How Do you Feel about Paying for Each Mile you Drive?
Would you prefer to raise the gas tax or pay for each mile you drive? America's infrastructure is crumbling. Literally. How might we pay for it? Proposals for taxing vehicles' miles traveled have been around for a long time. A quick search on Richmond Sunlight…
Charlottesville and Albemarle Voter Guides – 2013
Thanks to Charlottesville Tomorrow for their extensive voters guides. Get educated before you vote beyond whether a candidate is a "D" or and "R".
Local Elections Matter – Charlottesville and Albemarle Edition
Local elections matter immensely - they're where our growth, land use, property taxes, police and more relevant policies are implemented. I'll be writing about the Albemarle, Charlottesville and Greene elections more as we get nearer to the elections, but for now, three of the most…
C-Ville and The Western Bypass
Graelyn Brashear's story in C-Ville on the Western Bypass is remarkable; its depth, range, imagery and clarity are outstanding. Take 30 minutes to read it. Also notable is C-Ville's presentation of the story; it's useful and makes a subject of this breadth easier to digest.…
Charlottesville – Albemarle Transportation in 2040
What do you think transportation in Charlottesville - Albemarle should/will be in 2040? The Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is proud to announce the launch the 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) website at www.tjpdc.org/lrtp. Tonight between 5pm and 7pm would be a good time…
Charlottesville’s 2013 Comprehensive Plan Adopted
Charlottesville Tomorrow reports that the City of Charlottesville has adopted their comprehensive plan. The most substantial revisions were made to the city's housing chapter. To help the city meet its goal of having 15 percent of housing units classified as “affordable” by 2025, an emphasis…
Tweeting Albemarle Community Advisory Council Meetings
I attended last night's Crozet Community Advisory Council meeting, tweeted as much as I could and just put together a Storify of the meeting. Albemarle has a few of these Advisory Councils: Crozet Community Advisory Council, Pantops Community Advisory Council, Places 29 (29 North), Village…
Biscuit Run Still Not Moving Forward
No one's surprised by this, are they? Charlottesville Tomorrow reports that two years after the sale of Biscuit Run to the Commonwealth "there is no approved master plan or funding to open the park." (more…)
Contested Albemarle County Elections – Good For Everybody
Local elections matter. There are six seats on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors; at least two will be contested this year. Every race should always be contested, so thanks to those who are volunteering to run for seat that pay $14,542 per year. Jack…
Retrofitting 250 West in Crozet?
The County of Albemarle (and City of Charlottesville for that matter) seem to have a "planning for traffic" plan in which they approve stuff and then, twenty years later, seem stunned that more houses and shopping brought more people and traffic, and then they (we)…