One of the biggest topics so far this year has been the increase in gun violence including several homicides. Now the area’s three governments are forming a new committee to come up with ideas to help. “Facilitated by UVA’s Equity Center and co-chaired by UVA and community representatives, the working group will include representation from…
The Cville Plans Together initiative has released the second set of rules for how Charlottesville’s new zoning code will work. Module 2 covers the development standards. “The standards set requirements for things like vehicle and pedestrian access, automobile and bicycle parking, planting standards, tree removal, transitional buffers and screening, signs, and lighting,” reads the executive…
There’s a lot of activity happening at the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority as new housing units come on line and as the entity prepares to continue purchasing new properties. To guide the efforts, the agency hired a firm to help draft a sustainability plan. (view the presentation) “It was a large process undertaking where we…
The City of Charlottesville this week is adding new technology to more than two dozen pedestrian signals to make it safer for those with visual impairments to cross the road. The city is installing an app called Polara that delivers this service, “With this new system, a person approaching an intersection can open the app…