Last night, the Charlottesville City Council approved a second vehicular crossing of the Charlottesville Downtown Mall to be tested at 4th Street on a trial basis from May 2006 to May 2007. A second crossing proposal had been previously rejected by the City Planning Commission . The staff’s recommendations to City Council were as follows: […]
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Connecting our neighborhoods
Jim Bacon writes today in Bacon’s Rebellion about the advantages of connecting neighborhoods and he provides an interesting case study of his home in Richmond. Jim uses the term “pods” to describe “the form of retail strips, office parks and cul de sacs, as the as the basic organizing units of our physical environment.” Connecting […]
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VDOT Public Hearing on Jarmans Gap Road
On March 30, 2006, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) held a public hearing meeting to discuss proposed changes to Jarmans Gap Road in Crozet. The section of Jarmans Gap under review is about 1.5 miles long from Route 240 in Crozet to Route 684. Residents have until April 10, 2006 to submit comments on […]
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WINA invites Wheeler to discuss growth and development issues
Charlottesville Tomorrow executive director Brian Wheeler returned to the WINA studio on March 27, 2006 to discuss local growth and development issues for the radio program “Charlottesville Right Now.” Wheeler discussed with host Jay James specific topics including transportation and the MeadowCreek Parkway , population figures and the Crozet Master Plan , new ideas on […]
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City Council Candidate Forum #1
On March 28, 2006, the City of Charlottesville’s 10th & Page Neighborhood Association held the first candidate forum for the May 2nd City Council Elections . Complete election coverage can be found on Charlottesville Tomorrow’s Election Watch website . Listen to podcast: Download CityCouncilForum20060328.mp3 Read transcript: Download transcript as PDF 00:44 — Introduction by Gate […]
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VDOT Public Information Meeting on Georgetown Road
On March 28, 2006, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) held a public information meeting to discuss proposed changes to Georgetown Road in Albemarle County. Georgetown Road is about eight-tenths of a mile long and connects Barracks Road to Hydraulic Road. A resident (center) provides feedback to VDOT Project Manager Greg Krystyniak (left) Download […]
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A new Cville Tomorrow blog
Today Charlottesville Tomorrow has launched a second blog to keep track of the third-party news items we run across as we consume all the information we can find on land use, transportation, our water supply, community design issues, and local elections. Cville Tomorrow News Instead of maintaining the brief article summaries (from Daily Progress, TV, […]
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RWSA Board Meets: Dropping stream flows and rising odors top the agenda
On March 27, 2006, the Board of the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority (RWSA) held its monthly meeting. In his Executive Director’s report, Tom Frederick included updates on the below normal stream flow levels , a discussion of conservation and drought management issues, and news of an upcoming public meeting on the water supply pipeline […]
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Chamber Urges “Decisive Action” on Regional Water Supply
1/26/06 * Charlottesvile Regional Chamber of Commerce [ full story ] “The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce today announced its support for ‘decisive action in 2006 by our local, state and federal public officials in advancing necessary regional water resources supply and management options essential to our community’s future economic vitality.”
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Stream flows below normal
At today’s meeting of the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority Board, Executive Director Tom Frederick reported that while our reservoirs are full [ check levels here ], we are seeing abnormally dry conditions . Stream flows are well below normal for March (see diagram below). Without rain while the leaves are off the trees, our […]
