Charlotttesville-Albemarle conflict continues
For those who are relocating to or unfamilar the area, the County of Albemarle surrounds the City of Charlottesville. (for a bit of background) The entities share a lot of things, due to to their symbiotic relationship, but conflicts no doubt arise. For a prime…
Transportation and land use
Might transportation reform be nigh? Heck, just visit Bacon's Rebellion - there are at least three articles there worth reading. Related reading. The bills are here. There is never going to be either a quick or an easy fix. Take note that there are an…
Gov. Kaine’s Transportation package
Bacon's Rebellion has a great summary. Notably: Subdivision streets. One proposal, bearing similarities to a bill introduced by the House of Delegates, would tighten criteria for accepting subdivision streets into the state highway system. Provisions would ensure that roads are well built and, where appropriate,…
Transportation in Virginia
If you live in or use the roads of Virginia and you're not paying attention to the potential remedies, or lack thereof, you need to be. To get you started: Republitarian Bacon's Rebellion (and here) Raising Kaine Charlottesville Tomorrow (and here) What would our area…
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,…
TDRs in Albemarle
Supervisor David Slutzy is thinking outside the box. And he wants to expand the growth-area box by 1%. It's too late for a full analysis, so read Charlottesville Tomorrow's excellent coverage and the Daily Progress' as well. I hate to admit this, but this (paraphrased)…
A few transportation bills
Regarding the current special transportation session and wondering how these part-time legislators are able to wade their way through this labyrinthian morass, I am picking and choosing a few bills of interest: SB 5016: Failed regarding the NoVa regional transportation tax the grantors tax is…
Monday reading 09-25-2006
It's far too easy to get a real estate license. This, from an Arizona point of view. Change the numbers a wee bit and the state to "Virginia" and I will just go ahead and say "ditto." Ryan Homes pulls out of Old Trail. I…
Friday links 09-21-2006
Who knew? Americans are short-sighted and tend to spend what they have. What will replace the gas tax? Smart Transporation Investments Virginia Roads: the Fast and the Furious - the upcoming Virginia Special Transportation Session brings the rumors, conjecture and speculation out of the woodwork.…