Charlottesville’s Food Trucks – They Do Exist!

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Who knew Charlottesville had so many food trucks? (this one doesn’t count)

I was inspired to look for Charlottesville’s food trucks in part by this query on Google+ –

Apparently SF, Boston, and Austin have thriving food truck scenes. These are also tech hubs too. Is there a relation?

Subsequently, we had quite the discussion on Google Plus. Turns out, Charlottesville (led by UVA) has more than a few food trucks. (I had no idea there is a TV show called “The Great Food Truck Race.“) And I’m sure there are several not listed below.

Charlottesville has a burgeoning (if not thriving) tech segment what with the University’s incubators, many, many startups and small tech firms and more. So why not a food truck scene?
Update 14 May 2013: C-Ville has a great rundown of the food trucks in Charlottesville.

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Podcast of Yesterday’s Show on WINA

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Listen to it here.

Links and such coming soon.

Here’s something to try – these are the stories I had open when I went into the studio – open a new browser window, and then click on this link; it’s to a bridge url created using the Tabulate! extension for Google Chrome.

We covered a lot of ground –

– The Western Bypass and its impact on the surrounding area and property value

– The segmentation of the area’s human settlement patterns

– Commuting patterns and our three great medical systems – UVA, Martha Jefferson and Augusta Medical Center

– Short sales and life decisions (humbly, I think I gave a good and thoughtful answer to this – choosing to do a short sale is about so much more than finances)

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Western Bypass – Same Plan, Twice as Expensive

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From Charlottesville Tomorrow:

An unofficial estimate for construction of the Western Bypass is more than double the amount members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board were told by Virginia Department of Transportation officials in July before they voted to resume funding of the 6.2 mile highway.

Internal documents released under the Freedom of Information act reveal that VDOT engineers calculated a cost estimate of $436 million in late June, several weeks before CTB members voted to allocate $197 million to the project.

1 – Great analysis at cvillenews.
2 – Without the fine folks at Charlottesville Tomorrow, we likely wouldn’t know about this boondoggle.
3 – Wouldn’t it be cool if we’d devote federal funds to building American infrastructure rather than prisons in other countries?

Here’s the problem in a nutshell with infrastructure planning and implementation in Charlottesville and Albemarle:

Our localities are brilliant at planning. And studying. And planning. By the time they finish studying and planning, the plan is outdated, not viable and more expensive. And it’s time for another plan.

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