Rio Road to get Busier
I wondered in late 2011 what Rio Road would look like in 2016. In a word: busier. And with this news of more apartments, I'll update my projection to "even busier" … here's hoping someone's thinking about planning to implement pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure. (more…)
Could Charlottesville Copy CitiBike?
Anyone remember the yellow bike program in Charlottesville? Maybe the City of Charlottesville was just really ahead of its time. I'm watching the CitiBike experiment in New York City and wondering if that could work in Charlottesville. I know this - it's usually faster to…
Contested Albemarle County Elections – Good For Everybody
Local elections matter. There are six seats on the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors; at least two will be contested this year. Every race should always be contested, so thanks to those who are volunteering to run for seat that pay $14,542 per year. Jack…
Retrofitting 250 West in Crozet?
The County of Albemarle (and City of Charlottesville for that matter) seem to have a "planning for traffic" plan in which they approve stuff and then, twenty years later, seem stunned that more houses and shopping brought more people and traffic, and then they (we)…
The Eastern Connector will be Studied. Again
There really ought to be a simple public display of how much money has been spent on transportation studies that result in nothing but recommendations for more studies. Sean Tubbs writes that the Metropolitan Planning Organization is planning to study the Eastern Connector again: Officials…
Crozet’s Getting a Hotel
Looks like Crozet will be getting a hotel … in Old Trail. If you're curious, check out the state of the "Major Site Plan Amendment" at Albemarle County's outstanding County View - Planning Application number is SDP201300011 This is an interesting development … Old Trail…
Charlottesville (City) Investing Less in Infrastructure
Graham Moomaw reports at the Daily Progress: As the city of Charlottesville bumps up against its debt limit, the amount of money officials are allocating for infrastructure needs has dropped sharply. According to a draft of next year's capital budget, officials plan to allocate just…
Walking the Crozet Trails
Did you know there's a movement within Crozet (with help/leadership/guidance from Albemarle County) building trails throughout Crozet? My little one and I walked a section of them on Saturday and were a bit amazed at how great the trails were and by how quickly we…
Friday Thought – What if Cities Were Designed for People, Not Cars?
Interesting thought from the Wired "Observation Deck" - Designing Cities for People, Not Cars. Where in Charlottesville could this be done? (I'm thinking that Stonefield was an opportunity.) (more…)
Extending the Western Bypass?
Not to be flippant, but if talking about extending the Western Bypass already isn't an clue that the current project is flawed, I don't know what is. Much of this discussion sounds like a game - "If we had infinite funds, what would we build"?…