Midway Manor is an apartment building in downtown Charlottesville reserved for older residents with lower incomes. The property was acquired by Standard Properties in January 2022 and that company got permission in April that year to float bonds through the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority to finance renovations.
In late summer 2019, former City Manager Tarron Richardson agreed to re-route Charlottesville Area Transit’s trolley-style bus so it would pass by Midway Manor. Nearly six years later, the city has announced there will be a ribbon cutting for a new bus shelter to serve residents.
That will take place on July 29 from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
“This event highlights the City’s continued investment in public transportation and equitable mobility options for all residents,” reads an information release sent out today at 1:06 p.m.
In June, the trolley route had the third highest daily ridership according to CAT’s public dashboard with an average of 474 weekday boardings and alightings.
This particular shelter cost $80,000 and the funding comes from funding CAT receives from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation. This installation is not part of the bus shelter package that will be paid for through the use of $250,000 in contingency funds. Council authorized that funding in late June as part of an $8.9 million package.
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