Charlottesville Tomorrow • Topic: Land use + planning

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Land use + planning

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Charlottesville Tomorrow was founded in 2005 and tasked with the job of following land use and planning issues that have huge impacts on local communities but often don’t get the coverage they deserve in the news sections of daily and weekly papers. Our work has helped raise the profile of these issues, and we remain committed to tracking decision-making on issues ranging from affordable housing to the design of parks and trails. It’s our reporters’ job to make complicated comprehensive planning language clear and sensible for our readers.

07.12.22 Land use + planning 6 MIN READ

In the Charlottesville area, the rich are getting richer, while the poor are getting pushed out

An increase in area median income will increase the number of people eligible for housing assistance — but not the amount of assistance available. More

Erin O'Hare

@erinaroo

eohare@cvilletomorrow.org
07.08.22 Climate change 6 MIN READ

A proposed solar farm in Albemarle could power more than half the county’s homes

“There aren't many projects of this size of this type that are able to move forward right now,” said Susan Kruse, executive director of Community Climate Collaborative. More

Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org
06.07.22 Land use + planning 14 MIN READ

When this Charlottesville shelter closes next year, its 100 elderly and seriously ill guests might have nowhere to go

“If it weren’t for Premier Circle, I’d be homeless,” said Sunshades, a shelter guest. More

Erin O'Hare

@erinaroo

eohare@cvilletomorrow.org
05.11.22 Land use + planning 8 MIN READ

The last Greyhound stop was on the curb but had a sign — now riders are confused by an unmarked stop in a train station lot

The bus service has no plans to move the stop or open a new terminal. More

Erin O'Hare

@erinaroo

eohare@cvilletomorrow.org
05.04.22 Land use + planning 6 MIN READ

You had questions about trees in Charlottesville. We got some answers.

Here are the answers to five of the most common questions we got about our reporting on the city’s declining tree canopy. More

Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org
04.29.22 Land use + planning 5 MIN READ

Community Bikes grows into its new space by adding more programs — and getting even more bikes to people who need them

But it’s not just about the bikes. They teach people to ride and help them map out safe biking routes. “There are times that we give bikes to people and we’re nervous that they’re not going to have a safe way to get to work," said Lauren Riegl. More

Erin O'Hare

@erinaroo

eohare@cvilletomorrow.org
04.26.22 Land use + planning 8 MIN READ

A new film about Vinegar Hill chronicles a Charlottesville neighborhood that thrived for a 100 years — before the city razed it

Filmmakers Lorenzo Dickerson and Jordy Yager say we need to understand the history of the destruction of the neighborhood better. “Raised/Razed” premieres Saturday at the Jefferson School and will air on public television in May. More

Erin O'Hare

@erinaroo

eohare@cvilletomorrow.org
04.11.22 Land use + planning 8 MIN READ

Many people are asking for Charlottesville transit to run more and go electric — but first, the city needs more bus drivers

Kyle Ervin at CAT sent this message by text: “All in all, we simply need MORE DRIVERS! We’ll take all the applicants we can get!” More

Erin O'Hare

@erinaroo

eohare@cvilletomorrow.org
04.06.22 Land use + planning 9 MIN READ

Charlottesville has invested $46.7 million on affordable housing since 2010 but, ‘Is that good?’

Deputy City Manager for Operations Sam Sanders asked City Council Monday to define what it considers affordable housing, measure how much is available, and track the effectiveness of the money it spends. More

Erin O'Hare

@erinaroo

eohare@cvilletomorrow.org
04.05.22 Land use + planning 7 MIN READ

Charlottesville’s tree cover has dropped about 15% since 2004 — but there are ways to bring it back

“I think the idea of having places to gather and green spaces with trees will be good for me and my neighbors,” said South First Street resident Estephany Kepchar. More

Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org
03.29.22 Public education 18 MIN READ

Exasperated community members ask: Why must Charlottesville choose between a new middle school and public housing?

“You can’t invest in housing without also investing in schools,” said Shymora Cooper. “The same kids that need housing are the same kids that are going to the schools that need the money.” More

Erin O'Hare

@erinaroo

eohare@cvilletomorrow.org
03.14.22 Climate change 10 MIN READ

Charlottesville's 10th & Page has fewer trees and higher temperatures than other residential neighborhoods — and it's not by accident

"What I think redlining and all of these nefarious urban planning decisions from the past show us is that decisions that we make can reverberate for a hundred years or more,” said Jeremy Hoffman, a researcher at the Science Museum of Virginia. More

Charlotte Rene Woods

@charlottewords

cwoods@cvilletomorrow.org