Sanders addresses community feedback on fuel for public transportation
The city manager responds to a campaign to have Charlottesville Area Transit transition to a electric-battery fleet.
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Charlottesville City Council learns more about transit governance study
Charlottesville’s future zoning code anticipates a lot more residents living within city limits with little to no requirements from the city government about providing places to park. Albemarle County and other surrounding localities are also planning on more people. If everyone tries to get around via car, there could be congestion. To plan for alternatives…
City Council gets update on study on future fuels for CAT
Most of the vehicles used by Charlottesville Area Transit to carry passengers around the community currently use diesel, but a study is underway to come up with alternatives to how to transition the fleet to ones that emit fewer or no greenhouse gas emissions. At their meeting on July 17, 2023, Council learned from CAT…
Charlottesville selects New York firm to operate Albemarle’s microtransit program
A plan to hold a one-year pilot of on-demand transit service in two of Albemarle County’s development areas is one step closer to being implemented. Last week, the City of Charlottesville awarded a contract to River North Transit LLC of to operate the service on behalf of Charlottesville Area Transit. Specifically the firm will “provide…
More planning in the works for Charlottesville Area Transit
A major key to a future in which more people live here will be getting more people on area buses. There are no shortage of plans currently underway or from the recent past that aspire to do just that. Over two years ago, CAT had hired Kimley Horn and Nelson Nygaard group to create a…
UVA getting new parking and transportation director
Becca White will retire from the position of director of Parking and Transportation after serving for many years. “She leaves behind quite a legacy for our system of parking, transportation, transportation demand management, regional transportation collaboration, and just the enthusiasm that she would bring to everything that she did which will be hard to replace,” said Bill…
Council briefed on Albemarle microtransit program
Charlottesville Area Transit is continuing to plan for a one-year pilot to run microtransit operations in two sections of Albemarle County. Last August, the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation awarded a $1.552 million grant to CAT to provide the service. Firms had until April 26 to respond to a request for proposals to operate the…
Charlottesville moving forward to hire city attorney
Prospective Communications Director turns down job Charlottesville has been without an in-house City Attorney since Lisa Robertson abruptly resigned at the end of 2022. The city has contracted with two separate law firms to provide legal advice, but that could come to an end soon according to Interim City Manager Michael C. Rogers. “We will conclude the…
Council hears first reading of appropriation for Charlottesville Area Transit
When Charlottesville Area Transit provided information for the current fiscal year in the early 2022, officials sent over an estimate. On April 3, 2023, CAT Director Garland Williams appeared before Council for an appropriation to bring the budget closer to the actual numbers. “What you see before you is the operating side of the house…
Deadline extended for firms to apply to run microtransit for CAT on behalf of Albemarle County
Charlottesville Area Transit is seeking a firm to help them run a pilot on-demand program for Albemarle County and have extended the deadline for bids to April 26. That’s one of several items in an addendum put out today to the request for proposals for a company to provide the service. (read the addendum) The…