemarle supervisors are still tossing around the idea of assessing property values once-each-year instead of every two years. … Chairman Dennis Rooker notes a yearly reassessment…
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.