Posts tagged Charlottesville
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From university town to density town: Charlottesville passes huge zoning reform
In December 2023, the Charlottesville City Council unanimously passed sweeping pro-housing reforms that abolished mandatory parking minimums, modernized the permitting process, legalized duplexes citywide, and more. Keep reading…
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How Virginia could cut homeowners’ taxes and revitalize downtowns at the same time
A recent bill to enable land value taxes in Virginia didn’t move forward, despite its ability to lower homeowners’ property taxes and encourage downtown development. Keep reading…
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There’s no place for hate in our communities
Our staff and volunteers at Greater Greater Washington are, like hopefully every one of you, shaken by the hateful people who descended on Charlottesville to preach white supremacy, Nazism, anti-Semitism, and more—most of all the man who allegedly intentionally drove a car into a crowd of counter-protesters, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer. Keep reading…
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Ten little cities near DC with awesome urbanism
Central cities are booming all over the US as Americans rediscover the benefits of walkable urbanism. But the boom isn’t confined to only big cities. Smaller cities are also enjoying a renaissance of their own. Here are ten little cities near DC with genuinely great urbanism. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Jim or Jack?
More new leadership for WMATA; Thumbs up to bikshare; Metro fares; Tree house trouble; How Virginia gets to work; Crystal City housing; Crime in 2016; A streetcar in NYC?; Fair pay for Uber; And…. Keep reading…
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Ten little cities near DC with awesome urbanism
Central cities are booming all over the US as Americans rediscover the benefits of walkable urbanism. But the boom isn’t confined to only big cities. Smaller cities are also enjoying a renaissance of their own. Here are ten little cities near DC with genuinely great urbanism. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Delayed gratification
7000 series delayed; Pick your poison; No way around bypass; Transit not good enough in northern DC?; Fact checking bold claims; Congress on Metro; Bike researchers found…; Next White House COS bike(d) to work; No more parking tickets?; And…. Keep reading…
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Invest in transportation to enhance places, not bypass them
Should the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) use its scarce transportation resources to bypass cities to relieve congestion? Or should VDOT invest in main street infrastructure that increases safety, preserves historic streetfronts, and grows local economies? Panelists at the the Virginia Conservation Network‘s 2012 Virginia Environmental… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transparency and residency in question
It’s Car-Free Day; Agency communications turn gray; Another pick disqualified; Diplomats flout parking laws; Bad bypass doubles in price; Solar Decathlon houses set up; Big bike sharing coming to Chicago; Wi-Fi coming to Amtrak Regional?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Provocative suggestions
Move the jail to Buzzard Point?; Allow bottled water on Metro?; 2 Councilmembers call for Thomas to resign; Charlottesville getting bad bypass; Driver killed cyclist in hit-and-run; Historic trolley station to be preserved; Explore interactive census data; And…. Keep reading…