Curbside Recycling Goes Big in Charlottesville and Albemarle
It's amazing to look at how fast the recycling economy has moved in the past eighteen months. First, Albemarle County had no curbside recycling, while the City offered it as part of property taxes. Then, we had (and still have) at least one curbside recycling…
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…
WNRN Radio This Weekend – Nature, Play and Charlottesville Neighborhoods
I'll be in sidekick mode on WNRN this Sunday ... this is a paragraph written by Kate White, the "star" of this weekend's show. I'll be adding my input here and there, but I will primarily be discussing some of the neighborhoods in the Charlottesville…
Albemarle County Curbside Recycling – Time Disposal
No more separating recycling. No more driving to one of Albemarle County's recycling centers. Lamentably, no more using the private curbside recyclers. I have written about recycling in Albemarle and Charlottesville's urban ring several times over the years, and now one of the larger private…
Interview With Chris Schooley
Brant Meyer interviews Chris Schooley, former Development Manager of the Belvedere Development for Stonehaus.
Carnival of the Green # 152
I registered to host the Carnival of the Green early last year and it's surprising how quickly this day has come. Picking up where Design 21 left off last week and laying the path for next week's host, Natural Collection, I present to you the…
Albemarle County now has TWO Curbside Recycling Options
Competition is good. In January 2006 I wrote: Maybe if we were all more willing to pay for this service, it would be more freely offered … free market anyone? I know that I and many of my clients (and friends and neighbors) would love…
No Roaming – What a Shame
I've been trying to make the time to produce a verbose and eloquent narrative lamenting today's new societal norms with regards to kids' freedom to roam and the impact that our current growth trends have had. There are a few "New Urbanist" developments in the…