Gov. Warner’s transportation committee
From the Road to Ruin - Gov. Mark Warner yesterday announced the creation of a Commission on Transportation in Urbanized Areas which will, as the release says, "recommend strategies for better integrating planning and transit options in Virginia's urbanized areas." It's supposed to come up…
Central Virginia Wine futures look good.
One of the great things about Central VA is that we are fortunate to have a number of outstanding vineyards. If there were a local tour company that would cater to folks who want to visit several in a day, I think that this would…
Market snapshot
Looking at the market numbers since July of this year to date, the market shows clear signs of shifting towards a buyers' market. There are no indicators of a "bursting" of the market, but the market is telling us that the "froth" may be blowing…
More is better.
Cville Tomorrow notes the MPO's final report. There is so much happening politically in this region; it is nice we have monitors like Cville Tomorrow in place.
Growth, politics and the market (morning reading)
Tom McCrystal has a nice post. Conserve energy. The NYTimes causes a stir this morning with a report on the housing market. Why does their story get so much buzz and press? Greene faces its future with their Board of Supervisors elections. Greene also moved…
Bubble
Discussing the potential bubble yesterday with a client, we noted some of the parallels between the "irrational exuberance" of the tech bubble and the "froth" in today's housing market. 1) Local Salaries are not keeping pace with housing prices. 2) There is a limit on…
Charlottesville Tomorrow
Today saw the launch of a new non-partisan advocacy group for Charlottesville and Albemarle issues. Charlottesville Tomorrow takes the KISS principle and runs with it. If pictures say one thousand words, this organization has and will have a lot to say. The press conference held…
C-Ville’s interesting stories
C-Ville has a couple of interesting stories this week. Snippets - Rather than fight the Parkway on its merits, one resident seemingly chooses to fight with bureaucracy. We need this road. Badly Local road expert Peter Kleeman has been writing letters to the Federal Highway…
Rail to C’Ville?
Virginia Railway Express may be coming to C'Ville ... Charlottesville Podcasting Network has another outstanding and decidedly pertinent story - Charlottesville Citizens for Better Rail Alternatives ... held its first organizational meeting last week at the Downtown Visitors' Center, and consisted of a public presentation…