The housing chapter of Albemarle’s new Comprehensive Plan states that the county needs 10,000 new homes by 2040 to keep up with anticipated population increases. The exact number that gets built will depend on elected officials approving rezonings following a public process that allows members of the public to weigh in. The Places29-North Community Advisory […]
The housing chapter of Albemarle’s new Comprehensive Plan states that the county needs 10,000 new homes by 2040 to keep up with anticipated population increases. The exact number that gets built will depend on elected officials approving rezonings following a public process that allows members of the public to weigh in. The Places29-North Community Advisory […]
Fast, cheap, and good,” the saying goes: “Pick two.” But a team from the University of Virginia School of Medicine has discovered a way to make vaccines that embrace all three. Their new process can develop powerful vaccines in weeks, while costing a dime a dose or less to manufacture. Lead researcher Dr. Steven Zeichner […]
Amid a nationwide reckoning with Trump-era immigration policy, the Virginia General Assembly is weighing a slate of legislation regulating immigration enforcement in the Commonwealth. Charlottesville representatives are among those championing the legislation, including Del. Katrina Callsen and Sen. Creigh Deeds. Both legislators cite ICE detentions in the Albemarle County Courthouse last April as the impetus. […]
Though Jim Ryan is no longer the president of the University of Virginia, planning work continues on three affordable housing projects called for under one of his community initiatives. In March 2020, Ryan announced that, over the next decade, UVA would build between 1,000 and 1,500 units to help increase its housing supply. After a […]
It’s a big week for money in Charlottesville, with City Council appropriating more than $1 million, and the school district’s draft budget totaling almost $130 million. At its February 2 meeting, City Council focused on funds in the current budget rather than FY27, making two major appropriations to Piedmont Housing Alliance initiatives. The largest allocation, […]
Four years after turning down millions in state funding to reconfigure one of Charlottesville’s most urban intersections, the city will try again with a version that would restrict the flow of traffic on three blocks of Water Street. “Converting Water Street to a one-way simplifies the signal timing at the West Main and Ridge [streets] […]
Since the University of Virginia held its first classes in 1825, West Main Street has served as an important thoroughfare between town and gown. The buildings and structures constructed along the major roadway between the two spaces since then reflect the changing economies as both Charlottesville and UVA grew. But in the absence of solid […]
In its efforts to increase and preserve Charlottesville’s affordable housing, City Council took a first look at several requests on January 20 before its scheduled approval votes on February 2. One request asks for a note guaranteeing $3.77 million for a partnership between the Piedmont Housing Alliance and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville to […]
With the Virginia legislature and governor teed up, City of Promise Executive Director Price Thomas says now is the time to take “big swings” in public education. Founded in 2010, the Charlottesville nonprofit aims to tackle generational poverty by improving education outcomes through social interventions. Charlottesville students spend more than four times as many hours […]
A recent map of federal contractors working with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement included one company from Charlottesville, drawing local attention on social media amid ICE’s brutal actions in Minneapolis and other American cities. On January 16, the news site Sludge mapped every U.S. company that has begun or expanded contracts with ICE since President […]