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October 19, 2026
  • VDOT holding open house for Avon Street “multimodal improvements”
  • Commercial properties on Emmet Street and Fontaine Avenue change hands and 85 other Charlottesville transactions from June 2026
  • TJPDC planners do not recommend trying again for federal funding to fully engineer Pantops pedestrian bridge
  • Public has chance to comment on projects intended to improve pedestrian safety on U.S. 29
  • Charlottesville PC gets first look at draft Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan
  • Charlottesville Parks and Rec director briefs Council on next ten years of capital requests
  • Amtrak “Pause for Progress” begins October 16
  • Albemarle PC to kick off public portion of county’s multimodal transportation plan

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  • VDOT holding open house for Avon Street “multimodal improvements”

    8 hours ago8 hours ago
  • Commercial properties on Emmet Street and Fontaine Avenue change hands and 85 other Charlottesville transactions from June 2026

    1 day ago1 day ago
  • TJPDC planners do not recommend trying again for federal funding to fully engineer Pantops pedestrian bridge

    2 days ago2 days ago
  • Public has chance to comment on projects intended to improve pedestrian safety on U.S. 29

    2 days ago2 days ago
  • Charlottesville PC gets first look at draft Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan

    3 days ago3 days ago
  • Charlottesville Parks and Rec director briefs Council on next ten years of capital requests

    3 days ago3 days ago
  • Amtrak “Pause for Progress” begins October 16

    3 days ago3 days ago
  • Albemarle PC to kick off public portion of county’s multimodal transportation plan

    3 days ago3 days ago
  • Charlottesville Area Community Area Foundation sets up website seeking funds for 2000 Holiday Drive

    3 days ago3 days ago
  • Local veggie burger company calls it quits

    3 days ago3 days ago
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Albemarle plans to build a pocket park off of Hillsdale Drive

Sean Tubbs11 months ago11 months ago03 mins

The Hillsdale site scored highest in an exercise to identify land suitable for such an amenity

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  • Budget - Charlottesville
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Charlottesville planning to launch public art program

Sean Tubbs12 months ago12 months ago08 mins

There will be a work session in 2026 to further discuss the idea

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  • Broadway
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  • Land Use - Albemarle
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Albemarle EDA briefed on Broadway Blueprint

Sean Tubbs2 years ago1 year ago08 mins

The second phase of the study covers an area of Albemarle County landlocked by the City of Charlottesville

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Federal government taking applications for Reconnecting Communities grant

Sean Tubbs2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

Albemarle County applied for this program in the past to try to repair the rift that U.S. 29 creates in the area planners refer to as Places29

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  • Budget - Charlottesville
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Charlottesville marks Parks and Recreation month with new director, proclamation, and public input meetings

Sean Tubbs2 years ago2 years ago07 mins

Public input sessions will be held this summer including a public hearing at City Council’s meeting on Monday, July 15.

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View south along U.S. Route 29 Business (Front Street) at the intersection with Main Street in Lovingston, Nelson County, Virginia
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Nelson County awarded $2.5 million for Lovingston improvements

Sean Tubbs2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

The $2.5 million project will be used to add sidewalk improvements to Front Street in Lovingston.

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Albemarle Supervisors: Broadway area should remain available for industrial use

Sean Tubbs2 years ago1 year ago014 mins

The Broadway area is a small portion of Albemarle County landlocked by the city of Charlottesville. The study is intended to help determine what infrastructure and programming could happen to turn it into a destination.

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Transportation group in support of federal grant to engineer Rivanna pedestrian bridge

Sean Tubbs3 years ago2 years ago06 mins

The work is intended to come up a more certain cost estimate for the link that would connect Woolen Mills and Pantops.

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  • Land Use - Charlottesville
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City Council approves Verve Charlottesville and 2117 Ivy Road 

Sean Tubbs3 years ago3 years ago19 mins

Shortly before they adopted a new zoning code, Council also approved rezonings under the old system for mixed-use buildings near…

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UVA Board of Visitors panel endorses new roadway and garage at Fontaine

Sean Tubbs3 years ago08 mins

There are many areas of this community competing to be the next big center, and one of them is the…

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