Livable Cville
@livablecville.bsky.social
We advocate for policies to build an inclusive Charlottesville area with affordable housing, sustainable transportation & healthy neighborhoods welcoming to all
https://livablecville.org/
https://livablecville.org/
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We are very excited to announce our next webinar!
On Wednesday, January 21 from 6:30-7:30pm, Dr. Karen Chapple from the University of Toronto will be speaking to us on “Belonging in Charlottesville: Effective Strategies to Prevent Displacement.”
Register here: events.humanitix.com/belonging-in...
On Wednesday, January 21 from 6:30-7:30pm, Dr. Karen Chapple from the University of Toronto will be speaking to us on “Belonging in Charlottesville: Effective Strategies to Prevent Displacement.”
Register here: events.humanitix.com/belonging-in...
The bare minimum that Albemarle County can do to show it is serious about housing is to seriously follow its own Comprehensive Plan
yay for more housing! boo for the density being reduced to half the recommended density in the comp plan. I wouldn't say it is going to be developed "densely" at 9.6 units/acre (up to 34 units/acre is what the comp plan recommends)
December 17, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The bare minimum that Albemarle County can do to show it is serious about housing is to seriously follow its own Comprehensive Plan
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Not only did I meet lots of nice people at this evening's @livablecville.bsky.social gathering, but it also led to me later discovering that @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social & I share an alma mater!
December 12, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Not only did I meet lots of nice people at this evening's @livablecville.bsky.social gathering, but it also led to me later discovering that @hannahdavisreid.bsky.social & I share an alma mater!
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Had such a great time, per usual! Looking forward to the growth of Livable Albemarle in the next year!
If people are ever interested in coming and feel anxious about not knowing anyone, I used to, too 💀. Just sit down and eat your tacos, and we’ll come say hi, and within 2 months, it’ll be great!
If people are ever interested in coming and feel anxious about not knowing anyone, I used to, too 💀. Just sit down and eat your tacos, and we’ll come say hi, and within 2 months, it’ll be great!
December 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Had such a great time, per usual! Looking forward to the growth of Livable Albemarle in the next year!
If people are ever interested in coming and feel anxious about not knowing anyone, I used to, too 💀. Just sit down and eat your tacos, and we’ll come say hi, and within 2 months, it’ll be great!
If people are ever interested in coming and feel anxious about not knowing anyone, I used to, too 💀. Just sit down and eat your tacos, and we’ll come say hi, and within 2 months, it’ll be great!
New homes are not sufficient to address the local housing affordability crisis. But they are necessary to address it.
In 2023, exactly 2 homes were built in Albemarle County’s Jack Jouett district, in case you’re wondering why housing is so expensive around here.
www.albemarle.org/home/showpub...
www.albemarle.org/home/showpub...
December 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
New homes are not sufficient to address the local housing affordability crisis. But they are necessary to address it.
Reminder that landlords don’t like new housing because it threatens their business and gives power to tenants.
‘Tis the season to remind people that George Bailey was a developer that Mr. Potter, a NIMBY landlord, wished to crush because of the threat Bailey Park’s new cookie cutter homes presented to Potter and his leverage over his tenants living in poor conditions.
December 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Reminder that landlords don’t like new housing because it threatens their business and gives power to tenants.
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If anyone from Crozet wants to carpool, holler!
Planning your week? Put our Thursday night social on your calendar!
December 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
If anyone from Crozet wants to carpool, holler!
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Join me in supporting an amazing local resource that helps spread the benefits of e-bikes. www.ebikelibrarycville.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Join me in supporting an amazing local resource that helps spread the benefits of e-bikes. www.ebikelibrarycville.org
We look forward to seeing you tonight!
Planning your week? Put our Thursday night social on your calendar!
December 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
We look forward to seeing you tonight!
We are very excited to announce our next webinar!
On Wednesday, January 21 from 6:30-7:30pm, Dr. Karen Chapple from the University of Toronto will be speaking to us on “Belonging in Charlottesville: Effective Strategies to Prevent Displacement.”
Register here: events.humanitix.com/belonging-in...
On Wednesday, January 21 from 6:30-7:30pm, Dr. Karen Chapple from the University of Toronto will be speaking to us on “Belonging in Charlottesville: Effective Strategies to Prevent Displacement.”
Register here: events.humanitix.com/belonging-in...
December 10, 2025 at 12:12 PM
We are very excited to announce our next webinar!
On Wednesday, January 21 from 6:30-7:30pm, Dr. Karen Chapple from the University of Toronto will be speaking to us on “Belonging in Charlottesville: Effective Strategies to Prevent Displacement.”
Register here: events.humanitix.com/belonging-in...
On Wednesday, January 21 from 6:30-7:30pm, Dr. Karen Chapple from the University of Toronto will be speaking to us on “Belonging in Charlottesville: Effective Strategies to Prevent Displacement.”
Register here: events.humanitix.com/belonging-in...
We love to see it!
This appears to be an application for in-fill duplex! Subdividing a lot, preserving existing home, adding two new homes.
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vs6yk...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/vs6yk...
December 10, 2025 at 1:10 AM
We love to see it!
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I’d love to get some pre-approved ADUs in Charlottesville
"Cookie cutter" housing is good. It's good when cities pre-approve designs, making it easier to add more housing. www.berkeleyside.org/2025/12/09/t...
This backyard ADU from Type Five is pre-approved by the city
Berkeley's OK means this customizable home — from a local company — can be built quickly and more easily.
www.berkeleyside.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I’d love to get some pre-approved ADUs in Charlottesville
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If policymakers want to preserve older, rent-controlled housing stock, they should permit lots of new market rate housing.
When housing supply is constrained, increases in demand lead to reductions in the stock of rent-controlled housing.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 9, 2025 at 5:36 PM
If policymakers want to preserve older, rent-controlled housing stock, they should permit lots of new market rate housing.
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We've got to do better when it comes to planning and paying for protected bike lanes and traffic calming. We hear the City say one thing, and then do another when it comes to actually putting money and political will into real improvements.
@cvillecityhall.bsky.social is on track to miss its own comprehensive plan & climate goals while budgeting so little for bike infra due to failure to identify projects.
I wrote a letter urging Council to fund a connected, protected network—not another decade of failure
yyahn.com/wiki/article...
I wrote a letter urging Council to fund a connected, protected network—not another decade of failure
yyahn.com/wiki/article...
A letter to city council: Inability to execute is not a justification for inaction - YY Ahn
yyahn.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
We've got to do better when it comes to planning and paying for protected bike lanes and traffic calming. We hear the City say one thing, and then do another when it comes to actually putting money and political will into real improvements.
Excellent letter on the proposed city Capital Budget from @yyahn.bsky.social!
Consider emailing council@charlottesville.gov and planningcommission@charlottesville.gov ahead of their joint hearing on this part of the budget this evening.
Consider emailing council@charlottesville.gov and planningcommission@charlottesville.gov ahead of their joint hearing on this part of the budget this evening.
@cvillecityhall.bsky.social is on track to miss its own comprehensive plan & climate goals while budgeting so little for bike infra due to failure to identify projects.
I wrote a letter urging Council to fund a connected, protected network—not another decade of failure
yyahn.com/wiki/article...
I wrote a letter urging Council to fund a connected, protected network—not another decade of failure
yyahn.com/wiki/article...
A letter to city council: Inability to execute is not a justification for inaction - YY Ahn
yyahn.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Excellent letter on the proposed city Capital Budget from @yyahn.bsky.social!
Consider emailing council@charlottesville.gov and planningcommission@charlottesville.gov ahead of their joint hearing on this part of the budget this evening.
Consider emailing council@charlottesville.gov and planningcommission@charlottesville.gov ahead of their joint hearing on this part of the budget this evening.
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Alright folks, the roads will be clear by Thursday, so I hope you'll drop on by!
Planning your week? Put our Thursday night social on your calendar!
December 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Alright folks, the roads will be clear by Thursday, so I hope you'll drop on by!
We strongly encourage you to bring feedback on the Three Notched Trail proposals. We regret to inform you that you’ll have to learn a new and somewhat…odd format in order to interact with the proposals.
I mean this in the kindest, most optimistic-about-public-engagement way possible: this is kind of a nutso way to present this information app.seekbeak.com/v/AQjQxwZ7zkD
076-Three Notched Trail
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December 8, 2025 at 11:13 PM
We strongly encourage you to bring feedback on the Three Notched Trail proposals. We regret to inform you that you’ll have to learn a new and somewhat…odd format in order to interact with the proposals.
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From the newsletter. Needs to be repeated frequently on blast:
“You might not know it from the dehumanizing and stigmatizing ways homelessness is frequently talked about in the media and online, but the people in our community most harmed by homelessness are people experiencing homelessness.”
“You might not know it from the dehumanizing and stigmatizing ways homelessness is frequently talked about in the media and online, but the people in our community most harmed by homelessness are people experiencing homelessness.”
We just sent out the December edition of our newsletter! It covers the announcement of our next webinar on preventing displacement, our first ever holiday gift guide, a city bike infrastructure advocacy opportunity, the vigil for those who died while homeless, and more.
mailchi.mp/livablecvill...
mailchi.mp/livablecvill...
Livable Cville - December 2025 Newsletter
mailchi.mp
December 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
From the newsletter. Needs to be repeated frequently on blast:
“You might not know it from the dehumanizing and stigmatizing ways homelessness is frequently talked about in the media and online, but the people in our community most harmed by homelessness are people experiencing homelessness.”
“You might not know it from the dehumanizing and stigmatizing ways homelessness is frequently talked about in the media and online, but the people in our community most harmed by homelessness are people experiencing homelessness.”
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They’re calling it the best YIMBY gift guide in the mid-atlantic
We just sent out the December edition of our newsletter! It covers the announcement of our next webinar on preventing displacement, our first ever holiday gift guide, a city bike infrastructure advocacy opportunity, the vigil for those who died while homeless, and more.
mailchi.mp/livablecvill...
mailchi.mp/livablecvill...
Livable Cville - December 2025 Newsletter
mailchi.mp
December 7, 2025 at 11:40 PM
They’re calling it the best YIMBY gift guide in the mid-atlantic
We just sent out the December edition of our newsletter! It covers the announcement of our next webinar on preventing displacement, our first ever holiday gift guide, a city bike infrastructure advocacy opportunity, the vigil for those who died while homeless, and more.
mailchi.mp/livablecvill...
mailchi.mp/livablecvill...
Livable Cville - December 2025 Newsletter
mailchi.mp
December 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
We just sent out the December edition of our newsletter! It covers the announcement of our next webinar on preventing displacement, our first ever holiday gift guide, a city bike infrastructure advocacy opportunity, the vigil for those who died while homeless, and more.
mailchi.mp/livablecvill...
mailchi.mp/livablecvill...
Planning your week? Put our Thursday night social on your calendar!
December 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Planning your week? Put our Thursday night social on your calendar!
One of the arguments for protected bike lanes is that they will actually help with car traffic because more people will choose to bike instead of drive. Here is some new evidence for this: mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/05/b...
Boston Data Show New Bike Lanes Successfully Shift Traffic, With Fewer Cars and Way More Bikes - Streetsblog Massachusetts
Mayor Wu has hard evidence that her bike lane projects are helping reduce traffic – but her administration is reluctant to share it.
mass.streetsblog.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
One of the arguments for protected bike lanes is that they will actually help with car traffic because more people will choose to bike instead of drive. Here is some new evidence for this: mass.streetsblog.org/2025/12/05/b...
Be safe out there today!
Make sure to clear your sidewalks as the snow winds down. And if you’re able to help a neighbor out, please do!
Make sure to clear your sidewalks as the snow winds down. And if you’re able to help a neighbor out, please do!
December 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Be safe out there today!
Make sure to clear your sidewalks as the snow winds down. And if you’re able to help a neighbor out, please do!
Make sure to clear your sidewalks as the snow winds down. And if you’re able to help a neighbor out, please do!
Thanks to Michael for keeping us all informed about what’s happening tonight at the Three Notched Trail meeting!
I'm at the Three Notched Trail meeting at Western Albermarle Hugh School. Not gonna skeet too much, but I'll post any major highlights.
Great turnout, probably 100 people here.
There are maps up for major trail sections with 3 route options each. We're to write sticky notes with our thoughts.
Great turnout, probably 100 people here.
There are maps up for major trail sections with 3 route options each. We're to write sticky notes with our thoughts.
December 4, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Thanks to Michael for keeping us all informed about what’s happening tonight at the Three Notched Trail meeting!
We agree!
would love to straight up close the vehicular crossings on the downtown mall
Bids are now being accepted for the removal and replacement of the brick and granite pavers at the Downtown Mall Crossings on 2nd Street and 4th Street, which will include custom drop inlets, concrete pipes, concrete curbs, and sidewalks. Bids are due on 1/9 and works is scheduled to begin on 2/16.
December 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
We agree!
Come join us next week!
Reminder: the next Livable Cville drop-in social is a week from today on Thursday DECEMBER 11, from 5-7+ at Ix Brazos Tacos. Whether it is your first time or second-dozenth, you are welcome!
Is your Holiday Season calendar starting to fill up? Well, here's something to add while you still have room! The monthly Livable Cville social is a welcoming drop-in occasion—no agenda or hurry—and all are welcome. See you Thursday, December 11, from 5-7 (and then some) at Ix Brazos Tacos
December 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Come join us next week!