ALBEMARLE
Does Charlottesville Hate Chains?
Does Charlottesville hate chains? I got that question the other day, and I've not been able to stop thinking about it. My working response: C’Ville dislikes chains lacking personality. The second part of my answer is, "it depends." It depends on what kind of chain,…
ALBEMARLE
How Will Albemarle Grow?
Charlottesville Tomorrow reports that Albemarle’s Board of Supervisors are going to vote in September on whether to expand the growth area by 82 acres to the southwest of US 29 and 64. There is just too much meat in Sean Tubb’s article to accurately summarize here,…
ALBEMARLE
Two Thoughts on Downtown Charlottesville’s Now & Future
Two questions from this week’s C-Ville struck me as they highlight the sort of crossroads at which Charlottesville finds itself.First, in commenting on the closure of one of my all-time favorite Charlottesville restaurants, Eppie’s, which closed not from lack of business but from the owners…
ALBEMARLE
Rural Albemarle Merging with Suburban and Urban
What’s the future of Charlottesville, Albemarle and urban/suburban/rural Albemarle? A reader inquires: Jim I have been reading your posts for some time now. I thought I would reach out to you and ask your opinion on the development area plan in Pantops (Riverside Village/Hyland Ridge)…
ALBEMARLE
Albemarle and Charlottesville are Growing
Charlottesville Tomorrow reports that Albemarle and Charlottesville are growing. The center estimated Charlottesville had a populationat 47,783 as of July 1, 2014, up from 43,475 in 2010. Albemarle is estimated to have increased by 4.8 percent with a population of 103,707 as of July 1, 2014. “Estimates are…
ALBEMARLE
Is Charlottesville – Albemarle Infrastructure Ready for Population Boom?
If this map and data are anywhere close to accurate (thanks CityLab for pointing it out), there are going to be a lot more people living in the Charlottesville/Albemarle region in 20 years. What are the localities doing to prepare the infrastructure - roads, bike lanes, power…
ALBEMARLE
How Long Will you Drive to Get to the Charlottesville Wegmans?
A serious question: if you already live in the area, will you make a special trip to the store? If you live up 29 North will you go here? If you live in Crozet, will you go here? Wegmans is coming. I saw that all…
CHARLOTTESVILLE
Keeping Up With West Main – Another Hotel Coming
Just a few years ago, West Main Street was the way you got from UVA to Downtown Charlottesville. Now, it's Mid-Town. And it's booming. Sean Tubbs reports that yet another project - this time a high-end hotel - is being proposed for West Main Street.…
ALBEMARLE
More Houses Coming Near Mill Creek
I'd call this, generally, good density - in the urban ring, less than 10 minutes (east/south east) to the Downtown Mall, good access to schools and 64, close to stuff (including the coming Wegmans), and (hopefully) meeting the needs of the marketplace. If the end…
ALBEMARLE
Jobs and Albemarle County’s Comp Plan
Charlottesville (meaning: Charlottesville + Albemarle) is a great place to live, and a great place to retire as well. Neil Williamson poses a great question, highlighted by one of the better opening sentences I've read in some time: Rather than asking if they aspire to be Austin…