If you want to know about growth issues in Charlottesville/Albemarle
Check out Charlottesville Tomorrow's 47-page study released this morning. KEY FINDINGS With respect to policy issues related to land use, infrastructure, taxation, transportation, and leadership, the survey results indicate: * There is strong public support for policies, like phasing or time based zoning, that would…
Putting Charlottesville traffic in perspective
This comment from a cvillenews commenter and the ensuing discussion lead me to think more about our traffic issues. Further, just because traffic may be worse in DC it doesn’t mean ours isn’t bad. I disagree. It’s not bad, period. Our versions of what ‘bad’…
Albemarle Place delayed at least a year
... I am told by a little birdie. More on Albemarle Place at Cvillenews, Cville Tomorrow and RealCentralVA
Do they know Whole Foods is moving?
Just curious, based on this newswire stating that Federal Realty has bought Shoppers World in Charlottesville, home of Whole Foods. But, isn't Whole Foods moving? I thought so.
Another Charlottesville-area green development
And the Wall Street Journal noticed. I have been trying to contact the folks at Bundoran Farm for weeks on behalf of a client, and coincidentally I get a call back on the same day that this article appears in the WSJ. In addition to…
Thursday links – 05-09-2007
As market cools, Builders face lawsuits and a rash of complaints Building a better bike lane, something ACCT has been working on locally for some time. More discussion at Bacon's Rebellion. Bribery to Work with the Builder’s Preferred Lender Ten things wrong with sprawl More…
Get your popcorn to watch the race!
The third candidate for Albemarle's Board of Supervisors is Tom Loach. As I can see it, the news cycle started with a letter to the editor of the Crozet Gazette. That morning Cville Tomorrow noted it. From there, RealCrozetVA wrote about it. Then Cvillenews. And…
Is this ASAP’s point of view?
In search of Albemarle's "optimal population," ASAP believes in part: There are limits to growth locally as well as globally. Smart growth is needed in the short term, but at some point bigger is not better. Through education, research, advocacy, and policy formulation, ASAP is…
Want to know more about Charlottesville Development?
Check out this (large) PowerPoint presentation from this morning's monthly Realtor meeting. There was a huge amount of information given - too much to digest at one time. Even more information can be found at the City's site, notably the Development pdf. I exported the…
UVA’s growth plans’ impact on Charlottesville real estate
Wow. Everybody knows that UVA changes our region, sometimes in small ways, sometimes much larger. The "trickle-down" effect is evident economically, educationally and socially, and I suspect that this is the case in other college towns. For starters, check out their Master Plan and their…