Matthew Gillikin
@mtgillikin.bsky.social
trying to figure out what's going on here, co-chair @livablecville.bsky.social
Also, if the BOV was so competent and so concerned about the accounting issues at Uva Health, then why did they give Craig Kent a 50% raise the year before he resigned
November 24, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Also, if the BOV was so competent and so concerned about the accounting issues at Uva Health, then why did they give Craig Kent a 50% raise the year before he resigned
A pleasant surprise in our yard
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A pleasant surprise in our yard
This is how I spend my weekend afternoons of late
November 23, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This is how I spend my weekend afternoons of late
I’m giving a talk about healthcare ethics this morning. This is the first slide.
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I’m giving a talk about healthcare ethics this morning. This is the first slide.
Along these lines, Michael Paul Williams unloads on Youngkin in another excellent op-ed dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Along these lines, Michael Paul Williams unloads on Youngkin in another excellent op-ed dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
Important comment from JAUNT CEO Mike Murphy during his informative presentation to council on Monday: transit works well when higher density housing exists. Transit policy is directly tied to housing policy.
Presentation here: meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings/cha...
Presentation here: meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings/cha...
November 20, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Important comment from JAUNT CEO Mike Murphy during his informative presentation to council on Monday: transit works well when higher density housing exists. Transit policy is directly tied to housing policy.
Presentation here: meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings/cha...
Presentation here: meetings.cvilledata.org/meetings/cha...
We need to get people who do design review to be obsessed with cornices rather than step-backs.
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
We need to get people who do design review to be obsessed with cornices rather than step-backs.
I enjoy vegetable art
November 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I enjoy vegetable art
Always incredible, even if in dire need of public seating
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Always incredible, even if in dire need of public seating
Tour de force editorial on why Spanberger is correct to claim that as currently constituted the BOV cannot legally choose the next president.
dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Tour de force editorial on why Spanberger is correct to claim that as currently constituted the BOV cannot legally choose the next president.
dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
dailyprogress.com/opinion/colu...
The skate park has become my kids favorite place to hang out. Another great example of what happens when we invest in public goods.
November 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The skate park has become my kids favorite place to hang out. Another great example of what happens when we invest in public goods.
Yielding rather than stopping at stop signs (aka “Idaho stop”) has consistently been found to be safer for cyclists. Regardless of what is legal, cyclists will always opt for what is safer for them, as they should.
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Yielding rather than stopping at stop signs (aka “Idaho stop”) has consistently been found to be safer for cyclists. Regardless of what is legal, cyclists will always opt for what is safer for them, as they should.
I needed a vacuum repair and Charlottesville Sanitary Supply provided great service but more importantly handed me a receipt on perforated printer paper. The 90s are back!
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I needed a vacuum repair and Charlottesville Sanitary Supply provided great service but more importantly handed me a receipt on perforated printer paper. The 90s are back!
Glad to see this as @katrinacallsen.com first priority in her newsletter: “Reforming university governance so no single person, Governor, or President can bully a public college or pack it with partisan political appointees.”
November 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Glad to see this as @katrinacallsen.com first priority in her newsletter: “Reforming university governance so no single person, Governor, or President can bully a public college or pack it with partisan political appointees.”
Pretty fall afternoon at Rives Park
November 6, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Pretty fall afternoon at Rives Park
Until tonight, I had not previously appreciated the influence of Gavin Belson on UVA
November 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Until tonight, I had not previously appreciated the influence of Gavin Belson on UVA
+6.5% isn’t a narrow victory. It’s the political equivalent of a gentleman’s sweep.
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
+6.5% isn’t a narrow victory. It’s the political equivalent of a gentleman’s sweep.
This is a very nice place to vote!
November 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM
This is a very nice place to vote!
UVA’s Emergency Alerts are in function about creating a perception of safety rather than safety, but in the most stressful and ineffective way possible. And this logic is so tortured as to be non-sensical.
November 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
UVA’s Emergency Alerts are in function about creating a perception of safety rather than safety, but in the most stressful and ineffective way possible. And this logic is so tortured as to be non-sensical.
Very cool to see the progress on the Charlottesville Middle School renovations. Big theme: lots of windows where there used to be walls.
November 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Very cool to see the progress on the Charlottesville Middle School renovations. Big theme: lots of windows where there used to be walls.
Very excited about the books I got in the mail today
November 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Very excited about the books I got in the mail today
One of the big reveals of the city’s efforts to address homelessness is finding out who supports and who opposes solutions to homelessness. Each step along the way, people have shown their true character.
Some great reporting by Erin O’Hare from @cvilletomorrow.bsky.social
Some great reporting by Erin O’Hare from @cvilletomorrow.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
One of the big reveals of the city’s efforts to address homelessness is finding out who supports and who opposes solutions to homelessness. Each step along the way, people have shown their true character.
Some great reporting by Erin O’Hare from @cvilletomorrow.bsky.social
Some great reporting by Erin O’Hare from @cvilletomorrow.bsky.social
Not surprised at all to find out that Robert Moses played a significant role in the creation of hostile public seating.
October 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Not surprised at all to find out that Robert Moses played a significant role in the creation of hostile public seating.
This is a great example of how “tough on crime” rhetoric operates - it doesn’t care about data and will always use crime to serve its narrative, even in a scenario where there is very little crime.
October 28, 2025 at 10:41 AM
This is a great example of how “tough on crime” rhetoric operates - it doesn’t care about data and will always use crime to serve its narrative, even in a scenario where there is very little crime.