More is better.
Cville Tomorrow notes the MPO's final report. There is so much happening politically in this region; it is nice we have monitors like Cville Tomorrow in place.
APF, Bird Flu
Tim Kaine's APF proposal. Jim Bacon says: Tim Kaine has gone astray. He's taken a populist, NIMBY-like position here. The problem in Virginia isn't "out of control" growth, and the solution isn't giving local governments the power to nix proposed developments that will generate negative…
Places29 planning continues
From yesterday's DP article by Jessica Kitchin - A look at old maps of the U.S. 29 corridor north of Charlottesville underscores the amount of development it has undergone in recent years. What was secluded in the 1980s has become a bustling assortment of stoplights,…
Reading today
I read a lot of news every day, more than may be healthy, it seems sometimes. Regardless, here are a few of what I was reading today. PROPONENTS OF limitless growth in Loudoun County keep inventing new ways to railroad their designs into law. (WashingtonPost)…
Urban transit and the monorail
I have long been an advocate of some form of efficient mass transit in our region. This discussion over at Slashdot sheds some light on why the monorail project in Seattle appears to be coming to a crashing halt. Is mass transit economically feasible? I'm…
Roundabouts and the Meadowcreek Parkway
The merits of roundabouts seem to be gaining traction in the Charlottesville area, thanks in part to efforts of groups such as the Free Enterprise Forum. Loudoun County shows once again that it is a constant example of what we should and should not do.…
Green Albemarle County?
I wish I could have gone to this. From a Daily Progress progress article this morning. Miles of greenway trails connecting parks, homes and schools. A streetcar system in Charlottesville, quickly moving people and reducing car traffic. A new emphasis on locally grown food, increasing…
October Forum Watch
The Free Enterprise Forum's October Newsletter has been released. As usual, there is a lot of pertinent information. Full text is below. (more…)
Local traffic is truly a regional issue
An interesting discussion at cvillenews.com yielded, in addition to a thoughtful and cogent debate, this link that gives direction as to where the Charlalbemarle traffic is coming from. Who knew that an estimated 99 people commute from DC to Cville? Continuing to focus on transportation/infrastructure/growth…
Albemarle Place
From today's C-Ville, written by John Borgmeyer - With the promise of 1.8 million square feet of new construction—including a hotel, restaurants, a cinema, retail outlets, a grocery store, a two-storey department store and up to 800 residential units—Albemarle Place would be the latest…