Dredge? Dig? Drig? Charlottesville and Albemarle Need a Water Plan
It looks like the City of Charlottesville has cobbled together a new water plan. Our community's penchant, proclivity and expertise towards developing plans and studies is unparalleled. Enacting said plans always presents the insurmountable challenge. I could make at least two arguments: 1 - The…
Can Crozet have Three Centers?
With the proposed pedestrian mall in downtown Crozet, the question is - Can Crozet support Three business/residential/mixed use centers? Crozet has become much more self-sufficient over the past five years - adding two gyms, another grocery store, two coffee shops, a bookstore ... but it's…
Albemarle Place Moving Forward
For real, this time. Construction is expected to begin in the spring. Look forward to more geographical segmentation of CharlAlbemarle. 29 North, 29 Almost North and Charlottesville. Background, history and more.
Baby Biscuit Run off Old Lynchburg?
A relatively small subdivision on one-acre lots near a forthcoming state park? Sounds like a marketable product.
Albemarle Place Progressing?
Albemarle Place is moving through the Planning Commission. Of course, it was "back on track" in 2008. It's going to be elegant. Update 24 June 2010: Listening to Coy Barefoot's podcast with Brian Wheeler, it seems that the 7-11 on Hydraulic Road and 29 has…
Places 29 – What’s the Future of Route 29 (North)?
Places 29, Albemarle County's plan for the 29 North Corridor is in its fifth year (at least) and public outreach meetings continue. Candidly, i suspect that this plan will continue to be yet another exercise is the County and county business leaders publicly demonstrating that…
Village of Rivanna Master Plan Approved
Now let's see how it gets implemented. The Village of Rivanna is located east of Charlottesville. You can see the image of the boundaries here. (more…)
Light Industrial and a Gas Station in Crozet?
There are a lot of important matters being discussed in Crozet right now, discussions that will impact the future of Crozet (and Albemarle County). The challenge in Crozet is one that cannot be well-defined in a simple blog post. The challenge is one of the…
What is Charlottesville and Albemarle’s Sustainable Population?
A very interesting conversation with Jack Marshall, president of Advocates for a Sustainable Population (ASAP). [no, not that ASAP] Listen to the discussion at Charlottesville Podcasting Network. One would think that with the money ASAP got from the Charlottesville and Albemarle governments they'd be able…
How Do You Suggest Albemarle Pay for Infrastructure?
Pantops wants sidewalks. But apparently Albemarle doesn't have money for much of anything right now. What are the solutions? Gas tax? Local tax district with guaranteed dedicated funding to infrastructure? We know that if we don't specify up front how taxpayers' money will be used,…