Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall reopened for business Sunday following a day in which most if not all businesses closed their doors due to safety issues associated with the Unite the Right rally and large counter-protest demonstrations. “It’s definitely been a sad vibe today but if you didn’t know any better looking out the window, you would […]
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Downtown stakeholders learn more about parking meters
With just over a month before parking meters are scheduled to become active in downtown Charlottesville, around two dozen people gathered in CitySpace Wednesday for an update on the pilot project to bring paid parking to downtown. City Council voted 4-1 in April 2016 to proceed with a six-month program to test a new parking […]
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Design panel denies backless benches for Downtown Mall
Charlottesville’s Board of Architectural Review has denied a request from the Parks & Recreation Department to replace existing wooden seats on the Downtown Mall with metal ones without backs. At issue is whether making the change would alter the intent of the 1970s-era design of famed landscape architect Lawrence Halprin. “I feel strongly modifications to […]
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Parking meters could come back to downtown Charlottesville this August
A six-month test of parking meters around Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall could begin as early as August. Officials believe that if the project is successful, it will improve the chances of finding a parking spot near the mall. “What we hope that it does is open up some of those spaces,” said Rick Siebert, hired last […]
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Valet parking now available on Water Street
Six months after Charlottesville’s City Council passed an ordinance allowing private valet parking companies to operate on public streets, a local company has begun parking cars from a kiosk on Water Street. Lenoir Enterprises, a company that built its business providing parking service for weddings and private events, has several weeks under its belt, primarily […]
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Police chief briefs downtown businesses on Downtown Mall coverage
Charlottesville Police Chief Al Thomas on Thursday acknowledged that there are “gaps” in the policing of the Downtown Mall but promised to work to find ways to better police the commercial corridor with existing officers. Thomas, who in May replaced Timothy J. Longo, told the Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville that he has broached the […]
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Proposed developments bring spaces downtown but might not alleviate parking crunch
Downtown business owners Tuesday night agreed that Charlottesville’s commercial and social hub is in desperate need of more parking spaces. At a meeting of the Downtown Business Association of Charlottesville’s parking committee, members said Charlottesville officials should quickly find space to build more public parking, regardless of the result of pending litigation between the city […]
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New ordinance paves way for valet parking in the city
The Charlottesville City Council has cleared the way for private valet parking companies to operate on public streets. The council recently passed an ordinance that will allow companies that apply for a permit to block off street parking in front of businesses to allow space for pickup and dropoff of vehicles. The ordinance came before […]
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City panel seeks more options for Downtown Mall seating
The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review wants the city’s Department of Parks & Recreation to re-consider a policy through which public chairs on the Downtown Mall are being replaced with backless metal benches. Landscape architect Lawrence Halprin’s original design for the mall called for 150 public seats with wooden backs that could be moved. “The […]
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Council wants more study before fixing Downtown Mall crossings
The Charlottesville City Council wants to make sure repairs to the Downtown Mall’s two vehicular crossings will work before paying more than $100,000 for the project. “We have a design that ostensibly looks like it’s going to be compatible with the mall, but it looks like the same design from 2008 that failed,” Councilor Kathy […]
