Construction is expected to begin in the spring.
Look forward to more geographical segmentation of CharlAlbemarle. 29 North, 29 Almost North and Charlottesville. Background, history and more .
Modeling Charlottesville in 3D
Who wants to help Charlottesville Tomorrow? Their ” goal is to model all of the urban areas of Charlottesville and Albemarle County in Google Earth .”
How Do you Get From Charlottesville to Airports without Using a Car?
Hawes Spencer at the HooK notes the benefits of inter-modal transportation, getting to the various airports in Virginia/Maryland/DC and allows a tiny dream – what if we didn’t have to drive everywhere … … Now I look at Charlottesville (CHO) first and then Richmond (RIC). 29 is a horror with seemingly a new stoplight every time I go to DC.
Planners call this inter-modal transportation, and it’s something that can allow people in small towns like Charlottesville to seamlessly make their way— typically via rail— to the better long-distance options found in bigger cities.
… We can’t do much about the reality in the US, but we could try to do something regionally that attempted to alleviate the need for a cars for everything .
Two Years in Belvedere in Charlottesville
Friends/clients note two years in the Belvedere neighborhood ; they provide a candid look at the good and the not-so-good of living in a green neighborhood in Charlottesville that was hit hard by the recession.
Twitter Week in Review
But. The recession is over, right? At least that's what the politicians say & want us to believe. http://bit.ly/9SpfWB # Huh. NAR has quite the resource on "what to look for" regarding meth labs: http://bit.ly/cvZ69C # @LivingBeaverton seriously? in reply to LivingBeaverton # Only way to eradicate cat smell from the house I just showed is to burn it down. I need a shower, change…
Friday Chart – Who’s Donating Political Money in Albemarle and Charlottesville?
A slightly different Friday Chart , as election season is heating up. 
One of the questions I get from buyers moving to the area is, “What are the politics like around here?” … As of yet, political leaning is not yet a protected class, so I start with this analogy – The City of Charlottesville and the County of Albemarle are sort of like estranged parents who keep it together just enough so that the kids (in this case, residents) survive. … Luckily, we can do that – Find out who is giving how much and to whom at VPAP . … (I wonder how much good could be done with $2.3 million ) Top political donors in Albemarle County .
Which is More Impactful on House Values – Sexual Offenders or Foreclosures?
Sexual offenders may devalue a house by up to 17% . But … And, thanks to the WSJ : On average, a foreclosure reduces the value of a house by 27%, says a new paper from an economist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and researchers at Harvard University.