Sean Tubbs, Author at C-VILLE Weekly

Planning commission recommends approval of rezoning

The Albemarle County Planning Commission has recommended approval of a rezoning that would allow a mixed-use development with 600 homes on 62.5 acres of land close to the junction of U.S. 29 and Interstate 64. In September, members of the appointed body thought the plan was too vague with a proposed minimum of 100 units […]

Sean Tubbs | December 24, 2025

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City using AI-powered license plate readers to charge for garage parking

Those who use public parking garages in downtown Charlottesville experienced big changes December 16 when the city moved to a system where access is controlled by new software. “With the new system, residents and visitors will be able to enjoy an easy experience where their vehicle becomes their parking pass,” reads a press release sent […]

Sean Tubbs | December 17, 2025

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Amtrak adjusting Northeast Regional schedule to accommodate bridge construction

People accustomed to catching a morning train to Washington, D.C., and other points north will have to make some adjustments in the next few years as Amtrak makes service changes while a key construction project is underway. In December 2019, then-Gov. Ralph Northam announced an investment of $3.7 billion in rail infrastructure as an alternative […]

Sean Tubbs | December 12, 2025

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Lewis Mountain neighborhood property has new owner after development fell through

When Charlottesville City Council adopted a new set of building rules in December 2023, one intention was for developers to have an easier pathway to construct more homes on land that had previously been reserved for single-family residences. One developer who tried to go through the new development code found that not to be the […]

Sean Tubbs | December 10, 2025

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Global investment firm purchases The Standard, rebrands it as Yugo Crestline

Two transactions in Charlottesville this fall illustrate how student housing is a lucrative global business with healthy cash flow fueled by households that can afford to pay premium prices for places to live. In the past dozen years, three student-housing buildings—all valuable commodities for investors—have been constructed on West Main Street. Madison Loft LLC sold […]

Sean Tubbs | December 10, 2025

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Area economic development officials seek state recognition of Piedmont Virginia region

The Virginia Tourism Corporation currently divides the Commonwealth into 10 distinct regions, from the Southwest Heart of Appalachia to the Coastal Virginia Eastern Shore. “Tourism regions are established by and for the VTC solely to organize the tourism product in a defined geographic area and to present that information to the consumer through a variety […]

Sean Tubbs | December 3, 2025

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Albemarle County to display routes for Three Notched Trail at community meeting

Building new transportation projects can take many years as ideas make their way through competitive processes to decide what gets funded. One concept in Albemarle County is to create a shared-use pathway to follow along Three Notch’d Road, a route to the west first carved out of the landscape in the 18th century during the […]

Sean Tubbs | December 3, 2025

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Albemarle converting stormwater basin on Hillsdale Drive into a pocket park

For decades, Albemarle’s Comprehensive Plan has divided the county’s land into two parts: a rural area where public investment is discouraged and a growth area intended to be a place where people can live, work, and play. Yet Albemarle’s urban area lacks public open space with most of the county’s parks in the rural area […]

Sean Tubbs | November 26, 2025

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City holds off Fifeville street pattern changes after neighborhood outcry

The primary goal of Charlottesville’s new zoning code is to increase the number of places for people to live within city limits. Along with that comes initiatives to make adjustments to city streets that makes them safer for all who use them. After a woman was killed crossing Elliott Avenue at dusk in early October […]

Sean Tubbs | November 22, 2025

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Albemarle looks to extend Boulders Road as part of Rivanna Futures project

One of the biggest challenges facing a growing locality is how to pay for infrastructure needed to support a larger population. Most funding from the Commonwealth of Virginia depends on competitive processes that require detailed plans before applications can even be submitted. On November 19, the Albemarle Board of Supervisors had been expected to endorse […]

Sean Tubbs | November 19, 2025