County leaders discuss joint transit system with UVA & City On February 8, 2006, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors held a second worksession on the development of the County’s 2007-2010 Strategic Plan [ agenda ]. This meeting focused on education and transportation issues. Staff is working to help the Board identify specific measurable transportation […]
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Albemarle Place: More than traffic under review
At this week’s meeting of the Albemarle County Architectural Review Board (ARB), there were a lot of questions about the next steps for Frank Cox’s Albemarle Place project. This was the second worksession held by the ARB to help the applicant refine their site plan before it is submitted for a formal review. Albemarle Place […]
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Albemarle Place Update
Last month, Charlottesville Tomorrow unveiled our Transportation Matrix , a comprehensive listing of the area’s major road and transit projects. However, one project you will not find on that list yet is a long-term plan for the intersection of Hydraulic Road and US 29 . It has been studied in the past and always comes […]
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Julian Taliaferro Announces for City Council
Now two City Democrats have declared their interest in two seats on the Charlottesville City Council. Former Charlottesville Fire Chief Julian Taliaferro announced today that he is a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the May 2, 2006 City Council Elections. City Democrats will have a mass meeting to nominate their candidates March 4th. Mr. […]
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Kaine’s plan and local government
Charlottesville Tomorrow’s focus is purely on local government and issues in the City and County. However, I do get lots of questions about Governor Kaine’s ideas on land use and transportation issues and his interest in having the General Assembly grant more authority to local governments. I thought today’s article in the Washington Post provided […]
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January 2006 MPO Policy Board Meeting
MPO accepts Transportation Funding Options Report, receives feedback on Biscuit Run/Fox Ridge development, and gets an update on Places29 master plan. The Policy Board of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) met on January 18th to discuss the transportation needs of the region. The MPO is the forum for cooperative transportation decision-making among Charlottesville, Albemarle, […]
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Resource for Local Transportation Projects
Charlottesville Tomorrow is pleased to offer a new resource on our website–A summary of local transportation projects and an interactive map so you can see the general location of each project. Since Charlottesville Tomorrow’s launch this past year, I had hoped to find one web site that made it easy for the public to find […]
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County Development Process Under Review
On January 11, 2006, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors held an afternoon worksession to review the entire community development process, the method by which such things as site plans, proffers, rezonings and special use permits are handled in Albemarle. In the Podcast available below (9MB audio download), you can listen to the staff report […]
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Meadowcreek Pkwy Interchange Meeting
The City of Charlottesville’s 250 Interchange Steering Committee held their second meeting yesterday. This committee is planning the interchange for Route 250, the Meadowcreek Parkway, and McIntire Road. Information on environmental impacts and the benefits of roundabout intersections was presented, as well as several new conceptual images for the design. The neighboring rescue squad and […]
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Downtown Mall Vehicular Crossing Rejected
Tonight the City Planning Commission voted 5-2 against the opening of a second vehicular crossing on the Downtown Mall indicating such a crossing would not be consistent with the comprehensive plan. In a follow-up motion that was approved unanimously, the Commission voted to send the following 4 recommendations to City Council: Brian Wheeler
