The University of Virginia has set new goals in its quest to reduce the number of single-occupancy vehicles used by employees in their daily commute. While removing cars from Grounds might have an environmental benefit, the effort is primarily designed to make way for more buildings. “If we can reduce the number of parking spaces […]
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City Planning Commission weighs in on public housing redevelopment plans
When the Charlottesville Planning Commission heard details of the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s (CRHA) master plan for their 376 units of public housing, their primary concern was how the effort would fit in with the goals of Charlottesville’s comprehensive plan. “These are some of the major opportunities we’re going to have for redevelopment [in […]
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”Hydraulic flyover” to be removed from VDOT corridor study
The last of three unexpected road proposals for the Charlottesville-Albemarle area included in the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) U.S. 29 corridor study will be dropped from the final report to be completed later this month. Charlottesville City Council asked at their meeting Monday that the proposal to connect U.S. 29 to the 250 Bypass […]
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Faulconer Construction submits final site plan for Ivy Business Park
Supervisor Sally Thomas (Samuel Miller District) announced in the Board of Supervisors meeting today that Faulconer Construction Company submitted their final site plan to Albemarle County late last week. Last December, Faulconer prevailed in their court case against Albemarle County appealing a unanimous decision by the Board of Supervisors which had rejected their site plan […]
