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<div>''See also: [[City Council]], [[List of members of Charlottesville City Council from 1928 to present]], [[List of Charlottesville City Council sessions]]'', [[City Government]]<br />
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'''Charlottesville City Council (2002-2004)''' two-year term ran from [[July 1]], [[2002]] to [[June 30]], [[2004]]. The Council was composed of five members elected at-large for four-year terms. At the first regular meeting of the term after the [[2002 election]], the president of the council (mayor) and the vice-president (vice-mayor) were chosen by the Council. <br />
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File:2004-Kevin Lynch.JPG|[[Kevin Lynch]] (D); Member from July 1, 2000 to December 31, 2007<br />
File:2008-MauriceCox.JPG|Maurice Cox (D), Member from July 1, 1996 to June 30, 2004<br />
File:2007-Meredith Richards.JPG|[[Meredith Richards]] (D), Member from July 1, 1996 to June 30, 2004<br />
File:2006-Blake Caravati.JPG|[[ Blake Caravati]] (D); Member from July 1, 1998 to June 30, 2006<br />
File:Schilling-Rob1.jpg|[[ Rob Schilling]] (R); Member from July 1, 2002 to June 30, 2006<br />
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<div>'''Thomas Johnson Michie''' (September 13, 1867-March 6, 1938) was a founder of the [[Michie Publishing Company]] with two of his brothers. He served as official reporter for the Supreme Court of Virginia for twenty years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2757211|title=}}</ref><br />
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BIRTH<br />
13 Sep 1867<br />
Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia, USA<br />
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DEATH<br />
6 Mar 1938 (aged 70)<br />
Charlottesville, Charlottesville City, Virginia, USA<br />
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Riverview Cemetery<br />
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Emily Hewson Michie 1865–1935 (m. 1895)<br />
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Thomas Johnson Michie 1896–1973<br />
Addinell Hewson Michie 1897–1957<br />
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Thomas Johnson Michie 1796-1873<br />
This eminent jurist studied law in the office of his uncle,<br />
Chapman Johnson. He was the father of five sons, four of whom<br />
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Henry Bowyer Michie 1839–1895<br />
Virginia Bedinger Michie 1842–1919<br />
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Harry Michie 1868–1869<br />
George Rust Bedinger Michie 1870–1938<br />
Armistead Rust Michie (1897-1910)<br />
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A treatise on the law of homicide (1914)<br />
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<div>'''Charlottesville Union Station''' is located on [[West Main Street]] between the [[University of Virginia]] and the [[Downtown Mall]]. It is served by three passenger [[Amtrak]] routes: the Cardinal, the Crescent, and the Northeast Regional. Since the closure of the [[C&O railway|C&O]] station along Water Street in the 1980s,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.piedmontsub.com/Cville.shtml|title=Piedmont Subdivision of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway: Charlottesville|last=|first=|publishdate=|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2022-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/VA-01-CH20|title=C&O Railway Station|last=Richard Guy Wilson et al.|first=|publishdate=|publisher=Society of Architectural Historians|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2022-12-29}}</ref> it has served as the only passenger train station in Charlottesville. <br />
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[[Image:AMTRAK.jpg|left|250px]]{{clear}}Currently the Cardinal line, which runs three days per week between Chicago and New York, and the Crescent line, which runs daily between New Orleans and New York, stop in the station. The Northeast Regional services makes daily northbound and southbound stops between Lynchburg and Washington D.C. A second daily Northeast Regional began operating in July 2022. <ref name="cce">{{cite-CCE|title=May 4, 2021: Charlottesville Council begins process to remove Confederate statues; Virginia Passenger Rail Authority gets update on rail plans|url=https://communityengagement.substack.com/p/may-4-2021-charlottesville-council|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|location=Charlottesville, Virginia |publishdate=May 4, 2021|accessdate=May 11, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://roanoke.com/news/local/roanoke-amtrak-expansion-rolling-significant-ridership-increase-predicted/article_4e13e576-0148-11ed-bb95-0739df065604.html|title=Roanoke Amtrak expansion rolling: Significant ridership increase predicted|last=Jeff Sturgeon|first=|publishdate=July 11, 2022|publisher=Roanoke Times|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2022-12-29}}</ref><br />
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The proposed east-west [[Commonwealth Corridor]] service would stop at the station along the C&O tracks used by the Crescent, then transfer to the Norfolk Southern tracks to continue southbound to Lynchburg.<br />
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== History ==<br />
The original Union Station was constructed in 1885 to service the [[Charlottesville and Rapidan Railroad]], the [[Virginia Midland Railway]], and the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]]. Renovations in 1915 added a baggage handling facility.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://railfanguides.us/va/charlottesville/index.htm|title=Todd's Railfan Guide to Charlottesville|last=Denver Todd|first=|publishdate=|publisher=Railfan Guides of the U.S.|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2022-12-29}}</ref><br />
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=== Union Station Partners era ===<br />
On [[July 6]], [[1993]], City Council authorized an application for $1 million in federal funds under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act to facilitate renovation of the station, parking, and commercial & residential development, in partnership with [[Union Station Partners]].<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=July 6, 1993|accessdate=2022-12-29|id=45661}}</ref> At the time, the project was hoped to be completed in two years with no city funding, with the developer paying the required 20% local match. A public hearing was held on [[July 19]], [[1993]].<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=July 19, 1993|accessdate=2022-12-29|id=45663}}</ref> [[Sam Freilich]], a general partner of Union Station Partners, said the project would have a parking structure, landscaping, and bikeways, and construction was expected to begin in spring of [[1994]]. [[Kurt Wassenaar]], another general partner and then-chair of the [[Board of Architectural Review]] said the station would include a restaurant, newsstand, and flower shop, while the street level on [[West Main Street]] would include retail & residential space as well as a clock tower.<br />
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On [[January 6]], [[1997]], Council held a public hearing and unanimously approved the Union Station site as the location for a proposed transportation plaza with new parking, a police substation, a home base for [[Charlottesville Police Department|CPD]]'s Mounted Patrol, and a new transfer station for [[CTS]] and [[UTS]] buses, for which the city had received a $1.5 million state & federal grant.<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=January 6, 1997|accessdate=2022-12-29|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/DocView.aspx?id=46068}}</ref><br />
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The ISTEA grant applied for in 1993 was approved for $762,000 and allocated to the developer at the [[October 6]], [[1997]] City Council meeting, along with aerial, utility, and other easements.<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=October 6, 1997|accessdate=2022-12-29|id=619260}}</ref><br />
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As of [[February 16]], [[1999]], the station renovation had occurred with the ISTEA grant, a Virginia Rails and Trails grant of $170,000 had been obtained to improve the platform for Amtrak, an additional $160,000 grant was being pursued for further platform improvements, and a TEA 21 grant application was submitted for a pedestrian link.<ref name=":1">{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=February 16, 1999|accessdate=2022-12-29|id=69851}}</ref> These improvements consituted Phase IA of the station plan. Phase II was to include a parking structure, transfer station, police substation, and retail space. At that time, proposals for architectural services for the parking structure and transfer station had been issued, and negotiations were underway with one firm.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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On [[March 15]], [[1999]], [[City Council]] and Union Station Partners LLC entered into an agreement for a potential multimodal facility at this location.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|title=March 15, 1999 Charlottesville City Council meetings|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/69855/Page1.aspx|author=|work=Minutes|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=January 31, 2021}}</ref><br />
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As of [[November 15]], [[1999]], the [[Commonwealth Transportation Board]] was reviewing the bids for the Union Station project, which came in over the estimate.<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=November 15, 1999|accessdate=2022-12-29|id=69884}}</ref><br />
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On [[March 5]], [[2001]], amid a state budget impasse, Council wrote a letter urging the General Assembly to preserve aid to localities. During the discussion, city manager [[Gary O'Connell]] noted that funds for the Union Station project could be frozen.<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=March 5, 2001|accessdate=2022-12-29|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/98370/Page1.aspx}}</ref><br />
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At the [[September 18]], [[2001]] Planning Commission meeting, NDS director [[Jim Tolbert]] informed the Planning Commission that the $3.5 million in funding for a transfer facility was being moved to the east end of the Downtown Mall because the Union Station project had fallen through. That project became the [[Downtown Transit Center]].<ref>{{Minutes-cityplanning|newid=|when=September 18, 2001|accessdate=2022-12-29|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=794798&dbid=0}}</ref><br />
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A termination notice was sent by the city to Union Station Partners in 2002, and the partnership formally ended on [[February 1]], [[2021]] with the reconveyance of Lot 1 (TMP 300002A00) from the city to USP.<ref>{{cite web|title=Union Station Partnership<br />
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During the [[Zoning#2016|West Main rezoning]] process in 2015-16, USP requested that the property be zoned in the less restrictive West Main West zone. The consultants' original proposal placed the portion of the site north of West Main Street and west of Cream Street in WMW and the eastern portion in WME.<ref name=":2">{{Minutes-cityplanning|newid=|when=February 9, 2016|accessdate=2022-12-29|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=795182&dbid=0}}</ref> On [[May 18]], [[2015]], Council directed the Planning Commission to consider the parcels for inclusion in the proposed West Main East district.<ref name=":2" /> On [[March 21]], [[2016]], Councilors Szakos and Galvin expressed concern about the potential height under WMW zoning, and the property was ultimately rezoned to WME.<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=March 21, 2016|accessdate=2022-12-29|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=732441&dbid=0}}</ref><br />
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=== Rail Expansion ===<br />
The state of Virginia approved a three-year $17 million pilot program to create a rail line between Lynchburg and Washington D.C.<ref>{{Cite-progress|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208043856/https://dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/passenger_rail_picks_up_speed/32475/|title=Passenger rail picks up speed|author=Rachana Dixit|publishdate=December 7, 2008|accessdate=2022-12-29}}</ref> This daily route would stop in Charlottesville each morning and evening. The service began on October 1, 2009, with trains leaving Lynchburg at 7:43 a.m.<ref>{{cite web|title=Schedule for new daily train service unlikely to change|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/6753-amtrak_schedule/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=August 28, 2009|accessdate=September 15, 2009}}</ref><br />
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In July [[2011]], Amtrak began providing a bus service from Roanoke as a one-year pilot project to determine if there would be a market to extend service in the future.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roanoke's bus connector to Lynchburg draws a crowd|url=http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/jul/19/roanokes-bus-connector-lynchburg-draws-crowd-ar-1182545/|author=Ray Reed|work=|publisher=Lynchburg News & Advance|location=|publishdate=July 19, 2011|accessdate=July 19, 2011}}</ref><br />
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The train was extended to Roanoke beginning in 2017. It is one of the most profitable in the Amtrak network. {{fact}}<br />
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A second daily Northeast Regional in each direction began service on [[July 11]], [[2022]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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A gravel parking lot was a source of tension with the station's neighbors. On windy days, dust blew everywhere, upsetting people like [[Peter Castiglione]], the owner of [[Maya]]. He threatened legal action against the lot owner [[Gabe Silverman]], but Silverman and his partners hired a contractor to pave the lot in 2011. <ref>{{cite-cville|title=Paving imminent for dusty West Main lot|url=http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=141404064435450&ShowArticle_ID=12682102113754852|author=Chiara Canzi|pageno=|printno=|printdate=February 22, 2011|publishdate=|February 22, 2011|accessdate=February 23, 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Upgrades==<br />
As part of the creation of a state-wide rail plan, the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation is studying future needs for the station including bringing it up to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and potential transit-oriented development. <ref name="cce" /> A 2021 effort by DRPT in conjunction with [[TJPDC]] and Charlottesville to produce a station study created a draft in March 2021, but was paused recognizing the need for further study. TJDPC applied for a $711,000 federal RAISE grant to complete a Charlottesville regional multimodal transportation station master plan in 2020 and 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://campo.tjpdc.org/wp-content/uploads/04E-RESOLUTION-for-RAISE-Grant.pdf|title=Resolution Supporting TJPDCs Raise Grantapplication To Fund A Charlottesville Regional Multimodal Transportation Station Master Plan|publishdate=June 3, 2021|publisher=Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission|accessdate=2024-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite-CCE|url=https://communityengagement.substack.com/p/june-14-2021-planning-to-upgrade|title=Planning to upgrade Charlottesville's Union Station|author=Sean Tubbs|publishdate=June 14, 2021|accessdate=2024-01-18}}</ref> but the grant applications were unsuccessful.<br />
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In its FY22-27 Asset Line Plan, Amtrak budgeted $348,000 in FY21 and FY22 for an ADA compliance program plan as well as $320,000 for a Passenger Information Display System, in addition to $2,790,000 in FY23 for construction of ADA upgrades.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/businessplanning/Amtrak-Stations-ALP-Appendix-FY22-27.pdf#page=19|title=Stations Appendices {{!}} Amtrak's FY 2022-2027 Service and Asset Line Plans|publishdate=April 5, 2022|publisher=Amtrak|accessdate=2024-01-18}}</ref> <br />
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As of January 2024, Amtrak has completed 90% design for ADA upgrades to the station and platform. Work is scheduled to be put out for bid between March and July 2024, then to begin between May and September 2024.<ref>Correspondence between Rory Stolzenberg and Amtrak. January 18, 2024.</ref><gallery><br />
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*[http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Station/Station_Page&code=CVS AMTRAK Charlottesville Station website]<br />
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Source: UVA's Office of the Architect http://www.officearchitect.virginia.edu/pdfs/currentabcmap.pdf<br />
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== Licensing ==<br />
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<div>The {{PAGENAME}} is a document that sets high-level policy direction for the [[City of Charlottesville]].<br />
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The most recent updated was adopted by Council on [[November 15]], [[2021]]. Its creation was part of the [[Cville Plans Together]] initiative. <br />
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==Background==<br />
Virginia law requires that all cities and counties have a comprehensive plan to direct planning activities. Charlottesville adopted a new version of its comprehensive plan in 2001, 2007 and in 2013, as required by law. <br />
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== 2021 plan ==<br />
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Work toward adoption of the 2021 plan dates back to early 2017. <br />
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===2017-2018 update process===<br />
The Charlottesville Planning Commission began its review of the plan at a work session in January 2017. <ref>{{cite web|title=Charlottesville Planning Commission turns attention to Comprehensive Plan|url=https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/charlottesville-comprehensive-plan/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=January 12, 2017|accessdate=January 30, 2020}}</ref> Planning continued that February at a work session. <ref>{{cite web|title=Commissioners finalizing strategy for Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan update|url=https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/commissioners-finalizing-strategy-for-cville/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=February 28, 2017|accessdate=January 30, 2020}}</ref><br />
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The commission held a series of workshops in the summer of 2018 to get public input. <ref>{{cite web|title=Charlottesville’s growth at center of planning workshop|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/27152-comprehensive-plan-workshop/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=May 8, 2017|accessdate=November 27, 2017}}</ref> In all, three phases of community engagement were conducted. ([[:File:2018 Comprehensive Plan Community Engagement Summary.pdf|Summary booklet]])<br />
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In August 2018, Council extended the deadline to complete a draft until the end of the year. <ref>{{cite web|title=City looks to have comprehensive plan draft completed by end of the year|url=http://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2018/08/city-looks-to-have-comprehensive-plan-draft-completed-by-end-of-the-year|author=Geremia De Maro|work=News Article|publisher=Cavalier Daily|location=|publishdate=August 28, 2018|accessdate=August 3, 2018}}</ref><br />
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===2019-2021 update process===<br />
Charlottesville City Council put the process on hold in late December 2018. They sought to hire another consultant to work with the project. A request for proposal was issued in June 2019, and [[Rhodeside & Harwell]] was hired at a cost of $926,000. <ref name="fbc" /><ref name="rfp"/>{{cite web|title=Request for Proposals <br />
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The delay in adopting a plan concerned many in the middle of [[2019]]. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Developers say Comprehensive Plan woes impacting plans|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/developers-say-comprehensive-plan-woes-impacting-plans/article_d5a2ee15-9e5a-5311-899a-e83774f9ab43.html|author=Nolan Stout|pageno=|printdate=July 10, 2019|publishdate=July 10, 2019|accessdate=July 14, 2019}}</ref><br />
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The firm [[Rhodeside & Harwell]] has been hired for $926,000 to complete the plan and update the city's zoning. <ref name="fbc">{{cite-progress|title=City planners defer form-based code proposal|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/city-planners-defer-form-based-code-proposal/article_dd4efe02-53bc-5ed5-b6b4-72857682bea6.html|author=Nolan Stout|pageno=|printdate=November 13, 2019|publishdate=November 12, 2019|accessdate=November 14, 2019}}</ref><br />
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====Meetings====<br />
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* [[January 29]], [[2020]] &ndash; Initial meeting of the steering committee<br />
* [[April 7]], [[2020]] &ndash; First Zoom teleconference ([https://cvillepedia.org/images/2020_April_07_-_Steering_Committe_-2_Packet.pdf Agenda])<br />
* [[February 26]], [[2020]] &ndash; [[Charlottesville Planning Commission]] work session <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Commission cautions consultants on troubles with last Comprehensive Plan update|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/commission-cautions-consultants-on-troubles-with-last-comprehensive-plan-update/article_0dd5cc52-12d3-5434-bcdc-e233546b0c82.html|author=Nolan Stout|pageno=A1|printdate=February 28, 2020|publishdate=February 28, 2020|accessdate=March 1, 2020}}</ref><br />
* [[August 11]], [[2020]] &ndash; Planning Commission briefed on the status <ref>{{cite-CCE|title=Week Ahead for August 10, 2020|https://communityengagement.substack.com/p/week-ahead-for-august-10-2020|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|location=Charlottesville, Virginia |publishdate=August 10, 2020|accessdate=September 18, 2020}}</ref><br />
* [[October 13]], [[2020]] &ndash; Planning Commission work session<br />
* [[November 10]], [[2020]] – Joint work session<br />
* [[December 8]], [[2020]] &ndash; Planning Commission work session<br />
* [[February 9]], [[2021]] &ndash; Planning Commission work session<br />
* [[February 23]], [[2021]] &ndash; Planning Commission work session<br />
* [[October 12]], [[2021]] – Joint Public Hearing, Planning Commission unanimously recommends approval<br />
* [[November 15]], [[2021]] – Council adopts the 2021 Comprehensive Plan<br />
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====Background from the RFP====<br />
"BACKGROUND: The Housing Advisory Committee (HAC) and Planning Commission of the City of Charlottesville developed the following background statement for this project:<br />
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The City of Charlottesville, Virginia (“City”) is the only incorporated city within the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and is composed of the City of Charlottesville and the Counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Greene, Nelson and Fluvanna. The main campus of University of Virginia is within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Charlottesville, as is the University of Virginia Hospital; however, in recent years the University has been expanding further into areas within the City and also into surrounding Albemarle County.<br />
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The City has a Downtown business district, with City and County courthouses situated to the north of its “Main Street”. This Main Street is improved as a brick-paved pedestrian mall (“Downtown Mall”) lined by a mixture of retail, commercial and entertainment uses (including numerous restaurants), anchored by City Hall and a privately operated amphitheater anchoring on its east end, and a major hotel at its west end. From 2008 to the present, the City has seen previously unprecedented development in areas proximate to the Downtown business district, and along the thoroughfare known as West Main Street (leading from the Downtown Mall westerly to the main campus of the University of Virginia).<br />
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Limited staff capacity within Neighborhood Development Services (NDS) to manage an effort of this depth, complexity, and intensity has led the HAC and Planning Commission to recommend seeking outside resources to ensure a brisk pace and a high-quality, thorough finished product.<br />
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In Charlottesville’s history, the failure of institutions and city government to be accountable to low-wealth communities, particularly communities of color, has taken many forms: violent suppression, structural oppression, neglect, half-hearted or insincere attempts that serve to manufacture consent, and well-meaning attempts that end up failing due to their assumptions, framework, and processes favoring those in power and resulting in lopsided and inaccurate information, community inaction, or community harm.<br />
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Housing is at the root of historical structural inequity and oppression in the United States, and it came to be this way deliberately. As we build a strategy to achieve a local housing landscape that is healthy, ample, high quality, and affordable, we must be equally deliberate in dismantling the dynamics and the structures that perpetuate continued inequity—structures that often go unnoticed by those of us who benefit from them or don’t directly experience their harm.<br />
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To that end, rather than relying on the existing power structure to set the narrative and define the discussion, the community engagement strategy must leverage community relationships and expertise to genuinely engage our community. This methodology is vital to the project’s success and to the quality and legitimacy of the final Comprehensive Plan Update/Housing Strategy/Zoning Ordinance Rewrite.<br />
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In the same vein, the Comprehensive Plan Update/Housing Strategy/Zoning Ordinance Rewrite must be consistent and supportive of these aims, reflecting the values of the community and commitment to equity and inclusion, recognizing the troubling history of segregation, racial covenants, urban renewal and exclusionary zoning, but also celebrating the diversity, history, culture, and visual beauty of our community." <ref name="rfp" /><br />
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=== Lawsuits ===<br />
On [[December 15]], [[2022]], a group of homeowners anonymously filed suit against the city to have the 2021 Comprehensive Plan declared ''void ab initio''.<ref>{{Cite-progress|url=https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/charlottesville-property-owners-sue-city-over-future-land-use-map/article_66f61f06-7263-11ec-9638-0b9fe3b98338.html|title=Charlottesville property owners sue city over Future Land Use Map|author=Ginny Bixby|publishdate=January 10, 2022|accessdate=2022-06-22}}</ref> The complaint alleged four violations of state law:<br />
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* Count I: The plan failed to meet the requirement in [https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter22/section15.2-2223/ § 15.2-2223(B)] that comprehensive plans be "general in nature," because each parcel was assigned a specific Future Land Use Map category.<br />
* Count II: The plan failed to satisfy [https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter22/section15.2-2223.5/ § 15.2-2223.5] because it did not incorporate strategies to "promote manufactured housing as a source of affordable housing," though it was adopted after that statute took effect on [[July 1]], [[2021]].<br />
* Count III: The city failed to provide an adequately descriptive notice when advertising the plan.<br />
* Count IV: the included transportation plan failed to meet the requirements of [https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter22/section15.2-2223/ § 15.2-2223(B)(1)] because it reused existing plans, including the [[Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan]], the [[Streets That Work]] plan, the [[Charlottesville Area Transit|CAT]] [[Transit Development Plan]], and others.<br />
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On [[August 19]], [[2022]], Circuit Court Judge Claude Worrell dismissed three of the four counts. The transportation count was dismissed on the basis that state law did not require the city to "reinvent the wheel" with a wholly new transportation plan. The manufactured home count and generality count were dismissed on the basis that there was not yet a justiciable controversy. The notice count was allowed to proceed, based on an insufficient description of “updated density” as well as failure to state that a vote might take place at the [[November 15]], [[2021]] City Council meeting.<ref>{{Cite-CCE|url=https://infocville.com/2022/08/29/judge-worrell-whittles-comprehensive-plan-lawsuit-to-one-meritable-count/|title=Circuit Court Judge reduces Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan lawsuit to one count, throws out three others|author=Sean Tubbs|publishdate=August 29, 2022|accessdate=2024-01-18}}</ref><br />
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Following the readoption of the plan on [[January 17]], [[2023]] to address the notice issue as well as to add manufactured home & [[Climate Action Plan]] amendments, a second lawsuit was filed by a smaller group of anonymous homeowners on [[February 13]], [[2023]].<ref>{{Cite-infocville|url=https://infocville.com/2024/01/17/lawsuit-filed-seeking-voidance-of-charlottesvilles-new-zoning-code/|title=Lawsuit filed seeking voidance of Charlottesville’s new zoning code|author=Sean Tubbs|publishdate=January 17, 2024|accessdate=2024-01-18}}</ref> As of January 2024, the city had not been served with that lawsuit.<br />
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!Filer<br />
|-<br />
|[[December 15]], [[2022]]<br />
|CL21-610<br />
|[[:File:Doe et. al. v. Charlottesville - 2021 Comprehensive Plan.pdf|Complaint for Declaratory Judgment]]<br />
|Plaintiff<br />
|-<br />
|[[April 7]], [[2022]]<br />
|CL21-610<br />
|[[:File:Demurrer to Plaintiff Complaint 4-7-22.pdf|Demurrer]]<br />
|Defendant<br />
|-<br />
|[[April 7]], [[2022]]<br />
|CL21-610<br />
|[[:File:M for ID 4-7-22.pdf|Motion for Identification]]<br />
|Defendant<br />
|-<br />
|[[April 7]], [[2022]]<br />
|CL21-610<br />
|[[:File:M Craving Oyer 4-7-22.pdf|Motion Craving Oyer]]<br />
|Defendant<br />
|-<br />
|[[February 13]], [[2023]]<br />
|CL23-80<br />
|[[:File:Doe et. al. v. Charlottesville - Second Comprehensive Plan Lawsuit CL23-80.pdf|Complaint for Declaratory Judgment]]<br />
|Plaintiff<br />
|}<br />
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==2013 plan==<br />
Charlottesville City Council adopted the plan on [[August 19]], [[2013]]. <ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=558245|when=August 19 , 2013|accessdate=August 3, 2021|id=|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/558245/Page1.aspx}}</ref><br />
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The complete 2013 Comprehensive Plan is available [https://www.charlottesville.gov/DocumentCenter/View/477/2013-Comprehensive-Plan-PDF here].<br />
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The 2013 process was done concurrently with [[Albemarle County Comprehensive Plan|Albemarle County's comprehensive plan]] with coordination from the [[Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Large turnout for kickoff of local planning effort|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/04/livable-communities.html|author=Brian Wheeler|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=April 28, 2011|accessdate=April 28, 2011}}</ref> The TJPDC received a $999,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help coordinate the work. <br />
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The following paragraphs are the aspirational texts of each chapter of the 2013 Comprehensive Plan.<br />
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===Land Use===<br />
"The use of land in Charlottesville supports human activities and reflects community values. Our land use plan aims to promote harmonious development and support neighborhoods and places that allow residents to live, work, shop and play in proximity. Charlottesville’s land use patterns will create, preserve, and enhance neighborhood character, improve environmental quality, integrate a diversity of uses, encourage various modes of transportation, promote infill development, and increase commercial vitality and density in appropriate areas. These interdependent parts will converge to enhance the social, cultural, recreational and economic needs of our City."<br />
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===Community Facilities===<br />
"The City of Charlottesville’s civic facilities and services are important to fostering a healthy and vibrant community. Residents benefit from access to excellent public services, recreational facilities and public buildings. Therefore, Charlottesville will have outstanding civic and recreational facilities, bicycle and walking trails and be served by a strong support system that includes one of the nation’s best emergency response systems. Effective and efficient water, wastewater and stormwater services will support the health and welfare of the City."<br />
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===Economic Sustainability===<br />
"A strong economy is essential to the social, cultural and financial vitality of our city. Public and private initiatives help create<br />
employment opportunities and a vibrant and sustainable economy. The City of Charlottesville is committed to creating a strong,<br />
diversified economy and an environment that provides career ladder employment opportunities for residents. At its best, Charlottesville is a community with an effective workforce development system and a business-friendly environment that supports entrepreneurship; innovation; heritage tourism; commercial, mixed use, and infill development; and access to a growing array of diverse employment and career ladder opportunities for all City residents. The [[Downtown Mall]], as the economic hub of the region, features a vibrant historic district<br />
with arts and entertainment, shopping, dining, cultural events and a dynamic [[City Market]]."<br />
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===Environment===<br />
"The City of Charlottesville will be a green city, with clean and healthy air and water, sustainable neighborhoods, ample open space and natural areas that balance increased development and density in residential and economic centers, and walkable, bikeable and transit-supportive land use patterns that encourage healthy lifestyles."<br />
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===Housing===<br />
"The quality and diversity of the City of Charlottesville’s housing stock creates the basis for viable neighborhoods and a thriving<br />
community. In order to be a truly world class city, Charlottesville must provide sufficient housing options to ensure safe, appealing,<br />
environmentally sustainable and affordable housing for all population segments and income levels, including middle income. Consequently, City neighborhoods will feature a variety of housing types, housing sizes, and incomes all within convenient walking, biking or transit distances of enhanced community amenities that include mixed use, barrier free, higher density, pedestrian and transit-oriented housing at<br />
employment and cultural centers connected to facilities, parks, trails and services."<br />
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===Transportation===<br />
"The City of Charlottesville’s transportation network provides the fundamental framework for creating a safe, livable community<br />
while reinforcing more sustainable land use patterns. The system connects people to each other and to destinations, fosters economic<br />
activity and provides public space for human interaction. As a result, the transportation system should be designed for everyone, whether<br />
young or old, motorist or bicyclist, walker or wheelchair user, bus rider or shopkeeper. A multimodal transportation network is an<br />
effective, flexible framework for building community and creating places in our City."<br />
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===Historic Preservation & Urban Design===<br />
"Urban design and historic preservation contribute to the character and quality of neighborhoods, and to the aesthetic value of the entire<br />
community. As a result, the City of Charlottesville will be a well-designed community with neighborhoods, buildings, and public spaces, including the Downtown Mall, that are human scaled, sustainable, healthy, equitable and beautiful. Charlottesville will also seek to<br />
preserve its historic resources through education and collaboration to maintain the character of our neighborhoods’ core historic fabric, our major routes of tourism and our public spaces."<br />
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==2007 plan==<br />
The complete 2007 Comprehensive Plan is available [https://cvillepedia.org/images/CompPlan2007.pdf here].<br />
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==2001 plan==<br />
The creation of the 2001 plan began on [[February 12]], [[2000]] with a community-wide kickoff program. <ref>{{cite web|title=Overview|url=https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-charlottesville-comp-plan-overview.pdf|author=|work=2001 Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=September 8, 2023}}</ref><br />
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The complete 2001 Comprehensive Plan by chapter: <br />
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* [https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-charlottesville-comp-plan-overview.pdf Overview]<br />
* [https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-Charlottesville-Comp-Plan-Chapter_One_Introduction.pdf Chapter 1 - Introduction]<br />
* [https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-Charlottesville-Comp-Plan-Chapter_Two_Community_Values.pdf Chapter 2 - Community Values]<br />
* [https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-Charlottesville-Comp-Plan-Chapter_Three_Demographics%2C_Housing%2C_and_Education.pdf Chapter 3 - Demographics, Housing, and Education.pdf]<br />
* [https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-Charlottesville-Comp-Plan-Chapter_Four_SWOT_ANALYSIS_.pdf Chapter 4 - SWOT ANALYSIS (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats)]<br />
* [https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-Charlottesville-Comp-Plan-Chapter_Five_Community_Survey.pdf Chapter 5 - Community Survey]<br />
* [https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-Charlottesville-Comp-Plan-Chapter_Six_Economy_.pdf Chapter 6 - Economy]<br />
* [https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-Charlottesville-Comp-Plan-Chapter_Seven_Historic_Preservation_.pdf Chapter 7 - Historic Preservation]<br />
* [https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-Charlottesville-Comp-Plan-Chapter_Eight_Land_Use_.pdf Chapter 8 - Land Use]<br />
* [https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-Charlottesville-Comp-Plan-Chapter_Nine_Urban_Design.pdf Chapter 9 - Urban Design]<br />
* [https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-Charlottesville-Comp-Plan-Chapter_Ten_Transportation_.pdf Chapter 10 - Transportation]<br />
* [https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-Charlottesville-Comp-Plan-Chapter_Eleven_Community_facilities%2C_utilities_%26_recreation.pdf Chapter 11 - Community facilities, utilities and recreation]<br />
* [https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-Charlottesville-Comp-Plan-Chapter_Twelve_Natural_Resources_.pdf Chapter 12 - Natural Resources]<br />
* [https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-Charlottesville-Comp-Plan-Chapter_Thirteen_Issues%2C_Goals_and_Objectives_City_of_Charlottesville.pdf Chapter 13 - Issues, Goals and Objectives]<br />
* [https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-Charlottesville-Comp-Plan-Chapter_Fourteen_Implementation_Strategy.pdf Chapter 14 - Implementation Strategies]<br />
* [https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-Charlottesville-Comp-Plan-Chapter_Fourteen_Cont%27d_Implementation_Strategy_.pdf Chapter 14 - Implementation Strategies continued]<br />
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==1995 plan==<br />
The 2001 Comprehensive Plan references a plan update in [[1995]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Land Use|url=https://cvillepedia.org/images/2001-Charlottesville-Comp-Plan-Chapter_Eight_Land_Use_.pdf|author=|work=2001 Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=July 8, 2023}}</ref> <br />
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==External links==<br />
[https://www.charlottesville.gov/1111/Comprehensive-Plan City's comprehensive plan page]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Charlottesville government]]<br />
[[Category:Planning studies]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:Doe_et._al._v._Charlottesville_-_Second_Comprehensive_Plan_Lawsuit_CL23-80.pdf&diff=74251File:Doe et. al. v. Charlottesville - Second Comprehensive Plan Lawsuit CL23-80.pdf2024-01-18T23:30:19Z<p>Rory096: Second lawsuit filed by Does in February 2023, in response to the readoption of the 2021 Comprehensive Plan as a result of the first lawsuit.
(Somebody please re-fetch this from the courthouse and use a proper scanner for it.)</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Second lawsuit filed by Does in February 2023, in response to the readoption of the 2021 Comprehensive Plan as a result of the [[Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan#Lawsuit|first lawsuit]].<br />
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(Somebody please re-fetch this from the courthouse and use a proper scanner for it.)</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Union_Station&diff=74250Union Station2024-01-18T17:23:07Z<p>Rory096: /* Upgrades */ more info on abandoned draft for station plan, amtrak ada upgrades</p>
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<div>'''Charlottesville Union Station''' is located on [[West Main Street]] between the [[University of Virginia]] and the [[Downtown Mall]]. It is served by three passenger [[Amtrak]] routes: the Cardinal, the Crescent, and the Northeast Regional. Since the closure of the [[C&O railway|C&O]] station along Water Street in the 1980s,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.piedmontsub.com/Cville.shtml|title=Piedmont Subdivision of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway: Charlottesville|last=|first=|publishdate=|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2022-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/VA-01-CH20|title=C&O Railway Station|last=Richard Guy Wilson et al.|first=|publishdate=|publisher=Society of Architectural Historians|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2022-12-29}}</ref> it has served as the only passenger train station in Charlottesville. <br />
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==Services==<br />
[[Image:AMTRAK.jpg|left|250px]]{{clear}}Currently the Cardinal line, which runs three days per week between Chicago and New York, and the Crescent line, which runs daily between New Orleans and New York, stop in the station. The Northeast Regional services makes daily northbound and southbound stops between Lynchburg and Washington D.C. A second daily Northeast Regional began operating in July 2022. <ref name="cce">{{cite-CCE|title=May 4, 2021: Charlottesville Council begins process to remove Confederate statues; Virginia Passenger Rail Authority gets update on rail plans|url=https://communityengagement.substack.com/p/may-4-2021-charlottesville-council|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|location=Charlottesville, Virginia |publishdate=May 4, 2021|accessdate=May 11, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://roanoke.com/news/local/roanoke-amtrak-expansion-rolling-significant-ridership-increase-predicted/article_4e13e576-0148-11ed-bb95-0739df065604.html|title=Roanoke Amtrak expansion rolling: Significant ridership increase predicted|last=Jeff Sturgeon|first=|publishdate=July 11, 2022|publisher=Roanoke Times|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2022-12-29}}</ref><br />
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The proposed east-west [[Commonwealth Corridor]] service would stop at the station along the C&O tracks used by the Crescent, then transfer to the Norfolk Southern tracks to continue southbound to Lynchburg.<br />
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== History ==<br />
The original Union Station was constructed in 1885 to service the [[Charlottesville and Rapidan Railroad]], the [[Virginia Midland Railway]], and the [[Chesapeake and Ohio Railway]]. Renovations in 1915 added a baggage handling facility.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://railfanguides.us/va/charlottesville/index.htm|title=Todd's Railfan Guide to Charlottesville|last=Denver Todd|first=|publishdate=|publisher=Railfan Guides of the U.S.|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2022-12-29}}</ref><br />
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=== Union Station Partners era ===<br />
On [[July 6]], [[1993]], City Council authorized an application for $1 million in federal funds under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act to facilitate renovation of the station, parking, and commercial & residential development, in partnership with [[Union Station Partners]].<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=July 6, 1993|accessdate=2022-12-29|id=45661}}</ref> At the time, the project was hoped to be completed in two years with no city funding, with the developer paying the required 20% local match. A public hearing was held on [[July 19]], [[1993]].<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=July 19, 1993|accessdate=2022-12-29|id=45663}}</ref> [[Sam Freilich]], a general partner of Union Station Partners, said the project would have a parking structure, landscaping, and bikeways, and construction was expected to begin in spring of [[1994]]. [[Kurt Wassenaar]], another general partner and then-chair of the [[Board of Architectural Review]] said the station would include a restaurant, newsstand, and flower shop, while the street level on [[West Main Street]] would include retail & residential space as well as a clock tower.<br />
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On [[January 6]], [[1997]], Council held a public hearing and unanimously approved the Union Station site as the location for a proposed transportation plaza with new parking, a police substation, a home base for [[Charlottesville Police Department|CPD]]'s Mounted Patrol, and a new transfer station for [[CTS]] and [[UTS]] buses, for which the city had received a $1.5 million state & federal grant.<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=January 6, 1997|accessdate=2022-12-29|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/DocView.aspx?id=46068}}</ref><br />
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The ISTEA grant applied for in 1993 was approved for $762,000 and allocated to the developer at the [[October 6]], [[1997]] City Council meeting, along with aerial, utility, and other easements.<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=October 6, 1997|accessdate=2022-12-29|id=619260}}</ref><br />
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As of [[February 16]], [[1999]], the station renovation had occurred with the ISTEA grant, a Virginia Rails and Trails grant of $170,000 had been obtained to improve the platform for Amtrak, an additional $160,000 grant was being pursued for further platform improvements, and a TEA 21 grant application was submitted for a pedestrian link.<ref name=":1">{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=February 16, 1999|accessdate=2022-12-29|id=69851}}</ref> These improvements consituted Phase IA of the station plan. Phase II was to include a parking structure, transfer station, police substation, and retail space. At that time, proposals for architectural services for the parking structure and transfer station had been issued, and negotiations were underway with one firm.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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On [[March 15]], [[1999]], [[City Council]] and Union Station Partners LLC entered into an agreement for a potential multimodal facility at this location.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|title=March 15, 1999 Charlottesville City Council meetings|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/69855/Page1.aspx|author=|work=Minutes|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=January 31, 2021}}</ref><br />
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As of [[November 15]], [[1999]], the [[Commonwealth Transportation Board]] was reviewing the bids for the Union Station project, which came in over the estimate.<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=November 15, 1999|accessdate=2022-12-29|id=69884}}</ref><br />
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On [[March 5]], [[2001]], amid a state budget impasse, Council wrote a letter urging the General Assembly to preserve aid to localities. During the discussion, city manager [[Gary O'Connell]] noted that funds for the Union Station project could be frozen.<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=March 5, 2001|accessdate=2022-12-29|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/98370/Page1.aspx}}</ref><br />
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At the [[September 18]], [[2001]] Planning Commission meeting, NDS director [[Jim Tolbert]] informed the Planning Commission that the $3.5 million in funding for a transfer facility was being moved to the east end of the Downtown Mall because the Union Station project had fallen through. That project became the [[Downtown Transit Center]].<ref>{{Minutes-cityplanning|newid=|when=September 18, 2001|accessdate=2022-12-29|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=794798&dbid=0}}</ref><br />
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A termination notice was sent by the city to Union Station Partners in 2002, and the partnership formally ended on [[February 1]], [[2021]] with the reconveyance of Lot 1 (TMP 300002A00) from the city to USP.<ref>{{cite web|title=Union Station Partnership<br />
Reconveyance of TMP 300002A00 and Associated Easements|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=797758&dbid=0#page=115|author=Chris Engel, Director of Economic Development|work=Staff Report|publisher=|location=|publishdate=February 1, 2021|accessdate=January 31, 2021|first=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}}</ref><br />
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During the [[Zoning#2016|West Main rezoning]] process in 2015-16, USP requested that the property be zoned in the less restrictive West Main West zone. The consultants' original proposal placed the portion of the site north of West Main Street and west of Cream Street in WMW and the eastern portion in WME.<ref name=":2">{{Minutes-cityplanning|newid=|when=February 9, 2016|accessdate=2022-12-29|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=795182&dbid=0}}</ref> On [[May 18]], [[2015]], Council directed the Planning Commission to consider the parcels for inclusion in the proposed West Main East district.<ref name=":2" /> On [[March 21]], [[2016]], Councilors Szakos and Galvin expressed concern about the potential height under WMW zoning, and the property was ultimately rezoned to WME.<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=March 21, 2016|accessdate=2022-12-29|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/ElectronicFile.aspx?docid=732441&dbid=0}}</ref><br />
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=== Rail Expansion ===<br />
The state of Virginia approved a three-year $17 million pilot program to create a rail line between Lynchburg and Washington D.C.<ref>{{Cite-progress|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208043856/https://dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/passenger_rail_picks_up_speed/32475/|title=Passenger rail picks up speed|author=Rachana Dixit|publishdate=December 7, 2008|accessdate=2022-12-29}}</ref> This daily route would stop in Charlottesville each morning and evening. The service began on October 1, 2009, with trains leaving Lynchburg at 7:43 a.m.<ref>{{cite web|title=Schedule for new daily train service unlikely to change|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/6753-amtrak_schedule/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=August 28, 2009|accessdate=September 15, 2009}}</ref><br />
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In July [[2011]], Amtrak began providing a bus service from Roanoke as a one-year pilot project to determine if there would be a market to extend service in the future.<ref>{{cite web|title=Roanoke's bus connector to Lynchburg draws a crowd|url=http://www2.newsadvance.com/news/2011/jul/19/roanokes-bus-connector-lynchburg-draws-crowd-ar-1182545/|author=Ray Reed|work=|publisher=Lynchburg News & Advance|location=|publishdate=July 19, 2011|accessdate=July 19, 2011}}</ref><br />
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The train was extended to Roanoke beginning in 2017. It is one of the most profitable in the Amtrak network. {{fact}}<br />
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A second daily Northeast Regional in each direction began service on [[July 11]], [[2022]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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===Parking lot===<br />
A gravel parking lot was a source of tension with the station's neighbors. On windy days, dust blew everywhere, upsetting people like [[Peter Castiglione]], the owner of [[Maya]]. He threatened legal action against the lot owner [[Gabe Silverman]], but Silverman and his partners hired a contractor to pave the lot in 2011. <ref>{{cite-cville|title=Paving imminent for dusty West Main lot|url=http://www.c-ville.com/index.php?cat=141404064435450&ShowArticle_ID=12682102113754852|author=Chiara Canzi|pageno=|printno=|printdate=February 22, 2011|publishdate=|February 22, 2011|accessdate=February 23, 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Upgrades==<br />
As part of the creation of a state-wide rail plan, the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation is studying future needs for the station including bringing it up to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and potential transit-oriented development. <ref name="cce" /> A 2021 effort by DRPT in conjunction with [[TJPDC]] and Charlottesville to produce a station study created a draft in March 2021, but was paused recognizing the need for further study. TJDPC applied for a $711,000 federal RAISE grant to complete a Charlottesville regional multimodal transportation station master plan in 2020 and 2021,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://campo.tjpdc.org/wp-content/uploads/04E-RESOLUTION-for-RAISE-Grant.pdf|title=Resolution Supporting TJPDCs Raise Grantapplication To Fund A Charlottesville Regional Multimodal Transportation Station Master Plan|publishdate=June 3, 2021|publisher=Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission|accessdate=2024-01-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite-CCE|url=https://communityengagement.substack.com/p/june-14-2021-planning-to-upgrade|title=Planning to upgrade Charlottesville's Union Station|author=Sean Tubbs|publishdate=June 14, 2021|accessdate=2024-01-18}}</ref> but the grant applications were unsuccessful.<br />
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In its FY22-27 Asset Line Plan, Amtrak budgeted $348,000 in FY21 and FY22 for an ADA compliance program plan as well as $320,000 for a Passenger Information Display System, in addition to $2,790,000 in FY23 for construction of ADA upgrades.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/businessplanning/Amtrak-Stations-ALP-Appendix-FY22-27.pdf#page=19|title=Stations Appendices {{!}} Amtrak's FY 2022-2027 Service and Asset Line Plans|publishdate=April 5, 2022|publisher=Amtrak|accessdate=2024-01-18}}</ref> As of January 2024, Amtrak has completed 90% design for ADA upgrades to the station and platform.<ref>Correspondence between Rory Stolzenberg and Amtrak. January 18, 2024.</ref><gallery><br />
File:2021-03-24 Charlottesville Union Station DRPT Study.pdf|Draft 2021 DRPT Union Station Study (never completed)<br />
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*[http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Station/Station_Page&code=CVS AMTRAK Charlottesville Station website]<br />
*{{OnWikipedia|Charlottesville_Union_Station}}<br />
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[[Category: Public transportation]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Fontaine_Research_Park&diff=73553Fontaine Research Park2023-12-12T15:23:30Z<p>Rory096: fontaine forest</p>
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<div>The '''Fontaine Research Park''' is a multi-use 54-acre research park located off of [[Fontaine Avenue]] in [[Albemarle County]], near the [[University of Virginia]]'s Central Grounds. The facility was owned and operated by the [[University of Virginia Foundation]] until UVA acquired the site in January 2018. {{fact}}<br />
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== History ==<br />
In 1986, the site was the subject of a rezoning for [[Fontaine Forest]], a shopping center, hotel, and office complex.<br />
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==Future development==<br />
In 2018, the [[Board of Visitors]] approved a master plan for the future of the Fontaine Research Park to serve as a "hub for translational research and outpatient care." One idea was to move some clinics currently at the UVA Medical Center to the site to reduce congestion and open up new space. <ref>{{cite web|title=The Future of Grounds in Eight Projects|url=https://illimitable.virginia.edu/construction-on-grounds/|author=Caroline Newman|work=News Article|publisher=UVA Today|location=|publishdate=November 22, 2019|accessdate=November 23, 2019}}</ref> <br />
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[[image:20100908-Fontaine.jpg|right|300px|Conceptual drawing]]On September 8, 2010, the [[University of Virginia Foundation]] received approval to expand its research park on Fontaine Avenue. <br />
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"The rezoning allows the foundation to expand to a maximum of 875,000 square feet of building space, up from the currently allowed 565,000 square feet. The foundation was also granted several special-use permits, including one allowing for the construction of a 60-bed hospital and another allowing for parking garages." <ref>{{cite web|title=Board approves expansion for Fontaine Research Park|url=https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/fontaine-approval/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=|location=|publishdate=September 9, 2010|accessdate=September 19, 2023}}</ref> <br />
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[[File:Fontaine.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Fontaine Research Park]]<br />
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*[http://officearchitect.virginia.edu/pdfs/FontaineMP.pdf September 2018 Fontaine Research Park master plan]]<br />
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[[Category:Assets of the University of Virginia Foundation]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Commonwealth_Corridor&diff=73438Commonwealth Corridor2023-12-08T18:38:27Z<p>Rory096: corridor ID grant awarded</p>
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<div>The '''Commonwealth Corridor''' is a proposed east-west passenger rail line running from Blacksburg to Newport News via Roanoke, Charlottesville, Richmond and Williamsburg. It will be built in segments including upgrades in service on existing routes. <br />
[[File:Commonwealth Corridor Route.png|thumb|600x600px|Map of the proposed Commonwealth Corridor]]<br />
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== History ==<br />
The concept of the Commonwealth Corridor originated in a report released in September 2019 by [[Virginians for High Speed Rail]], the [[Southern Environmental Law Center]], Virginia21, and the Hampton Roads & Roanoke Chambers of Commerce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southernenvironment.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/words_docs/VCC_Report_Final.pdf|title=Expanding Virginia's Passenger Rail: Connecting the Blue Ridge to the Beach with the Commonwealth Corridor|last=|first=|publishdate=August 28, 2019|publisher=SELC|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref><br />
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In December 2019, the Northam administration announced the [[Transforming Rail in Virginia]] initiative, which included the purchase of 186 miles of track from Doswell to Clifton Forge, then owned by [[CSX]] and operated by the [[Buckingham Branch]].<ref>{{Cite-progress|url=https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/a-new-east-west-passenger-rail-corridor-could-run-through-charlottesville/article_28f7632a-2a39-11ed-a9e5-1f37b8de6b31.html|title=A new East-West passenger rail corridor could run through Charlottesville|author=Wyatt Gordon|publishdate=September 1, 2022|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref><br />
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In 2020, Senator Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) and Delegate Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke) introduced SJ 50, a joint resolution to direct the [[Department of Rail and Public Transportation]] to prepare a study on the feasibility of the service. The bill passed the Senate unanimously and the House 90-2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SJ50|title=SJ 50 Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service; DRPT to study feasibility of an east-west service.|last=|first=|publishdate=2020|publisher=Virginia LIS|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref> The feasibility study was released in October 2021.<br />
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== Feasibility Study ==<br />
The DRPT feasibility study anticipates two round-trip trains daily, requiring major upgrades to the Charlottesville-Doswell section of the route, the only portion that did not have passenger service or imminently planned service at the time of the report. The infrastructure upgrades on that segment comprise the bulk of the $319.2m known capital costs in 2021 dollars, escalated to $416.5m in 2030 dollars. Unknown capital costs include additional upgrades the host railroads may require to allow additional passenger service on other segments. Annual operation & maintenance costs were estimated at $25.09m (2019$), plus an additional $2.46m to lease the three trainsets from Amtrak, totaling $27.55m in annual recurring cost.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.drpt.virginia.gov/media/rybhgub1/2021-commonwealth-corridor-study.pdf|title=2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study|last=|first=|publishdate=October 6, 2021|publisher=Department of Rail and Public Transportation|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref><br />
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Once in operation, the study projects 177,200 riders would use the service annually, or 485 riders per day, including 45,300 riders to or from Charlottesville. The bulk of Charlottesville riders, 33,100, would come from trips originating or terminating at Newport News.<br />
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|+Estimated 2040 Passenger Origin-Destination Matrix<br />
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|'''Newport News'''<br />
|'''Williamsburg'''<br />
|'''Richmond'''<br />
|'''Ashland'''<br />
|'''Charlottesville'''<br />
|'''Lynchburg'''<br />
|'''Roanoke'''<br />
|'''New River Valley'''<br />
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|-<br />
|'''Newport News'''<br />
|0<br />
|100<br />
|5,300<br />
|700<br />
|'''33,100'''<br />
|7,900<br />
|3,500<br />
|1,300<br />
|'''51,900'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Williamsburg'''<br />
|100<br />
|0<br />
|2,600<br />
|500<br />
|'''6,300'''<br />
|1,400<br />
|1,000<br />
|400<br />
|'''12,300'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Richmond'''<br />
|5,300<br />
|2,600<br />
|0<br />
|100<br />
|'''200'''<br />
|1,000<br />
|6,200<br />
|3,800<br />
|'''19,200'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Ashland'''<br />
|700<br />
|500<br />
|100<br />
|0<br />
|'''100'''<br />
|500<br />
|1,800<br />
|1,000<br />
|'''4,700'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Charlottesville'''<br />
|'''33,100'''<br />
|'''6,300'''<br />
|'''200'''<br />
|'''100'''<br />
|'''0'''<br />
|'''100'''<br />
|'''2,100'''<br />
|'''3,400'''<br />
|'''45,300'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Lynchburg'''<br />
|7,900<br />
|1,400<br />
|1,000<br />
|500<br />
|'''100'''<br />
|0<br />
|100<br />
|100<br />
|'''11,100'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Roanoke'''<br />
|3,500<br />
|1,000<br />
|6,200<br />
|1,800<br />
|'''2,100'''<br />
|100<br />
|0<br />
|4,000<br />
|'''18,700'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''New River Valley'''<br />
|1,300<br />
|400<br />
|3,800<br />
|1,000<br />
|'''3,400'''<br />
|100<br />
|4,000<br />
|0<br />
|'''14,000'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''51,900'''<br />
|'''12,300'''<br />
|'''19,200'''<br />
|'''4,700'''<br />
|'''45,300'''<br />
|'''11,100'''<br />
|'''18,700'''<br />
|'''14,000'''<br />
|'''177,200'''<br />
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==Timeline of implementation==<br />
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*[[July 11]], [[2022]] &ndash; Second Amtrak daily Northeast Regional passenger train entered service between Roanoke and D.C. <ref>{{cite-infocville|title=Second daily train between Roanokeand D.C. to start July 11|url=https://infocville.com/2022/07/05/second-daily-train-between-roanoke-and-dc-to-start-july-11/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=July 5, 2022|accessdate=January 5, 2023}}</ref><br />
*[[March 27]], [[2023]] – DRPT applies for federal Corridor ID grant to establish a Service Development Plan for the Commonwealth Corridor<br />
*[[December 8]], [[2023]] – Corridor ID grants awarded for the Commonwealth Corridor and the Northeast Regional extension to Bristol<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VADRPT/bulletins/37e7d29|title=Two Virginia Passenger Rail Corridors Accepted into Federal Funding Program|publishdate=December 8, 2023|publisher=Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208183657/https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/VADRPT/bulletins/37e7d29|archive-date=2023-12-08|accessdate=2023-12-08}}</ref><br />
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File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study.pdf|2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study<br />
File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study Appendix A - Existing Conditions.pdf|Feasibility Study Appendix A: Existing Conditions<br />
File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study Appendix B - Charlottesville to Doswell.pdf|Feasibility Study Appendix B: Charlottesville to Doswell<br />
File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study Appendix C - Capital Cost Estimate.pdf|Feasibility Study Appendix C: Capital Cost Estimate<br />
File:Commonwealth Corridor - FRA Corridor ID Grant Submission 2023-03-27.pdf|DRPT Corridor ID Grant Submission, March 2023<br />
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[[Category:Public transportation]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:Bristol_Northeast_Regional_Extension_-_FRA_Corridor_ID_Grant_Submission_2023-03-27.pdf&diff=73437File:Bristol Northeast Regional Extension - FRA Corridor ID Grant Submission 2023-03-27.pdf2023-12-08T18:31:40Z<p>Rory096: Corridor ID Grant application for the Northeast Regional extension to Bristol. Requested from DRPT</p>
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Corridor ID Grant application for the [[Northeast Regional]] extension to Bristol. Requested from DRPT</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Northeast_Regional&diff=73436Northeast Regional2023-12-08T18:31:24Z<p>Rory096: new redirect</p>
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Corridor ID Grant application for the [[Commonwealth Corridor]]. Requested from [[DRPT]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:Commonwealth_Corridor_-_FRA_Corridor_ID_Grant_Submission_2023-03-27.pdf&diff=73415File:Commonwealth Corridor - FRA Corridor ID Grant Submission 2023-03-27.pdf2023-12-06T14:43:13Z<p>Rory096: Corridor ID Grant application for the [Commonwealth Corridor]]. Requested from DRPT</p>
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Corridor ID Grant application for the [Commonwealth Corridor]]. Requested from [[DRPT]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Melbourne_Park_Circle&diff=72474Melbourne Park Circle2023-11-10T05:53:52Z<p>Rory096: ref section</p>
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<div>'''Melbourne Park Circle''' is a 52-unit townhome development in [[Locust Grove (neighborhood)|Locust Grove]].<br />
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The site plan was deferred by [[Planning Commission]] on [[June 10]], [[2003]] after concerns over a 14% grade for an exit onto Park Street.<ref>{{Minutes-cityplanning|url=https://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/edoc/794822/PC_M_06-10-2003.pdf|when=June 10, 2003|accessdate=2023-11-10}}</ref> The waiver was approved on [[July 8]], [[2003].<ref>{{Minutes-cityplanning|url=https://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/edoc/794823/PC_M_07-08-2003.pdf|when=July 8, 2003|accessdate=2023-11-10}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Charlottesville developments]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Melbourne_Park_Circle&diff=72473Melbourne Park Circle2023-11-10T05:53:35Z<p>Rory096: new stub</p>
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<div>'''Melbourne Park Circle''' is a 52-unit townhome development in [[Locust Grove (neighborhood)|Locust Grove]].<br />
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The site plan was deferred by [[Planning Commission]] on [[June 10]], [[2003]] after concerns over a 14% grade for an exit onto Park Street.<ref>{{Minutes-cityplanning|url=https://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/edoc/794822/PC_M_06-10-2003.pdf|when=June 10, 2003|accessdate=2023-11-10}}</ref> The waiver was approved on [[July 8]], [[2003].<ref>{{Minutes-cityplanning|url=https://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/edoc/794823/PC_M_07-08-2003.pdf|when=July 8, 2003|accessdate=2023-11-10}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Charlottesville developments]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Black_Market_Moto_Saloon&diff=72400Black Market Moto Saloon2023-11-07T23:59:31Z<p>Rory096: denouement</p>
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The '''Black Market Moto Saloon''' is a Charlottesville restaurant that opened in 2012. Later that year, owner [[Matteus Frankovich]] lost a campaign to be able to play live music in early October 2012. <ref>{{cite-cville|title=City Council’s Moto Saloon vote overturns compromise|url=http://www.c-ville.com/city-councils-moto-saloon-vote-overturns-compromise/#.UHLhoZjA_To|author=Graelyn Brashear|pageno=|printno=|printdate=October 3, 2012|publishdate=October 3, 2012|accessdate=October 8, 2012}}</ref> Some residents of the [[Woolen Mills]] neighborhood had argued that live music was incompatible with their quality of life. City Council agreed and voted 4-1 to deny a special use permit to allow that use. <ref>{{cite-hook|title=Blackballed Moto: Did 'biker bar' hunches doom Saloon?|url=http://www.readthehook.com/107844/rip-music-hall-blackballed-moto-saloon|author=David McNair|pageno=|printno=|printdate=|publishdate=October 9, 2012|accessdate=October 9, 2012}}</ref><br />
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Two months after the permit was denied, Frankovich began holding acoustic music events, which he argued was permissible by-right. The city zoning administrator argued it was only legal if the music were incidental to the operation of the business.<ref>{{Cite-cville|url=https://www.c-ville.com/matteus-frankovich-reinstates-live-music-at-moto-saloon/|title=Matteus Frankovich reinstates live music at Moto Saloon|author=Graelyn Brashear|date=December 11, 2012|accessdate=2023-11-07}}</ref><br />
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The business later changed its name to Woolly Mammoth.<br />
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In February 2014, Frankovich put the space on the market, and in July 2014 it turned over to become [[Firefly]].<ref>{{Cite-cville|url=https://www.c-ville.com/game-woolly-mammoth-space-changes-hands-new-owner-battles-illness-focuses-fun/|title=Game on: Woolly Mammoth space changes hands, new owner battles illness and focuses on fun|author=Laura Ingles|date=August 7, 2014|accessdate=2023-11-07}}</ref><br />
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[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-Market-Moto-Saloon/220997314645071 Facebook page]<br />
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[[Category: 2012 establishments]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:City_Assessor_Letter_to_City_Manager_2023-09-18.pdf&diff=71916File:City Assessor Letter to City Manager 2023-09-18.pdf2023-10-09T14:49:17Z<p>Rory096: Letter from City Assessor Jeffrey Davis to City Manager Sam Sanders regarding the 2023 zoning plan's effect on residential assessments.</p>
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Letter from City Assessor Jeffrey Davis to City Manager Sam Sanders regarding the 2023 zoning plan's effect on residential assessments.</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:Sam_Sanders_City_Manager_Employment_Agreement_2023-07-17.pdf&diff=69975File:Sam Sanders City Manager Employment Agreement 2023-07-17.pdf2023-07-17T21:13:34Z<p>Rory096: Rory096 uploaded a new version of File:Sam Sanders City Manager Employment Agreement 2023-07-17.pdf</p>
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via the 2023-07-17 Council agenda<br />
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see also: [[File:Chip Boyles City Manager Offer Letter 2021-01-12.pdf]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:Sam_Sanders_City_Manager_Employment_Agreement_2023-07-17.pdf&diff=69974File:Sam Sanders City Manager Employment Agreement 2023-07-17.pdf2023-07-17T21:11:14Z<p>Rory096: via the 2023-07-17 Council agenda
see also: File:Chip Boyles City Manager Offer Letter 2021-01-12.pdf</p>
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see also: [[File:Chip Boyles City Manager Offer Letter 2021-01-12.pdf]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Charles_Rapp&diff=69668Charles Rapp2023-06-28T14:53:30Z<p>Rory096: update with departure</p>
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<div>'''Charles Rapp''' was named the director of planning in the Albemarle County Community Development Department in February 2020 <ref>{{cite web|title=Charles Rapp named new Albemarle County planning director|url=https://augustafreepress.com/charles-rapp-named-new-albemarle-county-planning-director/|author=Emily Kilroy|work=Press Release|publisher=Augusta Free Press|location=|publishdate=February 11, 2020|accessdate=February 12, 2020}}</ref> and started on [[March 9]], [[2020]]. <br />
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Rapp was named as the new Department of Community Development Deputy Director of Operations in December 2021.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbs19news.com/story/45349470/new-deputy-director-of-operations-for-albemarle-community-development|title=New Deputy Director of Operations for Albemarle Community Development|publisher=CBS 19 News|accessdate=2023-06-27|publishdate=December 1, 2021}}</ref><br />
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In December 2022, Rapp left Albemarle County to become Director of Landscape Architecture at [[Timmons Group]].<ref>{{Cite-CCE|url=https://communityengagement.substack.com/i/90040963/albemarle-planning-commission-to-review-acre-solar-project-get-update-on-zoning-code-rewrite|title=Albemarle Planning Commission to review 650-acre solar project, get update on zoning code rewrite|author=Sean Tubbs|publishdate=December 11, 2022|accessdate=2023-06-28}}</ref> <br />
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==Background==<br />
Rapp earned a bachelor's degree of landscape architecture as well a master of environmental planning and design from the University of Georgia. He also received a professional certificate in local government management. He moved to Charlottesville in 2012. His position before Albemarle County was as director of planning & community development for the Town of Culpeper.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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<div>'''Amelia McCulley''' will be retiring the end of June 2023, after nearly 40 years of service with [[Albemarle County]]. McCulley served as an Urban Planner (May 2022 - July 2023), Zoning Administrator (May 1989 - May 2022), and Assistant Director of Community Development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbs19news.com/story/45349470/new-deputy-director-of-operations-for-albemarle-community-development|title=New Deputy Director of Operations for Albemarle Community Development|publisher=CBS 19 News|accessdate=2023-06-27}}</ref> <br />
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McCulley in 2019 was employed at Albemarle County and had an annual salary of $134,081 according to public records. This salary is 186 percent higher than average and 174 percent higher than median salary in Albemarle County.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://govsalaries.com/mcculley-amelia-106701670|title=Amelia McCulley Deputy Dir Of Community Dev Albemarle County|publishdate=2019|accessdate=June 27,2023}}</ref> <br />
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<div>The '''Commonwealth Corridor''' is a proposed east-west passenger rail line running from Blacksburg to Newport News via Roanoke, Charlottesville, Richmond and Williamsburg. It will be built in segments including upgrades in service on existing routes. <br />
[[File:Commonwealth Corridor Route.png|thumb|600x600px|Map of the proposed Commonwealth Corridor]]<br />
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== History ==<br />
The concept of the Commonwealth Corridor originated in a report released in September 2019 by [[Virginians for High Speed Rail]], the [[Southern Environmental Law Center]], Virginia21, and the Hampton Roads & Roanoke Chambers of Commerce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southernenvironment.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/words_docs/VCC_Report_Final.pdf|title=Expanding Virginia's Passenger Rail: Connecting the Blue Ridge to the Beach with the Commonwealth Corridor|last=|first=|publishdate=August 28, 2019|publisher=SELC|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref><br />
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In December 2019, the Northam administration announced the [[Transforming Rail in Virginia]] initiative, which included the purchase of 186 miles of track from Doswell to Clifton Forge, then owned by [[CSX]] and operated by the [[Buckingham Branch]].<ref>{{Cite-progress|url=https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/a-new-east-west-passenger-rail-corridor-could-run-through-charlottesville/article_28f7632a-2a39-11ed-a9e5-1f37b8de6b31.html|title=A new East-West passenger rail corridor could run through Charlottesville|author=Wyatt Gordon|publishdate=September 1, 2022|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref><br />
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In 2020, Senator Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) and Delegate Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke) introduced SJ 50, a joint resolution to direct the [[Department of Rail and Public Transportation]] to prepare a study on the feasibility of the service. The bill passed the Senate unanimously and the House 90-2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SJ50|title=SJ 50 Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service; DRPT to study feasibility of an east-west service.|last=|first=|publishdate=2020|publisher=Virginia LIS|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref> The feasibility study was released in October 2021.<br />
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== Feasibility Study ==<br />
The DRPT feasibility study anticipates two round-trip trains daily, requiring major upgrades to the Charlottesville-Doswell section of the route, the only portion that did not have passenger service or imminently planned service at the time of the report. The infrastructure upgrades on that segment comprise the bulk of the $319.2m known capital costs in 2021 dollars, escalated to $416.5m in 2030 dollars. Unknown capital costs include additional upgrades the host railroads may require to allow additional passenger service on other segments. Annual operation & maintenance costs were estimated at $25.09m (2019$), plus an additional $2.46m to lease the three trainsets from Amtrak, totaling $27.55m in annual recurring cost.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.drpt.virginia.gov/media/rybhgub1/2021-commonwealth-corridor-study.pdf|title=2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study|last=|first=|publishdate=October 6, 2021|publisher=Department of Rail and Public Transportation|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref><br />
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Once in operation, the study projects 177,200 riders would use the service annually, or 485 riders per day, including 45,300 riders to or from Charlottesville. The bulk of Charlottesville riders, 33,100, would come from trips originating or terminating at Newport News.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Estimated 2040 Passenger Origin-Destination Matrix<br />
|<br />
|'''Newport News'''<br />
|'''Williamsburg'''<br />
|'''Richmond'''<br />
|'''Ashland'''<br />
|'''Charlottesville'''<br />
|'''Lynchburg'''<br />
|'''Roanoke'''<br />
|'''New River Valley'''<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Newport News'''<br />
|0<br />
|100<br />
|5,300<br />
|700<br />
|'''33,100'''<br />
|7,900<br />
|3,500<br />
|1,300<br />
|'''51,900'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Williamsburg'''<br />
|100<br />
|0<br />
|2,600<br />
|500<br />
|'''6,300'''<br />
|1,400<br />
|1,000<br />
|400<br />
|'''12,300'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Richmond'''<br />
|5,300<br />
|2,600<br />
|0<br />
|100<br />
|'''200'''<br />
|1,000<br />
|6,200<br />
|3,800<br />
|'''19,200'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Ashland'''<br />
|700<br />
|500<br />
|100<br />
|0<br />
|'''100'''<br />
|500<br />
|1,800<br />
|1,000<br />
|'''4,700'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Charlottesville'''<br />
|'''33,100'''<br />
|'''6,300'''<br />
|'''200'''<br />
|'''100'''<br />
|'''0'''<br />
|'''100'''<br />
|'''2,100'''<br />
|'''3,400'''<br />
|'''45,300'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Lynchburg'''<br />
|7,900<br />
|1,400<br />
|1,000<br />
|500<br />
|'''100'''<br />
|0<br />
|100<br />
|100<br />
|'''11,100'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Roanoke'''<br />
|3,500<br />
|1,000<br />
|6,200<br />
|1,800<br />
|'''2,100'''<br />
|100<br />
|0<br />
|4,000<br />
|'''18,700'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''New River Valley'''<br />
|1,300<br />
|400<br />
|3,800<br />
|1,000<br />
|'''3,400'''<br />
|100<br />
|4,000<br />
|0<br />
|'''14,000'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''51,900'''<br />
|'''12,300'''<br />
|'''19,200'''<br />
|'''4,700'''<br />
|'''45,300'''<br />
|'''11,100'''<br />
|'''18,700'''<br />
|'''14,000'''<br />
|'''177,200'''<br />
|}<br />
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==Timeline of implementation==<br />
<br />
*[[July 11]], [[2022]] &ndash; Second Amtrak daily Northeast Regional passenger train entered service between Roanoke and D.C. <ref>{{cite-infocville|title=Second daily train between Roanokeand D.C. to start July 11|url=https://infocville.com/2022/07/05/second-daily-train-between-roanoke-and-dc-to-start-july-11/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=July 5, 2022|accessdate=January 5, 2023}}</ref><br />
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==Documents==<br />
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<gallery><br />
File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study.pdf|2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study<br />
File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study Appendix A - Existing Conditions.pdf|Feasibility Study Appendix A: Existing Conditions<br />
File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study Appendix B - Charlottesville to Doswell.pdf|Feasibility Study Appendix B: Charlottesville to Doswell<br />
File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study Appendix C - Capital Cost Estimate.pdf|Feasibility Study Appendix C: Capital Cost Estimate<br />
</gallery><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Public transportation]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Commonwealth_Corridor&diff=68552Commonwealth Corridor2023-05-01T17:07:24Z<p>Rory096: add map</p>
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<div>The '''Commonwealth Corridor''' is a proposed east-west passenger rail line running from Blacksburg to Newport News via Roanoke, Charlottesville, Richmond and Williamsburg. It will be built in segments including upgrades in service on existing routes. <br />
[[File:Commonwealth Corridor Route.png|thumb|600x600px|Map of the proposed Commonwealth Corridor]]<br />
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== History ==<br />
The concept of the Commonwealth Corridor originated in a report released in September 2019 by [[Virginians for High Speed Rail]], the [[Southern Environmental Law Center]], Virginia21, and the Hampton Roads & Roanoke Chambers of Commerce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southernenvironment.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/words_docs/VCC_Report_Final.pdf|title=Expanding Virginia's Passenger Rail: Connecting the Blue Ridge to the Beach with the Commonwealth Corridor|last=|first=|publishdate=August 28, 2019|publisher=SELC|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref><br />
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In December 2019, the Northam administration announced the [[Transforming Rail in Virginia]] initiative, which included the purchase of 186 miles of track from Doswell to Clifton Forge, then owned by [[CSX]] and operated by the [[Buckingham Branch]].<ref>{{Cite-progress|url=https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/a-new-east-west-passenger-rail-corridor-could-run-through-charlottesville/article_28f7632a-2a39-11ed-a9e5-1f37b8de6b31.html|title=A new East-West passenger rail corridor could run through Charlottesville|author=Wyatt Gordon|publishdate=September 1, 2022|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref><br />
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In 2020, Senator Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) and Delegate Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke) introduced SJ 50, a joint resolution to direct the [[Department of Rail and Public Transportation]] to prepare a study on the feasibility of the service. The bill passed the Senate unanimously and the House 90-2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SJ50|title=SJ 50 Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service; DRPT to study feasibility of an east-west service.|last=|first=|publishdate=2020|publisher=Virginia LIS|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref> The feasibility study was released in October 2021.<br />
<br />
== Feasibility Study ==<br />
The DRPT feasibility study anticipates two round-trip trains daily, requiring major upgrades to the Charlottesville-Doswell section of the route, the only portion that did not have passenger service or imminently planned service at the time of the report. The infrastructure upgrades on that segment comprise the bulk of the $319.2m known capital costs in 2021 dollars, escalated to $416.5m in 2030 dollars. Unknown capital costs include additional upgrades the host railroads may require to allow additional passenger service on other segments. Annual operation & maintenance costs were estimated at $25.09m (2019$), plus an additional $2.46m to lease the three trainsets from Amtrak, totaling $27.55m in annual recurring cost.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.drpt.virginia.gov/media/rybhgub1/2021-commonwealth-corridor-study.pdf|title=2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study|last=|first=|publishdate=October 6, 2021|publisher=Department of Rail and Public Transportation|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref><br />
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Once in operation, the study projects 177,200 riders would use the service annually, or 485 riders per day, including 45,300 riders to or from Charlottesville. The bulk of Charlottesville riders, 33,100, would come from trips originating or terminating at Newport News.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Estimated 2040 Passenger Origin-Destination Matrix<br />
|<br />
|'''Newport News'''<br />
|'''Williamsburg'''<br />
|'''Richmond'''<br />
|'''Ashland'''<br />
|'''Charlottesville'''<br />
|'''Lynchburg'''<br />
|'''Roanoke'''<br />
|'''New River Valley'''<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Newport News'''<br />
|0<br />
|100<br />
|5,300<br />
|700<br />
|'''33,100'''<br />
|7,900<br />
|3,500<br />
|1,300<br />
|'''51,900'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Williamsburg'''<br />
|100<br />
|0<br />
|2,600<br />
|500<br />
|'''6,300'''<br />
|1,400<br />
|1,000<br />
|400<br />
|'''12,300'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Richmond'''<br />
|5,300<br />
|2,600<br />
|0<br />
|100<br />
|'''200'''<br />
|1,000<br />
|6,200<br />
|3,800<br />
|'''19,200'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Ashland'''<br />
|700<br />
|500<br />
|100<br />
|0<br />
|'''100'''<br />
|500<br />
|1,800<br />
|1,000<br />
|'''4,700'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Charlottesville'''<br />
|'''33,100'''<br />
|'''6,300'''<br />
|'''200'''<br />
|'''100'''<br />
|'''0'''<br />
|'''100'''<br />
|'''2,100'''<br />
|'''3,400'''<br />
|'''45,300'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Lynchburg'''<br />
|7,900<br />
|1,400<br />
|1,000<br />
|500<br />
|'''100'''<br />
|0<br />
|100<br />
|100<br />
|'''11,100'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Roanoke'''<br />
|3,500<br />
|1,000<br />
|6,200<br />
|1,800<br />
|'''2,100'''<br />
|100<br />
|0<br />
|4,000<br />
|'''18,700'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''New River Valley'''<br />
|1,300<br />
|400<br />
|3,800<br />
|1,000<br />
|'''3,400'''<br />
|100<br />
|4,000<br />
|0<br />
|'''14,000'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''51,900'''<br />
|'''12,300'''<br />
|'''19,200'''<br />
|'''4,700'''<br />
|'''45,300'''<br />
|'''11,100'''<br />
|'''18,700'''<br />
|'''14,000'''<br />
|'''177,200'''<br />
|}<br />
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==Timeline of implementation==<br />
<br />
*[[July 11]], [[2022]] &ndash; Second Amtrak daily Northeast Regional passenger train entered service between Roanoke and D.C. <ref>{{cite-infocville|title=Second daily train between Roanokeand D.C. to start July 11|url=https://infocville.com/2022/07/05/second-daily-train-between-roanoke-and-dc-to-start-july-11/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=July 5, 2022|accessdate=January 5, 2023}}</ref><br />
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==Documents==<br />
<br />
<gallery><br />
File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study.pdf|2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study<br />
File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study Appendix A - Existing Conditions.pdf|Feasibility Study Appendix A: Existing Conditions<br />
File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study Appendix B - Charlottesville to Doswell.pdf|Feasibility Study Appendix B: Existing Conditions<br />
File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study Appendix C - Capital Cost Estimate.pdf|Feasibility Study Appendix C: Capital Cost Estimate<br />
</gallery><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Public transportation]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:Commonwealth_Corridor_Route.png&diff=68551File:Commonwealth Corridor Route.png2023-05-01T17:05:37Z<p>Rory096: Map of the proposed Commonwealth Corridor, via the 2021 feasibility study</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Map of the proposed [[Commonwealth Corridor]], via the 2021 feasibility study</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Bagby_Show_Grounds&diff=68539Bagby Show Grounds2023-04-30T23:00:18Z<p>Rory096: more jaycees</p>
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<div>'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the name used for land along the [[Rivanna River]] off of East High Street in [[Charlottesville]]. <br />
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{{stub}}<br />
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==Notable events==<br />
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* [[July 21]], [[1958]] — E.H. Deets and Harry Lewis, on behalf of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, requests an exemption from the license tax for their planned circus in August. The mayor explained that Council did not feel justified in granting the request.<ref name=":0">{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=July 21, 1958|accessdate=2023-04-30|url=|id=309678}}</ref> <br />
* [[July 21]], [[1958]] — At the request of [[J.W. Bagby]], Council rezones the show grounds from R-2 to B-2. A public hearing was held on [[July 7]], [[1958]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=July 7, 1958|accessdate=2023-04-30|id=309677}}</ref> <br />
* [[October 1]], [[1959]] &ndash; A hurricane the day before leads to flooding conditions on the [[Rivanna River]] completely inundating the [[Bagby Show Grounds]] off of East High Street with five feet of water at a time a carnival was setting up. Several carnival employees were presented with emergency housing. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Rivanna River Flood Routs Show Employees from Beds|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2733082|author=|pageno=25|printdate=October 1, 1959|publishdate=October 1, 1959|accessdate=October 1, 2022}}</ref> <br />
* [[August 1]], [[1988]] — Jaycees request waiver of fees for their planned circus on August 24-25. Council unanimously votes to waive the fees.<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=August 1, 1988|accessdate=2023-04-30|id=69572}}</ref> <br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External Links==<br />
<!--Use this line if there are links that are not references e.g. *[http://www... official site]--></div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Bagby_Show_Grounds&diff=68538Bagby Show Grounds2023-04-30T22:54:16Z<p>Rory096: 1958 happenings</p>
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<div>'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is the name used for land along the [[Rivanna River]] off of East High Street in [[Charlottesville]]. <br />
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{{stub}}<br />
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==Notable events==<br />
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* [[July 21]], [[1958]] — E.H. Deets and Harry Lewis, on behalf of the Junior Chamber of Commerce, requests an exemption from the license tax for their planned circus in August. The mayor explained that Council did not feel justified in granting the request.<ref name=":0">{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=July 21, 1958|accessdate=2023-04-30|url=|id=309678}}</ref> <br />
* [[July 21]], [[1958]] — At the request of [[J.W. Bagby]], Council rezones the show grounds from R-2 to B-2. A public hearing was held on [[July 7]], [[1958]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=July 7, 1958|accessdate=2023-04-30|id=309677}}</ref> <br />
* [[October 1]], [[1959]] &ndash; A hurricane the day before leads to flooding conditions on the [[Rivanna River]] completely inundating the [[Bagby Show Grounds]] off of East High Street with five feet of water at a time a carnival was setting up. Several carnival employees were presented with emergency housing. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Rivanna River Flood Routs Show Employees from Beds|url=https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/uva-lib:2733082|author=|pageno=25|printdate=October 1, 1959|publishdate=October 1, 1959|accessdate=October 1, 2022}}</ref> <br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External Links==<br />
<!--Use this line if there are links that are not references e.g. *[http://www... official site]--></div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:2021-03-24_Charlottesville_Union_Station_DRPT_Study.pdf&diff=68141File:2021-03-24 Charlottesville Union Station DRPT Study.pdf2023-04-11T21:35:47Z<p>Rory096: via correspondence with DRPT</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
via correspondence with DRPT</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=The_Standard&diff=67842The Standard2023-03-23T13:46:36Z<p>Rory096: forgot courtyard condition</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Development|name=The Standard|caption=|application=SP-13-08-15|year_rezoned=2013|conditions=No more than 499 parking spaces, unleased spaces must be made available to the public.<br />
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Traffic study in conjunction with the traffic engineer, implement recommendations in relation to bicycle, pedestrian, and traffic signalling at the cost of the applicant.<br />
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Courtyard must be closed off from West Main Street, in order to provide at least 7,000sf of retail on the West Main frontage<br />
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5' easement on the east side of the building for future access<br />
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Pedestrian access way on the west side of the building<br />
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Bicycle parking: internal spaces equal to at least 20% of on-site parking spaces; at least 1 publicly accessible space per 1000sf commercial space.<br />
----|approval_process=Special Use Permit|acres=2.517 acres|location=853 West Main Street (formerly 853, 855, and 901 W. Main)|use_type=Mixed-Use Apartments & Retail|units_residential=189 units (644 bedrooms)|non_residential=7,000sf commercial (originally 15,530sf)|stories=6|parking=499 spaces (structured)|height=70'|floor_area=345,790 square feet|construction_start=November 2016|construction_complete=August 2018|developer_company=[[Landmark Properties]]|map-image=The Standard 2018-10-12.jpg}}<br />
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'''The Standard''' is a six-story apartment building on [[West Main Street]] completed in the summer of 2018. It is built on the site of the former [[Republic Plaza]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Republic Plaza slated for demolition to clear way for six story building|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15684-republic-plaza-demolition/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=August 19, 2013|accessdate=August 5, 2014}}</ref> It was developed by [[Landmark Properties]].<br />
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The developer's local representative is [[John Matthews]]. <br />
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==Timeline==<br />
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*[[August 20]], [[2013]] &ndash; BAR grants demolition permit for [[Republic Plaza]] <ref>{{cite web|title=BAR approves demolition for 25-year-old building on West Main|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15702-demolition-approval/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=August 20, 2013|accessdate=August 5, 2014}}</ref><br />
*[[September 10]], [[2013]] &ndash; [[Charlottesville Planning Commission]] holds initial meeting to discuss the project <ref>{{cite web|title=New West Main housing complex critiqued|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15896-standard-critique/|author=|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=September 10, 2013|accessdate=August 5, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Minutes-cityplanning|newid=27490|when=September 10, 2013|accessdate=2019-08-18}}</ref><br />
*[[September 17]], [[2013]] &ndash; BAR holds review of the project <ref>{{cite web|title=City reviews impacts of more housing for university students on West Main|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15990-bar-reviews-standard/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=September 23, 2013|accessdate=August 5, 2014}}</ref><br />
*[[October 8]], [[2013]] &ndash; Planning Commission recommends approval <ref>{{cite web|title=Commission recommends approval for West Main apartments|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/16199-the-standard-approval/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=October 13, 2013|accessdate=August 5, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Minutes-cityplanning|newid=27754|when=October 8, 2013|accessdate=2019-08-18}}</ref><br />
*[[November 4]], [[2013]] &ndash; Council approves special use permit <ref>{{cite web|title=Council approves second West Main student housing building|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/16454-standard-approved/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=November 5, 2013|accessdate=August 5, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=November 4, 2013|accessdate=2019-08-18|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/Public/0/edoc/558266/2013-11-04.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/edoc/733873/20131104Nov4.pdf#page=14|title=Resolution Granting a Special Use Permit for Increased Residential Density for Property Located at 853, 855, and 901 West Main Street|last=|first=|publishdate=2023-11-04|publisher=City of Charlottesville|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2023-03-23}}</ref><br />
*[[January]], [[2014]] &ndash; BAR grants certificate of appropriateness <ref>{{cite web|title=January 2014 Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review minutes|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=29654|author=|work=Minutes|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=October 8, 2017}}</ref><br />
*[[May]] [[2016]] &ndash; BAR amends certificate of appropriateness and develop says construction could begin by the end of the year. <ref>{{cite web|title=Six-story West Main apartment project moving forward|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/23802-standard-moving-forward/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=May 17, 2016|accessdate=May 18, 2016}}</ref><br />
*November 2016 &ndash; Fences erected around the Republic Plaza in advance of demolition. <br />
*December 2016 &ndash; Developer makes payment of $665,000 to the [[Charlottesville Affordable Housing Fund]] <ref>{{cite web|title=Developer of The Standard to pay $665,000 to city housing fund|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/25697-developer-of-the-standard-to-pay-into-fund/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=December 5, 2016|accessdate=April 22, 2018}}</ref><br />
*January 2018 &ndash; Developer makes payment of $50,000 to the city for workforce development training <ref>{{cite web|title=Agenda for January 16, 2018 City Council|publisher=City of Charlottesville |url=http://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=59841 |publishdate=January 16, 2018|accessdate=2018-10-06}}</ref><br />
*August 2018 &ndash; The Standard opens to residents, finishes major construction<ref>{{cite web|title=UVA students back for the new semester |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827115506/https://www.cbs19news.com/content/news/UVA-students-back-for-the-new-semester-491737111.html |author=Brianna Hamblin|work=|publisher=CBS19|location=|publishdate=August 25, 2018|accessdate=2018-10-06}}</ref><br />
*[[October 3]], [[2018]] &ndash; A kitchen fire injures 1 and displaces 14.<ref>{{cite-progress|title=Fire at The Standard apartment complex displaces 14 |url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/public_safety/fire-at-the-standard-apartment-complex-displaces/article_97a392a0-c7d5-11e8-9ac2-6bf7ee0d663f.html |author=|work=|location=|publishdate=October 4, 2018|accessdate=2018-10-06}}</ref><br />
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==Construction photos==<br />
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File:20170601-Standard-Construction2.jpg|Construction of the parking garage taken on June 1, 2017<br />
File:20170220.jpg|The Republic Plaza was demolished in late 2016 and by early 2017 the site was ready for construction<br />
File:20170519-West-Main-Standard-Cranes2.JPG|Construction photo from May 17, 2017<br />
File:20170615-Standard-Construction.JPG|The parking structure under construction on June 15, 2017<br />
File:20170615-Standard-Construction2.JPG|Construction of the first floor<br />
File:20170615-Standard-Construction3.JPG|Looking northwest from West Main Street onto the bones of [[The Standard]] <br />
File:20170615-West-Main-Plans-Standard.JPG|A photo of the plans for the [[West Main Streetscape]] that depict what will happen at [[The Standard]] <br />
File:20170709-Standard.JPG|Façade of The Standard under construction taken July 7, 2017<br />
File:20170709-Standard2.JPG|Looking northwest at the construction of the Standard on July 9, 2017<br />
File:2017-standard-under-construction.JPG|Construction from November 2017<br />
File:20180621-standard-view.jpg|Construction nears completion on June 21, 2018<br />
File:20180706-West-Main.jpg|Construction causing traffic delays on West Main Street, July 6, 2018<br />
File:2018-standard-bright-lights.jpg|The project initially had bright lights at the sidewalk level, as indicated in this photo from late August 2018<br />
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==References==<br />
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<div>'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a proposed project in the City of [[Charlottesville]] to build 245 units in three apartment buildings on land within the flood plain, with vehicular access to [[High Street]] and [[Caroline Avenue]]. Seven Development is the contract purchaser of the property from the [[United Land Company]]. Another partner in the project is Selwyn Property. <ref name="site-plan-meeting">{{cite-infocville|title=Project to build 245 units at East High Street detailed at site plan conference|url=https://infocville.com/2022/10/17/project-to-build-245-units-at-east-high-street-detailed-at-site-plan-conference/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=October 17, 2022|accessdate=December 15, 2022}}</ref>{{Infobox Development|name=|map-image=0 East High Site Plan.jpeg|location=0 East High Street|use_type=Apartments|acres=22 acres (7 acre disturbance area)|floor_area=322,000sf|height=45 feet|stories=|units_residential=245 units|parking=317 spaces (surface)|approval_process=By-Right|application=P22-0079|developer_company=Seven Development, LLC|engineer=[[Shimp Engineering]]}}<br />
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==Details==<br />
The property has multiple zoning categories including a section that extends out to Caroline Avenue that is zoned residential. The area where the buildings would go is zoned for business use while a section that connects to East High Street is zoned Central City Corridor. <br />
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Building A would have 45 units and the foundation would be at 334 feet above sea level (FFE). Building B would have 60 units and be at 335 feet. Building C would have 140 units and also would be at 335 feet. The plans call for the importation of fill dirt to bring the building out of the floodplain. <ref>{{cite-infocville|title=Plans filed for 245 units along Rivanna River on land in floodplain|url=https://infocville.com/2022/09/27/plans-filed-for-245-units-along-rivanna-river-on-land-in-floodplain/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=|location=|publishdate=September 27, 2022|accessdate=December 15, 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Opposition==<br />
An organization calling itself the Free Bridge Floodplain Advocacy Group formed in October 2022 to try to stop the planned development. On [[October 4]], [[2022]], their attorney [[Hank Perritt]] submitted a Petition for Reconsideration to FEMA to attempt to overturn the 2021 [[Letter of Map Revision]] that altered the floodplain boundaries, enabling the project.<br />
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==Timeline==<br />
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*[[October 5]], [[2022]] &ndash; Site plan meeting for the project is held virtually. <ref name="site-plan-meeting" /><br />
*[[October 26]], [[2022]] &ndash; Charlottesville staff issue preliminary denial of the site plan. <ref>{{cite web|title=Charlottesville denies preliminary site plan for 245 units in floodplain|url=https://infocville.com/2022/11/01/charlottesville-denies-preliminary-site-plan-for-245-units-in-floodplain/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=|location=|publishdate=November 1, 2022|accessdate=December 15, 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Resources==<br />
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*[https://cvillepedia.org/images/20221026_0_E_High_Preliminary_Site_Plan-denied.pdf October 26, 2022 denial letter from NDS staff]<br />
*[https://www.charlottesville.gov/1375/Site-Plan-Information Link to Charlottesville site plan meetings]<br />
*[https://cvillepedia.org/File:0_E._High_St._Zoning_Memo_to_C._Rainey.pdf December 7, 2022 Memo from Valerie Long to Charlottesville planners regarding development submitted as 0 East High Street]<br />
*[https://cvillepedia.org/File:0_E_High_Preliminary_Site_Plan_Response_1_(12-07-2022).pdf December 7, 2022 response to city comments on 0 East High Street from Shimp Engineering]<br />
*[https://cvillepedia.org/File:0_e_high_street_rev_prelim_memo_perritt_response_submitted.pdf December 12, 2022 response letter to 0 East High Street from attorney Henry H. Perritt Jr.]<br />
*[https://cvillepedia.org/File:2023-01-20_0_E_High_Preliminary_Site_Plan_2nd_Submission_-_denied.pdf January 20, 2023 denial letter from NDS staff for second submission]<br />
*[https://cvillepedia.org/File:0_E_High_Preliminary_Site_Plan_Response_1_(12-07-2022).pdf February 17, 2023 response to city comments on 0 East High Street from Shimp Engineering]<br />
*[https://cvillepedia.org/File:2023-02-27_Perritt_comments_on_3rd_prelim_site_plan_0_E_High.pdf February 27, 2023 response letter to 0 East High Street third submission from attorney Henry H. Perritt Jr.]<gallery><br />
File:Petition For Reconsideration - LOMR 21-03-0301P.pdf|Petition For Reconsideration submitted to FEMA<br />
File:50-144-Preliminary-SP (08-05-2022).pdf|Preliminary Site Plan submitted on August 5, 2022<br />
File:2022-0 E High St GIS map2.JPG|View of property outline, October 2022 (Source: City GIS Viewer)<br />
File:2022-0 E High St vicinity map.JPG|Vicinity Map<br />
File:50-144-Prelim-SP-Submit-2 (12-07-2022) opt (1).pdf|Preliminary Site Plan dated December 7, 2022 (2nd submission)<br />
File:50-144-Prelim-SP (02-17-2023).pdf|Preliminary Site Plan submitted on February 17, 2023 (3rd submission)<br />
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[[Category:Planned developments in Charlottesville]]<br />
[[Category:Charlottesville developments]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:2023-02-27_Perritt_comments_on_3rd_prelim_site_plan_0_E_High.pdf&diff=67834File:2023-02-27 Perritt comments on 3rd prelim site plan 0 E High.pdf2023-03-22T14:13:13Z<p>Rory096: Response letter to 0 East High Street third submission from attorney Henry H. Perrit Jr.</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Response letter to 0 East High Street third submission from attorney Henry H. Perrit Jr.</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:0_E_High_Preliminary_Site_Plan_Response_2_(02-17-2023).pdf&diff=67833File:0 E High Preliminary Site Plan Response 2 (02-17-2023).pdf2023-03-22T14:10:45Z<p>Rory096: Response to city comments on 0 East High Street second denial from Shimp Engineering.</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Response to city comments on [[0 East High Street]] second denial from [[Shimp Engineering]].</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:50-144-Prelim-SP_(02-17-2023).pdf&diff=67832File:50-144-Prelim-SP (02-17-2023).pdf2023-03-22T14:09:08Z<p>Rory096: Site plan for 0 East High Street project submitted by Shimp Engineering (third submission)</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Site plan for [[0 East High Street]] project submitted by [[Shimp Engineering]] (third submission)</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=750_Hinton_Avenue&diff=67674750 Hinton Avenue2023-03-13T00:58:46Z<p>Rory096: /* Proffered development conditions */ add plea in bar and demurrer</p>
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<div>{{Infobox Development<br />
| name = <br />
| map-image = 2013-750 HINTON AVENUE.jpg<br />
| caption = Hinton Avenue Methodist Church<br />
| location = 750 Hinton Avenue<br />
| county_area = <br />
| location_road = Hinton Avenue<br />
| development_type = R-1S (low-density residential, small lot)<br />
| acres = 0.7580<br />
| non_residential = State Code: Exempt Religious<br />
| units_residential = <br />
| developer_company = <br />
| developer_principal1 = <br />
| year_rezoned = <br />
| application = <br />
| website = <br />
}}<br />
'''750 Hinton Avenue''' is the address of the [[Hinton Avenue United Methodist Church]] (also called the Hinton Avenue UMC). The first church building at this site was constructed in [[1909]], renovated in [[1948]] and again in [[1958]] to its present configuration. Originally part of the [[Belle Mont Estate]] property, the a 0.76-acre site is on the northwest corner of [[Hinton Avenue]] and [[Church Street]] - one block north of the [[Belmont Neighborhood]] commercial area. Contiguous to the [https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/104-0050/ Belmont Manson] property at [[759 Belmont Avenue]], '''750 Hinton Avenue''' is within the [https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/104-5082_NorthBelmontNeighborhoodHD_2017_NRHP_FINAL-1.pdf North Belmont Neighborhood Historic District boundaries].<br />
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==Base information==<br />
[[File:08112019-750 Hinton Avenue GIS Viewer Map.JPG|right|thumb|270px|Location Map, 750 Hinton Avenue]]<br />
[[File:08112019-750 Hinton Avenue Zoning Map.JPG|right|thumb|270px|Zoning Map, 750 Hinton Avenue outlined]]<br />
[[File:09082019-750 Hinton Avenue Zoning Annotated HDCD.JPG|right|thumb|270px|Zoning Map, 750 Hinton Avenue, [[759 Belmont Avenue]]]]<br />
===Proffers===<br />
Refer to: '''Rachel's Haven project''' below.<br />
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:Note: Once accepted by the governing body, proffers become part of the zoning regulations applicable to the land and they run with the land until it is rezoned (there are exceptions). [https://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/Forms_Center/Departments/County_Attorney/Forms/LUchapter11-proffers.pdf ''The Albemarle County Land Use Law Handbook Kamptner/July 2019'']<br />
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===Legal description===<br />
City of Charlottesville, Lots 1-7 Bk 12 Belmont Subdivision<br />
===Adjacent properties===<br />
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*[[759 Belmont Avenue]], (the historic [[Belmont Mansion]]) <br />
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==Ownership History==<br />
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*Charles Bankhead (before 1820)<br />
*John Winn (1820)<br />
*Slaughter W. Fincklin (1847)<br />
*Belmont Land Co. and Charlottesville Land Co.<br />
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==Significance==<br />
The oldest church in the neighborhood, [[Hinton Avenue United Methodist Church]] occupies part of the once 539 acre farm ''[[Belle-Mont]]'' owned by [[John Winn]] until his death in [[1837]]. The first church building at this site was constructed in [[1909]], then was renovated in [[1948]] and [[1958]] to its present configuration and appearance executed in the Gothic Revival style. Stylistic elements on the brick church include buttresses, large expanses of tracery windows, pointed arched openings, gable-roofed end parapet walls, and the arched loggia across the front of the church.<ref>http://www.historicmapworks.com/Buildings/index.php?state=VA&city=759%20Belmont%20Avenue&id=32684, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form North Belmont Neighborhood Historic District DHR#104-5082 VLR Listed: 12/14/2017 NRHP Listed: 5/31/2018, accessed 5/16/2019</ref><br />
==Current usage==<br />
According to the Hinton Avenue United MC website, the property is currently being used by the church to: offer free clothes and fellowship through their "Clothes Closet", meals for the hungry in the "Family Kitchen", worship and learning opportunities on Sundays and during the week; the building is home to a satellite campus of The International School of Charlottesville, a French and Spanish language immersion preschool, Boy Scout Troop 37, and several AA, NA, and Al Anon chapters.<ref>http://hintonavenueumc.org/ Hinton Avenue UMC website, accessdate=May 15, 2019.</ref><br />
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[[File:05142019-750 Hinton Avenue Zoning Notice.JPG|right|thumb|270px|May 14, 2019 Planning Commission Meeting Notice (imaged dated 5/14/2019)]]<br />
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==Rachel's Haven project==<br />
{{Infobox Development<br />
| name = '''Rachel's Haven'''<br />
| map-image = <br />
| caption = <br />
| location = 750 Hinton Avenue<br />
| location_road = Hinton Avenue<br />
| use_type = Apartments (supportive housing, including 30% for people with developmental disabilities)<br />
| acres = 0.7580<br />
| non_residential = <br />
| units_residential =15 units <br />
| developer_company = <br />
| developer_principal1 = <br />
| architect = [[Andrew S. Thomas]], Architect<br />
| owner = [[Hinton Avenue United Methodist Church]]<br />
| approval_process = Rezoning to NCC<br />
| conditions = 4 units affordable at 80% AMI (indefinitely)<br />
| year_rezoned = 2019 <br />
| application = ZM19-00001 <br />
| website = }}<br />
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In early 2019, [[Hinton Avenue United Methodist Church]] submitted a rezoning petition for the [[Planning Commission]]'s regular docket for Tuesday, May 14, 2019. The rezoning petition proposed a change in zoning from the existing [[R-1S]] (low-density residential, small lot) to [[NCC]] (Neighborhood Commercial Corridor Mixed Use) subject to [[proffered development conditions]]. The stated purpose of the rezoning was to allow construction of a multifamily building containing up to 15 units (for a total density of 19.7 [[DUA]]). Within the current R-1S zoning district, multifamily dwellings are not permitted. The application was deferred until the June 2019 Planning Commission meeting.<ref>{{Agenda-cityplanning|newid=65250|when=May 14, 2019|accessdate=May 15, 2019}}</ref> <br />
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Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend approval on June 11, 2019.<ref>{{Agenda-cityplanning|newid=65433|when=June 11, 2019|accessdate=2019-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{Minutes-cityplanning|newid=65867|when=June 11, 2019|accessdate=2019-08-11}}</ref> City Council approval passed the rezoning unanimously on its August 5, 2019 consent agenda.<ref>{{Agenda-citycouncil|newid=65714|when=July 1, 2019|accessdate=2019-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{Agenda-citycouncil|newid=66043|when=August 5, 2019|accessdate=2019-08-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/city-council-members-moves-750-hinton-avenue-rezoning-to-next-consent-agenda/|title=City Council members move 750 Hinton Avenue rezoning to next consent agenda|last=Norah Mulinda|first=|publishdate=2019-08-11|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-08-11}}</ref><br />
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On September 6, 2019 a group of individuals residing throughout the city [https://www.cvillepedia.org/File:Hawkey_et_al_v_Charlottesville_lawsuit_opposing_Rachels_Haven_2019-09-06.pdf filed a lawsuit] as ''pro se'' litigants against the Charlottesville City Council and each member of the Council individually, seeking to overturn the rezoning.<ref>{{Cite-progress|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/neighbors-file-court-petition-to-overturn-belmont-church-rezoning/article_bc7df08e-1cff-5e34-afc7-efaad18375c0.html|title=Neighbors file court petition to overturn Belmont church rezoning|author=Nolan Stout|publishdate=September 7, 2019|accessdate=2019-09-07}}</ref> Signatories included [[Kimber Hawkey]], president of the [[Belmont-Carlton Neighborhood Association]]; [[Bill Emory]], former planning commissioner; [[Tomas Rahal]], former owner of [[Mas]] and current owner of Quality Pie; [[Ivana Kadija]], school health activist; and [[Brian Wimer]], Belmont filmmaker.<br />
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On September 8, 2019, the petition was [https://www.cvillepedia.org/File:Hawkey-amended-2019-09-08.pdf amended] to remove five names, including Emory and Wimer, and add eight additional names. <br />
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===Proffered development conditions===<br />
In addition to the requirements of other applicable City ordinances: ZM19-0000:<ref>{{Minutes-cityplanning|newid=66043|when=August 5, 2019|accessdate=2019-08-11}}</ref><br />
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#No more than 15 dwelling units shall be permitted on the Subject Property. <br />
#A minimum of four (4) residential units within the multifamily dwelling on the Subject Property shall be restricted to residents with income at eighty percent (80%) or less of area median income ("AMI") as defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Charlottesville, Virginia Metropolitan Area. <br />
#For the safety of residents within the multifamily dwelling, access to all interior common areas serving residential units shall be controlled through the use of entry locks. <br />
#All non-residential uses (other than educational facilities (non-residential) and day care facilities) which are not accessory to a house of worship or to residential uses located on the Subject Property, shall be prohibited on the Subject Property. <br />
#Permanent vehicular ingress and egress to the Subject Property shall be restricted to Rialto Street, provided that this restriction on vehicular access shall not take effect until such time as a building permit is issued for construction of any multifamily building. The City may require any site plan for any multifamily building proposed on the Subject Property to adhere to the vehicular ingress and egress limitation under this condition. <br />
# The maximum height of buildings and structures shall be thirty-eight (38) feet. <br />
# Setbacks shall be provided along primary street frontage as follows: six (6) feet minimum required; ten (10) feet, maximum.<br />
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With these proffers, the allowed usage is more restrictive than R-3, but allows smaller setback. <br />
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<gallery perrow="5" caption="Rachel's Haven project"><br />
File:05142019-750 Hinton Avenue Zoning Notice x.JPG|Zoning Notice, image dated 5/14/2019.<br />
File:Hawkey et al v Charlottesville lawsuit opposing Rachels Haven 2019-09-06.pdf |Hawkey et al v Charlottesville lawsuit opposing Rachels Haven 2019-09-06<br />
File:Hawkey-amended-2019-09-08.pdf | Hawkey et al amended 2019-09-08<br />
File:Hawkey et al v Charlottesville - Plea in Bar and Demurrer 2019-09-25.pdf | Plea in Bar and Demurrer, comprising city's response to lawsuit 2019-09-25<br />
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<div>[[Image:April2009-city-planning-com.gif|thumb|250px|City Planning Commission in April 2009]]<br />
The '''Charlottesville Planning Commission''' is an administrative entity established by the [[City Council]], the governing body of the City of Charlottesville. The Planning Commission recommends to the City Council the land use policies of the City in accordance with the adapted [[Comprehensive Plan]]. The seven-member board, serving primarily in an advisory capacity to the [[City Council]], also makes recommendations on applications for Special Use Permits, Special Exceptions, Subdivisions, Rezonings, and Development Code Text Amendments after it has conducted a public hearing. <br />
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Each locality is required to create a local planning commission in order to promote the orderly development of the locality and its environs. In accomplishing its objectives, the local planning commissions serve primarily in an advisory capacity to the governing bodies. Va. Code § 15.2-2210.<br />
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==Purpose==<br />
"The City of Charlottesville Planning Commission advises City Council on promoting orderly development of community. Advises in the development of the Comprehensive Plan, including land use, transportation, community facilities and service, and designation of renewal and other treatment areas. It advises on zoning, subdivision, capital programming and other planning activities." (City of Charlottesville's website: <ref>https://charlottesville.org/955/Planning-Commission</ref><br />
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== Bylaws and Guidelines ==<br />
The Planning Commission maintains a set of bylaws, rules for the transaction of business adopted pursuant to [https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter22/section15.2-2217/ § 15.2-2217], first adopted in 1993 and revised several times. In addition, it has adopted more general operating guidelines, first developed in May 2017 and revised in February 2020.<ref>{{Agenda-cityplanning|newid=|when=February 11, 2020|accessdate=2023-03-12|url=https://agendas.cvilledata.org/planning-commission-meeting/2020-02-11T16:30:00/original/packet.pdf}}</ref><gallery><br />
File:Charlottesville Planning Commission Bylaws 2017-02-14.pdf|Planning Commission Bylaws, adopted February 2017<br />
File:Charlottesville Planning Commission Operating Guidelines 2020-02-11.pdf|Planning Commission Operating Guidelines, adopted February 2020<br />
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==Comprehensive Plan==<br />
The current [Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan|Comprehensive Plan]] was adopted by the [[Charlottesville City Council (2020-2021)]] on [[November 15]], [[2021]] and is the City's official policy guide for long-range development-related planning decisions.<br />
[View the current Comprehensive Plan. |https://www.charlottesville.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7073/Comprehensive-Plan-Document---2021-1115-Final?bidId=]<br />
==Current Studies, Projects & Plans==<br />
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==Completed Studies, Projects & Plans==<br />
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==Role of the planning commission==<br />
The commission is to apply the content of the [[Charlottesville Comprehensive Plan|Comprehensive Plan]] to physical growth and development within city limits. The commission oversees any rezonings, special-use permits, site plans, and other development items that come before the city. The planning commission also serves as the [[Entrance Corridor (Charlottesville)|Entrance Corridor]] Review Board (ERB). <br />
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==Meetings==<br />
The commission generally holds a regular meeting on the second Tuesday of each month, and and one work session each month.<br />
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==Members==<br />
The Planning Commission consists of seven members appointed by the City Council, all of whom shall be residents of and a majority of whom shall be owners of real property (freeholders) in the City. One member of the Planning Commission may be a member of the City Council, and one member may be a member of the administrative branch of government of the city, however, currently there is not a Planning Commission member from the City Council or government administration. Code of Virginia Code § 15.2-2212<br />
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Planning Commission members serve a maximum of two 4-year terms. Vacancies to be filled by appointment for the unexpired term only. <br />
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The current members and terms of the Planning Commission are:<br />
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*[[Lyle Solla-Yates]], Chair, Member appointed in March 2018 by [[City Council]]<ref name="march18">{{cite web|title=Council makes several appointments to Planning Commission|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/30212-new-planning-commissioners/|author=|work=Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=2018-03-19|accessdate=2018-07-17}}</ref> <ref>{{cite-CCE|title=September 15, 2021: Smith pool to remain closed through late fall; input sought on natural hazard mitigation plan|url=https://communityengagement.substack.com/p/september-15-2021-smith-pool-to-remain|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|location=Charlottesville, Virginia|publishdate=|accessdate=September 27, 2021}}</ref><br />
*[[Taneia Dowell]], Member since 2014, reappointed 2018 <ref name="app2018">{{cite web|title=City Council appoints four to Planning Commission after Smith steps down|url=https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/31589-city-council-appoints-four-to-planning-commission-/|author=Elliott Robinson|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=October 2, 2018|accessdate=October 21, 2018}}</ref><br />
*[[Karim Habbab]], Member since June 2021 <br />
*[[Jody Lahendro]], Member since 2014, reappointed 2018 <ref name="app2018" /> <br />
*[[Hosea Mitchell]], Member since June 30, 2018. Appointed in March 2018<ref name="march18" /><br />
*[[Liz Russell]], Member appointed on [[September 8]], [[2020]]<br />
*[[Rory Stolzenberg]], Member since October 2018 <ref name="app2018" /> <br />
*[[Bill Palmer]], Ex-Officio member representing University of Virginia<br />
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{{Main|List of City Planning Commissioners}}<br />
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===Replacement===<br />
Members may be removed for malfeasance in office, absence from any three consecutive meetings of the commission, or absence from any four meetings of the commission within any 12-month period.<br />
===Compensation===<br />
$3,000 per year<br />
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:Code of Virginia Code § 15.2-2212 states that “The local governing body may provide for compensation to commission members for their services, reimbursement for actual expenses incurred, or both.”<br />
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==Virginia's Planning District Commissions==<br />
The code of Virginia § 15.2-2210 states that “Any locality may participate in a planning district commission or a joint local commission. (See also [[Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission]]) <br />
==Virginia Land Use Planning==<br />
In Virginia, a developer may need approval from the local planning commission to construct a project. ''(Information current as of 2020)''<br />
===Code of Virginia===<br />
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*In 2013, the Virginia Supreme Court decided that only City Council could approve sidewalk waiver requests, as referenced within Section 29-182(j) of the subdivision ordinance; previously, it was the practice for the Planning Commission to grant this type of waiver.<br />
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====Article 2. Local Planning Commissions==== <br />
<br />
:[https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacodefull/title15.2/chapter22/article2/ § 15.2-2210]. Creation of local planning commissions; participation in planning district commissions or joint local commissions.<br />
::Every locality ''shall'' by resolution or ordinance create a local planning commission ''in order to promote the orderly development of the locality and its environs.'' In accomplishing the objectives of § 15.2-2200 the local planning commissions ''shall'' serve primarily in an advisory capacity to the governing bodies.<br />
:§ 15.2-2211. Cooperation of local planning commissions and other agencies.<br />
::The planning commission of any locality ''may'' cooperate with local planning commissions or legislative and administrative bodies and officials of other localities so as to coordinate planning and development among the localities.<br />
:§ 15.2-2212. Qualifications, appointment, removal, terms and compensation of members of local planning commissions.<br />
::A local planning commission shall consist of ''not less than five nor more than fifteen members'', appointed by the governing body...<br />
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==Relations with Albemarle County Planning Commission==<br />
The City Planning Commission and the [[Albemarle County Planning Commission]] infrequently hold joint meetings to discuss issues that affect both jurisdictions. <br />
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In 2003, the City began a policy where at least one City Planning Commissioner would attend every meeting of the County Planning Commission<ref>"Draft Minutes, City of Charlottesville, Planning Commission, December 9, 2003." City of Charlottesville. Web. 13 Aug. 2009. <http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=1106>.</ref>. However, the policy did not last as this is no longer practice.<br />
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==Annual Awards==<br />
For several years, the Planning Commission presents awards to recognize planning efforts in the community for the previous year. Those awards are:<br />
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*The Eldon Fields Wood Design Professional of the Year<br />
*Outstanding Plan of Development<br />
*Citizen Planner of the Year<br />
*Herman Key Jr., Access to the Disabled Award<br />
*Outstanding Neighborhood Effort<br />
*Neighborhood of the Year<br />
*Outstanding Sustainable Development<br />
*Neighborhood Development Services Staff Member of the Year<br />
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==2008 workload changes==<br />
In 2008, the Planning Commission's workload was changed as part of a process to streamline the city's development review process. The intent behind the change is to spend less time on specific site plan approvals and leave more time to focus on general zoning issues, <ref>"http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2008/10/commission_streamlining.html." Weblog post. Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. Charlottesville Tomorrow, 17 Oct. 2008. Web. 13 July 2009. <http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2008/10/commission_streamlining.html>.</ref><br />
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==Photo gallery==<br />
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File:20170519-Charlottesville-Planning-Commission.JPG|Charlottesville Planning Commission, May 9, 2017<br />
File:201705123-Charlottesville-Planning-Commission.JPG|May 23, 2017 work session<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
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*[http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=823 Charlottesville Planning Commission]<br />
*[http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/planning_commissioncity/ Charlottesville Tomorrow's coverage of the Planning Commission]<br />
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[[Category:Charlottesville boards and commissions|Planning commission]]<br />
[[Category:Zoning]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:Charlottesville_Planning_Commission_Operating_Guidelines_2020-02-11.pdf&diff=67671File:Charlottesville Planning Commission Operating Guidelines 2020-02-11.pdf2023-03-12T23:19:24Z<p>Rory096: Current (as of March 2023) operating guidelines for the Charlottesville Planning Commission, via staff. Last revised February 2020.</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Current (as of March 2023) operating guidelines for the [[Charlottesville Planning Commission]], via staff. Last revised February 2020.</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:Charlottesville_Planning_Commission_Bylaws_2017-02-14.pdf&diff=67670File:Charlottesville Planning Commission Bylaws 2017-02-14.pdf2023-03-12T23:19:04Z<p>Rory096: Current (as of March 2023) bylaws for the Charlottesville Planning Commission, via staff. Last revised February 2017.</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Current (as of March 2023) bylaws for the [[Charlottesville Planning Commission]], via staff. Last revised February 2017.</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:Albemarle_2022_Reassessment_Presentation.pdf&diff=66979File:Albemarle 2022 Reassessment Presentation.pdf2023-02-06T17:31:44Z<p>Rory096: </p>
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<div></div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:Brackney_v_City_of_Charlottesville_et_al_-_Dismissal.pdf&diff=66535File:Brackney v City of Charlottesville et al - Dismissal.pdf2023-01-23T15:48:40Z<p>Rory096: Via [https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63385835/brackney-wheelock-v-city-of-charlottesville/ Court Listener]</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Via [https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63385835/brackney-wheelock-v-city-of-charlottesville/ Court Listener]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=0_East_High_Street&diff=665340 East High Street2023-01-23T15:44:41Z<p>Rory096: /* Resources */ denial #2</p>
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<div>'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a proposed project in the City of [[Charlottesville]] to build 245 units in three apartment buildings on land within the flood plain, with vehicular access to [[High Street]] and [[Caroline Avenue]]. Seven Development is the contract purchaser of the property from the [[United Land Company]]. Another partner in the project is Selwyn Property. <ref name="site-plan-meeting">{{cite-infocville|title=Project to build 245 units at East High Street detailed at site plan conference|url=https://infocville.com/2022/10/17/project-to-build-245-units-at-east-high-street-detailed-at-site-plan-conference/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=October 17, 2022|accessdate=December 15, 2022}}</ref>{{Infobox Development|name=|map-image=0 East High Site Plan.jpeg|location=0 East High Street|use_type=Apartments|acres=22 acres (7 acre disturbance area)|floor_area=322,000sf|height=45 feet|stories=|units_residential=245 units|parking=317 spaces (surface)|approval_process=By-Right|application=P22-0079|developer_company=Seven Development, LLC|engineer=[[Shimp Engineering]]}}<br />
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==Details==<br />
The property has multiple zoning categories including a section that extends out to Caroline Avenue that is zoned residential. The area where the buildings would go is zoned for business use while a section that connects to East High Street is zoned Central City Corridor. <br />
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Building A would have 45 units and the foundation would be at 334 feet above sea level (FFE). Building B would have 60 units and be at 335 feet. Building C would have 140 units and also would be at 335 feet. The plans call for the importation of fill dirt to bring the building out of the floodplain. <ref>{{cite-infocville|title=Plans filed for 245 units along Rivanna River on land in floodplain|url=https://infocville.com/2022/09/27/plans-filed-for-245-units-along-rivanna-river-on-land-in-floodplain/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=|location=|publishdate=September 27, 2022|accessdate=December 15, 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Opposition==<br />
An organization calling itself the Free Bridge Floodplain Advocacy Group formed in October 2022 to try to stop the planned development. On [[October 4]], [[2022]], their attorney [[Hank Perritt]] submitted a Petition for Reconsideration to FEMA to attempt to overturn the 2021 [[Letter of Map Revision]] that altered the floodplain boundaries, enabling the project.<br />
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==Timeline==<br />
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*[[October 5]], [[2022]] &ndash; Site plan meeting for the project is held virtually. <ref name="site-plan-meeting" /><br />
*[[October 26]], [[2022]] &ndash; Charlottesville staff issue preliminary denial of the site plan. <ref>{{cite web|title=Charlottesville denies preliminary site plan for 245 units in floodplain|url=https://infocville.com/2022/11/01/charlottesville-denies-preliminary-site-plan-for-245-units-in-floodplain/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=|location=|publishdate=November 1, 2022|accessdate=December 15, 2022}}</ref><br />
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==Resources==<br />
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*[https://cvillepedia.org/images/20221026_0_E_High_Preliminary_Site_Plan-denied.pdf October 26, 2022 denial letter from NDS staff]<br />
*[https://www.charlottesville.gov/1375/Site-Plan-Information Link to Charlottesville site plan meetings]<br />
*[https://cvillepedia.org/File:0_E._High_St._Zoning_Memo_to_C._Rainey.pdf December 7, 2022 Memo from Valerie Long to Charlottesville planners regarding development submitted as 0 East High Street]<br />
*[https://cvillepedia.org/File:0_E_High_Preliminary_Site_Plan_Response_1_(12-07-2022).pdf December 7, 2022 response to city comments on 0 East High Street from Shimp Engineering]<br />
*[https://cvillepedia.org/File:0_e_high_street_rev_prelim_memo_perritt_response_submitted.pdf December 12, 2022 response letter to 0 East High Street from attorney Henry H. Perrit Jr.]<br />
*[https://cvillepedia.org/images/20221026_0_E_High_Preliminary_Site_Plan-denied.pdf January 20, 2023 denial letter from NDS staff for second submission]<gallery><br />
File:Petition For Reconsideration - LOMR 21-03-0301P.pdf|Petition For Reconsideration submitted to FEMA<br />
File:50-144-Preliminary-SP (08-05-2022).pdf|Preliminary Site Plan submitted on August 5, 2022<br />
File:2022-0 E High St GIS map2.JPG|View of property outline, October 2022 (Source: City GIS Viewer)<br />
File:2022-0 E High St vicinity map.JPG|Vicinity Map<br />
File:50-144-Prelim-SP-Submit-2 (12-07-2022) opt (1).pdf|Preliminary Site Plan dated December 7, 2022 (2nd submission)<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Planned developments in Charlottesville]]<br />
[[Category:Charlottesville developments]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:2023-01-20_0_E_High_Preliminary_Site_Plan_2nd_Submission_-_denied.pdf&diff=66533File:2023-01-20 0 E High Preliminary Site Plan 2nd Submission - denied.pdf2023-01-23T15:42:36Z<p>Rory096: </p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Charlottesville Area Transit#Free Trolley]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Commonwealth_Corridor&diff=66092Commonwealth Corridor2023-01-07T21:32:04Z<p>Rory096: study pdfs</p>
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<div>The '''Commonwealth Corridor''' is a proposed east-west passenger rail line running from Blacksburg to Newport News via Roanoke, Charlottesville, Richmond and Williamsburg. It will be built in segments including upgrades in service on existing routes. <br />
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== History ==<br />
The concept of the Commonwealth Corridor originated in a report released in September 2019 by [[Virginians for High Speed Rail]], the [[Southern Environmental Law Center]], Virginia21, and the Hampton Roads & Roanoke Chambers of Commerce.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southernenvironment.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/words_docs/VCC_Report_Final.pdf|title=Expanding Virginia's Passenger Rail: Connecting the Blue Ridge to the Beach with the Commonwealth Corridor|last=|first=|publishdate=August 28, 2019|publisher=SELC|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref><br />
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In December 2019, the Northam administration announced the [[Transforming Rail in Virginia]] initiative, which included the purchase of 186 miles of track from Doswell to Clifton Forge, then owned by [[CSX]] and operated by the [[Buckingham Branch]].<ref>{{Cite-progress|url=https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/a-new-east-west-passenger-rail-corridor-could-run-through-charlottesville/article_28f7632a-2a39-11ed-a9e5-1f37b8de6b31.html|title=A new East-West passenger rail corridor could run through Charlottesville|author=Wyatt Gordon|publishdate=September 1, 2022|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref><br />
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In 2020, Senator Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond) and Delegate Sam Rasoul (D-Roanoke) introduced SJ 50, a joint resolution to direct the [[Department of Rail and Public Transportation]] to prepare a study on the feasibility of the service. The bill passed the Senate unanimously and the House 90-2.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SJ50|title=SJ 50 Commonwealth Corridor passenger rail service; DRPT to study feasibility of an east-west service.|last=|first=|publishdate=2020|publisher=Virginia LIS|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref> The feasibility study was released in October 2021.<br />
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== Feasibility Study ==<br />
The DRPT feasibility study anticipates two round-trip trains daily, requiring major upgrades to the Charlottesville-Doswell section of the route, the only portion that did not have passenger service or imminently planned service at the time of the report. The infrastructure upgrades on that segment comprise the bulk of the $319.2m known capital costs in 2021 dollars, escalated to $416.5m in 2030 dollars. Unknown capital costs include additional upgrades the host railroads may require to allow additional passenger service on other segments. Annual operation & maintenance costs were estimated at $25.09m (2019$), plus an additional $2.46m to lease the three trainsets from Amtrak, totaling $27.55m in annual recurring cost.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.drpt.virginia.gov/media/rybhgub1/2021-commonwealth-corridor-study.pdf|title=2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study|last=|first=|publishdate=October 6, 2021|publisher=Department of Rail and Public Transportation|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref><br />
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Once in operation, the study projects 177,200 riders would use the service annually, or 485 riders per day, including 45,300 riders to or from Charlottesville. The bulk of Charlottesville riders, 33,100, would come from trips originating or terminating at Newport News.<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|+Estimated 2040 Passenger Origin-Destination Matrix<br />
|<br />
|'''Newport News'''<br />
|'''Williamsburg'''<br />
|'''Richmond'''<br />
|'''Ashland'''<br />
|'''Charlottesville'''<br />
|'''Lynchburg'''<br />
|'''Roanoke'''<br />
|'''New River Valley'''<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Newport News'''<br />
|0<br />
|100<br />
|5,300<br />
|700<br />
|'''33,100'''<br />
|7,900<br />
|3,500<br />
|1,300<br />
|'''51,900'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Williamsburg'''<br />
|100<br />
|0<br />
|2,600<br />
|500<br />
|'''6,300'''<br />
|1,400<br />
|1,000<br />
|400<br />
|'''12,300'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Richmond'''<br />
|5,300<br />
|2,600<br />
|0<br />
|100<br />
|'''200'''<br />
|1,000<br />
|6,200<br />
|3,800<br />
|'''19,200'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Ashland'''<br />
|700<br />
|500<br />
|100<br />
|0<br />
|'''100'''<br />
|500<br />
|1,800<br />
|1,000<br />
|'''4,700'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Charlottesville'''<br />
|'''33,100'''<br />
|'''6,300'''<br />
|'''200'''<br />
|'''100'''<br />
|'''0'''<br />
|'''100'''<br />
|'''2,100'''<br />
|'''3,400'''<br />
|'''45,300'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Lynchburg'''<br />
|7,900<br />
|1,400<br />
|1,000<br />
|500<br />
|'''100'''<br />
|0<br />
|100<br />
|100<br />
|'''11,100'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Roanoke'''<br />
|3,500<br />
|1,000<br />
|6,200<br />
|1,800<br />
|'''2,100'''<br />
|100<br />
|0<br />
|4,000<br />
|'''18,700'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''New River Valley'''<br />
|1,300<br />
|400<br />
|3,800<br />
|1,000<br />
|'''3,400'''<br />
|100<br />
|4,000<br />
|0<br />
|'''14,000'''<br />
|-<br />
|'''Total'''<br />
|'''51,900'''<br />
|'''12,300'''<br />
|'''19,200'''<br />
|'''4,700'''<br />
|'''45,300'''<br />
|'''11,100'''<br />
|'''18,700'''<br />
|'''14,000'''<br />
|'''177,200'''<br />
|}<br />
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==Timeline of implementation==<br />
*[[July 11]], [[2022]] &ndash; Second Amtrak daily Northeast Regional passenger train entered service between Roanoke and D.C. <ref>{{cite-infocville|title=Second daily train between Roanokeand D.C. to start July 11|url=https://infocville.com/2022/07/05/second-daily-train-between-roanoke-and-dc-to-start-july-11/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=July 5, 2022|accessdate=January 5, 2023}}</ref><br />
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==Documents==<br />
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File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study.pdf|2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study<br />
File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study Appendix A - Existing Conditions.pdf|Feasibility Study Appendix A: Existing Conditions<br />
File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study Appendix B - Charlottesville to Doswell.pdf|Feasibility Study Appendix B: Existing Conditions<br />
File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study Appendix C - Capital Cost Estimate.pdf|Feasibility Study Appendix C: Capital Cost Estimate<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Public transportation]]</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:2021_Commonwealth_Corridor_Feasibility_Study_Appendix_C_-_Capital_Cost_Estimate.pdf&diff=66091File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study Appendix C - Capital Cost Estimate.pdf2023-01-07T21:04:27Z<p>Rory096: Appendix C of the Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study. Requested from DRPT via email.</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Appendix C of the [[Commonwealth Corridor]] [[File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study.pdf|Feasibility Study]]. Requested from DRPT via email.</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:2021_Commonwealth_Corridor_Feasibility_Study_Appendix_B_-_Charlottesville_to_Doswell.pdf&diff=66090File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study Appendix B - Charlottesville to Doswell.pdf2023-01-07T21:04:20Z<p>Rory096: Appendix B of the Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study. Requested from DRPT via email.</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Appendix B of the [[Commonwealth Corridor]] [[File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study.pdf|Feasibility Study]]. Requested from DRPT via email.</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:2021_Commonwealth_Corridor_Feasibility_Study_Appendix_A_-_Existing_Conditions.pdf&diff=66089File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study Appendix A - Existing Conditions.pdf2023-01-07T21:04:12Z<p>Rory096: Appendix A of the Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study. Requested from DRPT via email.</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Appendix A of the [[Commonwealth Corridor]] [[File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study.pdf|Feasibility Study]]. Requested from DRPT via email.</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:2021_Commonwealth_Corridor_Feasibility_Study.pdf&diff=66088File:2021 Commonwealth Corridor Feasibility Study.pdf2023-01-07T21:03:04Z<p>Rory096: Via DRPT website: https://www.drpt.virginia.gov/media/rybhgub1/2021-commonwealth-corridor-study.pdf</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Via DRPT website: https://www.drpt.virginia.gov/media/rybhgub1/2021-commonwealth-corridor-study.pdf</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=File:2019_Charlottesville_Pavement_Management_Program_Report.pdf&diff=66071File:2019 Charlottesville Pavement Management Program Report.pdf2023-01-06T16:33:48Z<p>Rory096: Via the ADA Transition Plan, attachment J
https://widget.charlottesville.org/procurement/ADA%20TRANSITION%20PLAN%2022-75/Attachment%20J-%20Pavement%20Management%20Program%20Report.pdf</p>
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<div>== Summary ==<br />
Via the ADA Transition Plan, attachment J<br />
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https://widget.charlottesville.org/procurement/ADA%20TRANSITION%20PLAN%2022-75/Attachment%20J-%20Pavement%20Management%20Program%20Report.pdf</div>Rory096https://cvillepedia.org/index.php?title=Template:Cite-infocville&diff=65985Template:Cite-infocville2023-01-03T19:31:24Z<p>Rory096: add templatedata for visual editing</p>
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<div>[[Charlottesville Area Transit]] ('''CAT''') is a city-run agency that operates several bus lines throughout [[Charlottesville]] and [[Albemarle County]], including a free trolley service between the [[Downtown Mall]] and the [[University of Virginia]]. <br />
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While operated by the city, ten of the 13 routes travel within [[Albemarle County]]. <ref name="county-update">{{cite web|title=Albemarle supervisors briefed on transit options|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/26312-albemarle-supervisors-briefed-on-transit-options/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=February 8, 2017|accessdate=February 23, 2020}}</ref> Route changes planned in [[2021]] have been delayed to a lack of drivers and won't be made until at least the fall of 2023. {{fact}}<br />
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A [[Regional Transit Partnership]] was established in [[2017]] to help encourage cooperation in planning but has no input into how CAT is managed. <br />
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For more on public transportation history, read [[Public Transportation|that page on cvillepedia]]. <br />
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==History==<br />
[[Image:Cat-logo.jpg|thumb|left|The original new logo for Charlottesville Area Transit which was rejected]]<br />
The bus system was created in September 1975 to replace the privately run Yellow Transit Co. bus service. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Council Approves Transit Subsidy|url=|author=Peter Bacque|pageno=C1|printdate=January 21,1976|publishdate=|accessdate=|cturl=}}</ref> <br />
In 2010, CAT began operating hybrid fuel buses. <ref name="prohnineridership" /> <br />
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New fareboxes were to have been installed in [[2014]] to improve the system's ability to measure performance. <ref>{{cite web|title=Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation<br />
F.Y. 2014 Mid-Year Funding Allocation - $565,105.|url=http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/File:20131216-CAT-Farebox-staff-report.pdf|author=John Jones|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Area Transit|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=December 16, 2013}}</ref><br />
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=== Free Trolley ===<br />
On Friday, [[September 6]], [[1996]], the free "Hoo Bus" began service, operating between the university & downtown on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. Initial funding was provided by the city, the university, and [[Charlottesville 2000]] for a two-month trial period.<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=September 3, 1999|accessdate=2022-12-30|id=45385}}</ref> Each entity contributed $3,666.66 for the initial service. with the private contribution coming from [[D&R Development]], the owners of Regal Cinema on the [[Downtown Mall]].<ref name=":0">{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=1999 Appropriations|accessdate=2022-12-30|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/DocView.aspx?id=619259}}</ref> An additional $5,100 appropriation on [[December 2]], [[1996]] extended the service, with $2,550 from the city's General Fund balance and $2,550 from the university.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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The city allocated an additional $11,000 from the General Fund balance on [[September 2]], [[1997]], at which point it had a ridership goal of 24,000 riders for the trolley service.<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=August 18, 1997|accessdate=2022-12-30|id=46116}}</ref> On [[October 6]], [[1997]], $19,500 of private sector dollars were appropriated, with $11,000 in contributions from the university, $5,000 from the [[Charlottesville Downtown Foundation]], and $3,500 from D&R.<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=October 6, 1997|accessdate=2022-12-30|id=46125}}</ref><ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=1997 Appropriations|accessdate=2022-12-30|id=619260}}</ref><br />
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A public hearing was held on [[August 7]], [[2000]] to expand the service to 15-minute frequency, with an annual ridership goal of 125,000.<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=July 17, 2000|accessdate=2022-12-30|id=69922}}</ref><ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=August 7, 2000|accessdate=2022-12-30|id=69923}}</ref> A $178,116 appropriation for the route was approved unanimously on [[August 21]], [[2000]].<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=|when=August 21, 2000|accessdate=2022-12-30|url=http://weblink.charlottesville.org/public/0/doc/69924/Page1.aspx}}</ref> The university offered $20,000 toward supporting service from 6:30am-10am, an amount including the $12,000 previously pledged to support the Hoo Bus.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://campo.tjpdc.org/wp-content/uploads/z_Other-References_Hoo-Bus-Funding.pdf|title=Hoo Bus Funding|last=|first=|publishdate=|publisher=TJPDC|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2022-12-30}}</ref><br />
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The most popular route is the "free" trolley that circulates between the [[Downtown Transit Center]] and the [[University of Virginia]]. In 2019, this service was rerouted to travel along South Street to better serve Midway Manor. That change to service was extended through at least May 2020 as the overall route is studied further, possibly through a consultant. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Council votes in support of affordable housing complex|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/council-votes-in-support-of-affordable-housing-complex/article_2a1e6399-7a75-5114-942d-45acdaf35747.html|author=Nolan Stour |pageno=|printdate=February 20, 2020|publishdate=February 20, 2020|accessdate=February 23, 2020}}</ref><br />
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==Funding==<br />
[[image:CAT-TRANSIT-History.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Slide from the December 8, 2022 meeting of the Regional Transit Partnership]]<br />
The agency had a $8.1 million operating budget in FY2018 and 120 employees. Service is provided 18 hours a day Monday through Saturday and 12 hours a day on Sundays and weekends. In calendar 2017, 2.1 million passengers boarded buses. <ref name="2018report">{{cite web|title=Update on Public Transportation in the Charlottesville/Albemarle<br />
Region|url=http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/images/20180220-CC-CAT-Report.pdf|author=John Jones|work=Staff Report|publisher=|location=|publishdate=February 20, 2018|accessdate=February 23, 2020}}</ref><br />
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Funding comes from four major sources (''FY2017 figures''): The City of Charlottesville (29.5%); The Federal Transit Administration (21.49%); The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (17.98%); Albemarle County (13.70%). Remaining revenue comes from fares, the University of Virginia, advertising and rental income. <ref name="2018report" /> <br />
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====County funding====<br />
[[Albemarle County]] participates in the CAT program by paying a share of rides that operate within its borders. In FY2009, Albemarle paid the City $666,634<ref>Vinzant, Laura. "CTS budget question." Message to Sean J. Tubbs. 26 Jan. 2010. E-mail.</ref>to operate Routes 2B, 5, and 10. In FY2017 that has increased to $1.05 million. <ref name="county-update" /><br />
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====FY2012 funding====<br />
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For FY2012, CAT's budget is based on $645,000 in passenger fare revenue. Of this amount $60,000 is from the University of Virginia as a contribution to the cost of the FREE Trolley. Also, of this amount $145,000 is from the University of Virginia as pre-payment of fares so that those students, faculty, and staff with UVA photo ID are allowed to ride Charlottesville Area Transit by displaying the photo ID.<ref>{{cite email|subject=Charlottesville Area Transit FY 2012 Revenue from Passenger Fares|from=Bill Watterson|sourceorg=Charlottesville Area Transit|to=Sean Tubbs|repositoryorg=Charlottesville Tomorrow|senddate=May 18, 2011}}</ref><br />
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====FY2017 funding====<br />
CAT’s budget for the current fiscal year is $7.3 million, including a $1.05 million contribution from Albemarle County. Charlottesville taxpayers contribute $2.27 million to the service, and UVa pays $241,535 to allow students and faculty to ride fare-free. Federal funding is $1.65 million and state funding is $1.38 million. <ref name="county-update" /><br />
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====FY2019 funding==== <br />
The University of Virginia paid $254,000 to CAT for reciprocal ridership in fiscal year 2019. {{fact}}<br />
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====FY2020 funding====<br />
The University of Virginia paid $259,100 to CAT for reciprocal ridership in fiscal year 2019. {{fact}}<br />
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==Governance==<br />
[[image:CAT-ORG-chart.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Slide from the December 8, 2022 meeting of the Regional Transit Partnership]]<br />
Decisions about the system ultimately lie with [[City Council]]. The city is also a member of the [[Regional Transit Partnership]], a non-binding advisory group that seeks to improve cooperation and coordination between CAT and other transit agencies such as [[JAUNT]] and [[University Transit Service]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=First transit partnership meeting held|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/29022-first-transit-partnership-meeting-held/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=October 30, 2017|accessdate=June 10, 2018}}</ref><br />
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CAT is mandated by the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) to create a regional transit plan every six years. One such plan was under development in the summer of 2018 and adopted by City Council in December 2019. However, at the time director Garland Williams said he would not implement route changes without further public input. Such changes are under review in the summer of 2021. <br />
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City Council also voted to create a '''CAT Advisory Board''' at their meeting on [[October 1]], [[2018]]. The mission is to "serve as a rider-centric steering committee for Charlottesville Area Transit by soliciting and communicating riders' perspectives regarding CAT initiatives and operations." <ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=63315|when=October 1, 2018|accessdate=February 26, 2020I|id=|url=https://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=63315}}</ref> It has not met since the pandemic began. {{fact}}<br />
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===Planning in the Early 2010's===<br />
As part of the DRPT mandate, the [[Connetics Group]] was hired in [[2011]] by the DPRT to produce a transit development plan to prioritize funding in the next six years. Preliminary results of their study were presented to council at a work session on [[March 4]], [[2011]]. <br />
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Council rejected many of the suggestions, most notably that which would have realigned two low-performing city routes to provide additional service to the relocated [[Martha Jefferson Hospital]].<br />
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<ref>{{cite web|title=Council blesses planning for bus route changes|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/6289-cat-route-changes/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 4, 2011|accessdate=February 23, 2020}}</ref><br />
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Soon after, CAT director [[Bill Watterson]] left his position in February 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=City’s transit director departure means new era for system|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/5885-watterson-departure/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=March 1, 2012|accessdate=February 23, 2020}}</ref> [[Lance Stewart]], the city's facilities manager at the time, served as the acting director. <br />
<ref name="cvilleoct2012">{{cite-cville|title=Speeding change: A driver’s take on updating city bus routes|url=http://www.c-ville.com/speeding-change-a-drivers-take-on-updating-city-bus-routes|author=Graeyln Brashear|pageno=|printno=|printdate=October 3, 2012|publishdate=October 3, 2012|accessdate=February 23, 2020}}</ref><br />
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====Nelson Nygaard study====<br />
In the summer of 2012, City Council hired the firm [[Nelson Nygaard]] to study the system once again to suggest ways to redraw the system. <ref name="cvilleoct2012" /> The firm completed the $116,000 study <ref name="route 11">{{cite web|title=Council OKs new bus route into Albemarle|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15243-route-11-approved/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=1 July 2013|accessdate=2 July 2013}}</ref> in March 2013. It explored ways to adjust to existing fixed-route bus services to improve service quality and increase ridership. It also considered potential new routes.<ref>{{cite web|title=CAT Transit Study|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=34905|author=Nelson Nygaard|work=|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=June 10, 2018}}</ref> <br />
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Route 11 from the [[Downtown Mall]] to [[Fashion Square Mall]] along [[Rio Road]] East was one of the new routes suggested by the study and was approved by the Charlottesville [[City Council]] on July 1, 2013. Beginning in August, the new route allowed passengers to travel between downtown [[Charlottesville]] and [[Route 29]] in 30 minutes instead of the 50 minutes required by the Route 7 bus.<ref name="route 11" /> <br />
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====Protests for more funding====<br />
A group of activists held a rally in May 2012 demanding that the city fully fund service on Sundays and holidays. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Rally calls for better area bus service|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/business/article_d5df2f5a-ee7b-5e3c-bf64-e4e425b9f431.html|author=Graham Moomaw|pageno=|printdate=May 12, 2012|publishdate=May 12, 2012|accessdate=June 10, 2018|cturl=}}</ref> That group's protest led to the formation of the group [[Transit Riders Association of Charlottesville]].<br />
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====Changes made====<br />
Following the hire of [[John Jones]], other service changes were made on January 4, 2014 despite protests. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Uneasy riders: Group rails against CAT route changes|url=http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/uneasy-riders-group-rails-against-cat-route-changes/article_027dbcc2-742a-11e3-a9c4-0019bb30f31a.html|author=Liana Bayne|pageno=|printdate=January 2, 2014|publishdate=January 2, 2014|accessdate=June 10, 2018|cturl=}}</ref> <br />
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A few months later, Jones reported to City Council that ridership was down 8 percent. <ref>{{cite web|title=Transit manager briefs council on ridership decrease|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/17767-cat-ridership-decrease/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=April 8, 2014|accessdate=June 10, 2014}}</ref><br />
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===2018 Transit Development Plans===<br />
John Jones briefed Council on the status of the CAT system on February 20, 2018. He acknowledged that ridership has been declining, but stated that is part of a national trend. Jones cited lower fuel prices and ride-hailing services as some of the reasons for the decline. However, he also said that CAT could do more to attract new riders such as increasing frequency, improving reliability and making the buses easier to use. <ref name="2018report" /> <ref>{{cite web|title=Transit director: Ridership decline may be cyclical|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/29974-transit-ridership-decline-may-be-cyclical/|author=Emily Hays|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=February 22, 2018|accessdate=June 10, 2018}}</ref><br />
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Jones also told Council that one hour of service costs $71.27 to operate. He said if Council wanted to increase frequency to twice an hour for all routes, it would cost $2.64 million a year. Additionally, four more buses would be required to bring the total fleet to 40. There would also be a need to hire more personnel. <ref name="2018report" /><br />
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[[Michael Baker International]] was hired to work on CAT's new plan which is expected to be completed by late July. As of 2019, CAT had abandoned work on the plan in advance of beginning work on the newly state-required [[Transit Strategic Plan]], on advice of [[Department of Rail and Public Transportation|DPRT]].<br />
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Council adopted the plan on [[December 16]], [[2019]] but only after Garland Williams said he would not be implementing any of the changes in the near term. {{fact}} [https://cvillepedia.org/File:20191216-CC-TDP.pdf New TDP plan]<br />
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==Operations==<br />
There is a fuel alternatives study underway. <ref>{{cite-infocville|title=Charlottesville Area Transit to study alternative fuels|url=https://infocville.com/2022/03/14/charlottesville-area-transit-to-study-alternative-fuels/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=March 14, 2022|accessdate=January 3, 2023}}</ref><br />
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===Fares===<br />
Rides have been fare-free since the [[COVID-19 Emergency|COVID-19]] pandemic began in March 2020, and are expected to remain fare-free until at least June 30, 2026 with the aid of a [[Department of Rail and Public Transportation]] Transit Ridership Incentive Program (TRIP) grant.<ref>{{Cite-progress|url=https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/charlottesville-area-transit-to-remain-fare-free-into-2026/article_c202011c-5d2d-11ec-b126-f7541faa4f6c.html|title=Charlottesville Area Transit to remain fare-free into 2026|author=Staff Reports|publishdate=December 14, 2021|accessdate=2023-01-03}}</ref><br />
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For rides requiring a fare, <br />
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*Single-ride, one-way: $0.75. A reduced fare of $0.35 per trip is available for seniors, who must apply for a reduced fare card.<br />
*All-day unlimited: $1.50 (lowered from $2 in September 2009).<ref name="nbcnewfare">[http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=10952810 C'ville Transit Service Unveils New Fares], Keith McGilvery, [[NBC 29]], Aug 18, 2009, Updated: Sep 01, 2009, retrieved 2 Sep 2009.</ref><br />
*Month unlimited: $20 (introduced September 2009).<ref name="nbcnewfare" /><br />
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Under a pre-paid arrangement between CAT and the University of Virginia, UVa photo IDs of students, faculty, and staff are accepted as fare on all CTS buses. <ref name="prohnineridership">{{cite web|title=CTS Serves More than Two Million|url=http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?recordid=1083&page=635|author=|work=Press release|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=July 7, 2009|accessdate=September 30, 2014}}</ref><br />
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Youth ages 6 to 18 who reside in Charlottesville or Albemarle County ride free in summer months under the "Youth Ride FREE Program".<br />
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===Ridership===<br />
Ridership is measured on the fiscal year, ending June 30.<br />
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====Busiest stops====<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Stop Name !! Routes Serving<br />
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| Barracks Road Shopping Center at Arlington Blvd Outbound || 5 , 7 , 8<br />
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| Jefferson Park Avenue at UVA Hospital Outbound || 4, 6, 7, 9, Trolley<br />
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| West Water St at Omni Hotel || All Routes except 5<br />
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| Jefferson Park Avenue at Maury Avenue || Trolley<br />
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| Fashion Square Mall || 5, 7, 11<br />
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| Barracks Road Shopping Center at Arlington Blvd Inbound || 5, 7, 8 <br />
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| Jefferson Park Avenue at Cabell Hall || Trolley<br />
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| Jefferson Park Avenue at UVA Hospital Inbound || 4, 6, 7, 9, Trolley<br />
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| University Ave at the Womens Center || Trolley<br />
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| CVS at Barracks Road Shopping Center || 5, 7, 8<br />
|} <ref name="2018report" /><br />
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==Reports==<br />
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*[http://www.drpt.virginia.gov/media/1482/charlottesville-area-transit.pdf Connetics 2012-2017 Proposed TDP plan]<br />
*[https://www.cvillepedia.org/images/20180220-CC-CAT-Report.pdf John Jones February 2020 presentation to City Council]<br />
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==Images through time==<br />
<gallery caption="Photo gallery" widths="210px" heights="180px" perrow="3"><br />
20190502-CAT-24-seater.jpeg|A smaller CAT vehicle outside the [[Downtown Transit Center]], May 2, 2019<br />
20190510-CAT-4-Boarding.jpg|Passengers boarding a [[Charlottesville Area Transit]] Route 4 bus on [[Cherry Avenue]] on the morning of May 10, 2019<br />
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==References==<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[University Transit Service]]<br />
*[[JAUNT]]<br />
*[[Downtown Transit Center]]<br />
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==External Links==<br />
[http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=661 Charlottesville Area Transit website]<br />
[https://www.transit.dot.gov/ntd/transit-agency-profiles/city-charlottesville CAT page on Federal Transit Administration website]<br />
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