photography from the Chesapeake Bay watershed by Bill Emory
Wednesday, July 20, the City Council will interview candidates for the City’s “Planning Commission”.
I hope the Councilors will ask PC wannabees to:
Identify strategies to maximize the presence and value of the Rivanna River in the life of the City.
The city of Charlottesville has a 3.6 mile waterfront without a single path from the river’s edge to the water.
Imagine that.
A city that ignores its river cannot call itself great.
US district court for the western district of Virginia held session at Monticello today and naturalized a group of new US citizens.
There were a lot of Coca-Cola bottles and logos in evidence.
citizens attended to sing and celebrate
local and network tv on hand to document the crazy salad.
We walked to Monticello past the homeless camps of Albemarle County and the beautiful remains of Mr. Jefferson’s liriodendron tulipifera.
During WWII, before my father deployed, my parents moved all over the US. Today, my mom is changing address again, 2nd time in 7 months. She rangers on, I long for the stability of the homes she created.
I have envy. One of the dread Capital Vices, a.k.a. the seven deadly sins.
Traffic control envy.
Everyday I bike through the 2nd Street Northwood corridor of Charlottesville . This is a lovely neighborhood with many traffic calming measures, excellent pedestrian facilities and little cut-through traffic. This neighborhood is eminently walkable. From the sign above, It looks like they are fixing to get roundabouts? Good idea…
My envy, my argument on this subject is one of need and equity. Lets use geospatial technology to see where our City spends its capital improvement dollars and help direct the allocation of those funds. GPS analysis might help us combat the “two Charlottesvilles” problem. When we spend money to address quality of life, traffic and safety issues we should strive for even handedness. I think the CIP/GPS overview would produce revelatory results.
A year ago I posted a video of a street I walk every day, Franklin Street. Franklin has no sidewalk. 75% of Franklin’s motorists are short-cutting through residential neighborhoods (Belmont and Woolen Mills) to save time. This is an issue raised with the City over twenty years ago. Remedial action has been proposed in the next five years.
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At the foot of Monticello Mountain, at the SE entrance to CHO, Route 20 Exit, I-64.
