The Charlottesville City Council will be presented with a $160 million five-year capital improvement program (CIP) that anticipates spending $50 million … More
Category: Placemaking
Jackson P. Burley High School now listed on National Register of Historic Places
(this story was originally posted in the December 1, 2020 edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement) The high school established by … More
Design panel shows tentative support for mural for Starbucks on West Main
The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review has indicated at a preliminary review that it would support a mural on the side … More
Public housing projects move forward after Council talks on CRHA financial sustainability, CCDC property tax liability
On October 19, 2020, Charlottesville City Council signaled they would approve a performance agreement for direct city investment of $3 … More
Council to discuss future of $49 million West Main Streetscape
This article is the kind of in-depth article made possible through subscriptions and Patreon contributions. It was originally posted on … More
RealCrozetVA – Crozet Master Plan serves as test conversation for “missing middle” housing
All across the country, advocates of affordable housing have been combing through zoning codes to find ways to increase the … More
Council moves forward with application for Preston/Grady intersection
The Charlottesville City Council has agreed to proceed with a funding request to redevelop the intersection of Preston and Grady, … More
Toward 2050: Reformatting the commercial landscape on U.S. 29
On November 25, 2019, the School of Architecture held a panel discussion called Bridging the Gap: A Roundtable Discussion on … More
Architectural review board ponders its role under a form-based code
Albemarle planners are very clear that creating a form-based code for a portion of the county’s designated growth area is … More
Form-based code seen as a tool to build urban Albemarle
Originally written in summer 2019 Can you imagine a future where the current shopping centers along U.S. 29 in Albemarle … More
