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Nathan Alderman

Culture Feature

‘Car-light’ families in C’ville are trading car trips for e-bike rides

A single car no longer sufficed. Kevin Driscoll, his wife, and their young daughter needed another way to get around. But instead of a second car, they chose a different set of wheels. “I debated a long time on getting an e-bike because it was kind of a big purchase,” says Driscoll, an associate professor at […]

Nathan Alderman | September 24, 2025

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How local agencies work to protect our long-term water supply 

The snow fell. The power failed. The plant flooded. The water stopped. For more than 115 hours across six calendar days last January, the City of Richmond lost clean drinking water. For much of that time, its taps ran dry. According to reporting from the Richmond Times-Dispatch, three inches of fallen snow and a resulting […]

Nathan Alderman | July 9, 2025

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City’s e-bike voucher program provides some extra pedal power

UVA doctoral candidate T.C.A. Achintya needed a better way to get around. A new program from the City of Charlottesville made it happen. “I had contemplated buying a regular bike, since I don’t own a car,” Achintya says. “But with how hilly C’ville can get, I never quite got around to it, since I could […]

Nathan Alderman | June 18, 2025

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