What follows is an email conversation with a friend last week; we’re all struggling with coming to terms with growth in the City of Charlottesville, County of Albemarle, and surrounding areas. Our community is going to grow….
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Density in Downtown Charlottesville – If Not Here, Where?
Proposed development off High Street in Downtown Charlottesville, image Courtesy Charlottesville Tomorrow Charlottesville Tomorrow's Sean Tubbs wrote last week about a developer seeking 104 units near the old Martha Jefferson - now the CFA/Hemoshear/etc building....
Gas Price Math: Charlottesville City vs Albemarle County
Gas prices and commute times/distances matter. Shorter commutes have been proven to be better both for happiness and budgets. For those of us who do this every day, gas prices are something we evaluate frequently,…
Does Charlottesville Hate Chains?
Does Charlottesville hate chains? I got that question the other day, and I’ve not been able to stop thinking about it. My working response: C’Ville dislikes chains lacking personality. The second part of my answer…
How Will Albemarle Grow?
Charlottesville Tomorrow reports that Albemarle’s Board of Supervisors are going to vote in September on whether to expand the growth area by 82 acres to the southwest of US 29 and 64. There is just too…
Two Thoughts on Downtown Charlottesville’s Now & Future
Two questions from this week’s C-Ville struck me as they highlight the sort of crossroads at which Charlottesville finds itself. First, in commenting on the closure of one of my all-time favorite Charlottesville restaurants, Eppie’s,…
Rural Albemarle Merging with Suburban and Urban
A reader inquires: What’s the future of Charlottesville, Albemarle and urban/suburban/rural Albemarle?