ALBEMARLE
Riding a Bike in Charlottesville – Mountain Biking and More
If you're curious about mountain biking in the Charlottesville area, road racing, and/or connecting with fellow bikers in the Charlottesville area, you will probably find this interview useful and interesting. "Take a childlike perspective" to exploring biking in Charlottesville. One of the concerns/questions I get…
CHARLOTTESVILLE
Woolen Mills – Streets are Made For Walking
These Streets are Made for Walkin' (not fire engines) . I talked about Woolen Mills a couple years ago in my Charlottesville Neighborhoods series: Topography: Gently rolling hills, sidewalks in many places Housing Prices: Unfortunately, there is no good way to search for homes for…
CHARLOTTESVILLE
Wednesday Thought – Connecting via Bike and Walking
Walkability. It's something that more and more of my clients are seeking. One of the very first features desired by clients with whom I just met was "walkability" - being able to walk to stuff - grocery stores, coffee shops, parks ... but there's another…
GENERAL REAL ESTATE
Walkability – More than a Fad
Or ... Walkscore gets some love. There's real demand, I tell ya. "We found that walkability had a statistically significant, positive impact on housing values in 13 of the 15 markets we examined, said Cortright. "For the typical metropolitan area, each additional point of Walk…
SIDEBLOG
Bus, Bike and Walk around Charlottesville
Want to get around Charlottesville on bus, bike or foot? There's an app for that. Find Public Transit Apps Near You on City-Go-Round.org Find apps in your city: The usual suspects, Google and Walkscore are there ... But ... Charlottesville City Transit Service and JAUNT…
ALBEMARLE
DP and Charlottesville Tomorrow begin Four-Part Series on Traffic and Growth
One of the primary reasons my clients move to the Charlottesville region* is because, relatively, our traffic is insignificant compared to what they are used to. But for how long? Part One started yesterday in the Daily Progress. The difficulty in balancing growth pressures and…
ALBEMARLE
Walkability on 29 North – A Work in Progress?
Erika Howsare walks from Laurel Park behind the Hollymead Town Center to the Harris Teeter in said Town Center. From what is supposed to be a "walkable" area, she walks in drainage ditches and discovers sidewalks and stairways to nowhere. From C-Ville: I stepped onto…
POLITICS
Friday is Walk to School Day in Crozet
Is this in effect at all of the schools in Charlottesville or Albemarle or just Crozet? Walk to School Day is this Friday, 18 September at Crozet Elementary ... luckily I live about a mile from school, so we'll be stopping at the Crozet Mudhouse…