Housing Costs & and Affordability – Where Does Charlottesville Rank?
Gas/transportation prices and (Charlottesville) real estate - are they related? What do you think? (click image for full-size version) Thanks to Daniel for pointing this out. The Center for Neighborhood Technology has been working on a Housing + Transportation Affordability Index for at least five…
More Bike Lanes in Charlottesville?
Update 25 March 2010: Charlottesville Tomorrow has an interesting story today - Planners propose commuter bike trail from Rivanna Station military base to downtown Charlottesville. Area planners are developing plans for a commuter bike trail to connect the heart of Charlottesville with northern Albemarle County,…
Maybe the City Should Just say No to the Meadowcreek Parkway
Meadowcreek Parkway Staging Area in Albemarle County, along Rio Road Rather than drag this out any further, maybe the City of Charlottesville should just end the discussion and say they're not going to support/build/move forward with their part of the Parkway. Just stand up for…
Amtrak Line More Trafficked than Expected
The new Amtrak train between Lynchburg and Washington had twice as many passengers as expected during its first month of operation in October ... Charlottesville also had a strong increase in ridership. More than 8,500 people got on or off the two trains in Charlottesville…
Please Buy my Client’s Car – They Don’t Need it Anymore
I sold a house in the City of Charlottesville to some great clients last year. Now he's selling his car. Which is awesome, and very green. :) is living and working downtown, so no need for a second car - someone buy it! http://charlottesville.craigslist.org/cto/1501337437.html …
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…
CharlAlbemarle Transit Authority – What’s Next?
Thanks to Charlottesville Tomorrow's Sean Tubbs: The fate of a proposed Regional Transit Authority (RTA) could depend on who is selected in January to represent the City Council and the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors on two regional transportation bodies. Since a joint meeting in…
Friday is Walk to School Day in Crozet
Wake up a little bit earlier, grab your kids, stop by a coffee shop, and enjoy the morning on Friday!
New Charlottesville Train Service Late on Day One
At least we now have Amtrak service from Lynchburg to DC. From the Daily Progress: The new train was due to arrive at the station at 2:15 p.m., and it pulled in at roughly 2:24 p.m. Beginning in Lynchburg, the train officially starts its service…
More Roads in Charlottesville and Albemarle?
I'll believe it when I drive clients on either road. I'll bet $100, to be donated to the charity of your choice, if either of these roads gets built before 2020. Read the whole story at Charlottesville Tomorrow. My prediction? At least two more studies…