Why watch the big builders?
If real estate is local, why should we watch what the big builders are doing? Take a look at some of the stocks for national builders. The only ones who currently have local presences are K Hovnavian who are building Four Seasons in Greene County…
Morning links 11-06-06
The power of reputation. Also, see this and this. Part 1 - it's the relationship, stupid A Kelo blowback on Tuesday? Just because it took me so long to re-find out how to set my mac's time to military (24-hour) time, this is the link…
Housing and Transportation costs
The Center for Housing Policy has released a fascinating report titled: A Heavy Load: The Combined Housing and Transportation Burdens of Working Families (PDF). It's 32 pages long, so I have not had time yet to fully digest it, but the premise is fairly commonsense:…
Is Albemarle County growing too fast?
Today's release of Albemarle County's citizen survey notes a few interesting facts: (Summary) (Full report - 142 pages!) We as a people have a lot of growing to do. I've said it before - we are going to grow. How we grow, where we grow,…
Thursday links 12 October 2006
Should municipalities provide wireless? As we become a higher-density society, this may become more and more of an attractive option. Tall buildings coming to the City of Charlottesville! Tall, at least, by our standards - 9 stories. Six great blog articles Is Albemarle County growing…
Albemarle County Development Survey
If you don't speak, no one will listen. As of today, about 300 surveys have been completed. The Albemarle County Development Review Survey has been out since 18 September. It is a survey designed to give the special Task Force and thereby the Board of…
Albemarle County Development Review
Everybody's talking about it - Albemarle County is seeking the public's feedback on the development process. One thing is true - the County does an excellent job of soliciting the public's input. Now, if only the public will speak. From a discussion at Cvillenews: I'm…
Clustering, phasing and more
Clustering and Phasing shelved (WINA) - link may not work, WINA's permalink structure is bothersome. Phasing and Clustering proposals fail to move forward (Cville Tomorrow) Ok. Efforts to address land-use fail, and the Board of Supervisors approves more developments within the growth area. Crozet Rezonings…
State oversight over local development?
Local government has failed, state-wide, from here to there. How will another layer of bureaucracy affect local growth and needed infrastructure improvements? Seriously. Listening to friends and clients, it is a rare (and usually misinformed) person who thinks that growth management has been responsibly implemented…
Growing in the growth areas
In spite of much of the angst surrounding BoS member David Slutzky, he seems to be the only one expressing the opinion that is lacking from the discussion (courtesy of the DP): Supervisor David Slutzky said he wonders whether master planning each growth area separately…