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It may be hard to see, but I took this picture when riding my bicycle back from showing a house.
It is truly awesome to see Jarmans Gap being used by so many-
– kids on bicycles.
-Parents pushing kids.
-Joggers.
– People walking back from the Crozet farmers market.
Sidewalks and bike lanes are cool.
Just an idea …
Did you know that:
Based on a great conversation I had yesterday at the Mudhouse, I started this conversation on the RealCrozetVA Facebook page and got some great comments.
What could be done to get great bus service to/from Crozet/Charlottesville? Cool buses. With lots of light & wifi. 5x in the morning & 5x at afternoon/evening for starters.
With bike racks on buses. Park and rides in the church lots … Just kicking around some ideas. (Not my ideas necessarily … Just ideas)
Could it happen?
Some back of the napkin numbers – correct me please, because I’m sort of making these numbers up.
What do you think? Could it happen? Who could/would do it? Could/would it be profitable?
Most importantly – for those of you who have “real” jobs as I call them (I’m a Realtor; my days are necessarily geographically scattered) – would you use a bus?
via email:
The purpose of this project is to provide safe pedestrian access along Crozet Avenue from the Crozet Elementary School to Ballard Drive. Drainage improvements, a sidewalk and a curb-and-gutter will be constructed along the west side including a pedestrian crossing at the school entrance. Plecker Construction Company has been awarded the construction contract and plans to start on March 2, 2015, weather permitting. AMT will assist the County with onsite inspection services and F&R Inc. will perform materials testing on the project. Funding for this project is primarily through a grant from VDOT.
If you would like more information regarding this project, please contact Frank Pohl, Senior Project Manager, by phone (434)-872-4501 x 7914 or by email [email protected].
A large crowd showed up, including Charlottesville Tomorrow and NBC 29 to hear and learn about the proposed Foothill Crossing rezoning.
A great discussion was held, mainly with community members expressing the need and desire for infrastructure in Crozet as the developer described how the rezoning will route traffic through Westhall, Foothills, Westlake Hills, and Parkside Village.
What followed was a pretty good discussion about economic growth & development in Crozet, the future of downtown Crozet, what Crozetians want, what the community can and will support and more.
I’ll update this when Charlottesville Tomorrow,NBC 29, and Crozet Gazette post their stories.
If you want to learn and exert your opinion/influence, come to these meetings. Again. And again. And again.
Storify story recapping all of the tweets after the break. Please, please read them all and get involved.
Continue reading “CCAC Meeting 21 January 2015 – Foothills Rezoning and More”
In May 2010, the Safe Routes to School grant was announced to great fanfare.
Today, I received an email stating that VDOT has approved the grant. More to come as I learn about the timing.
(too bad it’s going to be finished after we’re finished with our time at Crozet Elementary!)
One day, the Safe Routes to School might get funded … I’m tired of writing about the delays, and I know Crozetians and the folks at the County just want the darn improvements finished (and started).
Trevor Henry with Albemarle County emails:
The Safe Routes To School (SRTS) bids were opened Thursday afternoon and unfortunately came in over staff’s construction estimate again even though there was significant scope changes in the plan from the previous bid, including adjusting the alignment of the sidewalk to remove ~ 350 ft. of ACSA water line relocation.
The bids were ~$70K above the latest estimate and exceed the 25% difference in bid to estimate required by VDOT to allow the project to proceed. Staff utilized recent construction cost information from local projects and the VDOT cost database prior to confirm the cost estimate going to bid.
Staff discussed the bid results with VDOT and have been informed that if the county can find the additional funding and justify the cost increase VDOT will support the grant funded project to move forward. Staff is currently conducting the bid analysis are planning to request the funding increase at the January BOS meeting that if approved by the BOS and VDOT will allow the project to move forward in early spring.
With the coming budget cuts in Albemarle, I’m of the opinion that this may be a hard sell.
I was browsing some of my Crozet/Jarman’s Gap flickr photos and came across this photo from October 2011:
A bit different than today:
I’m still amazed at how much more activity there is on Jarman’s Gap today versus a few years ago.
Short story: Safe Routes to (Crozet Elementary) School … soon. Probably.
via email:
Last week we had quite the conversation on the RealCrozetVA Facebook page about the pothole under the bridge downtown. It was fixed shortly after I posted the photo, but it’s back. When riding my bike with the little one this morning, I noticed its deepening. When stopping on the way back to take a picture, I noted that it’s dangerous for pedestrians. From Twitter last week, we learned that calling VDOT to report it is an option (1-800-367-7623).
But it’s back. Surely this isn’t an indication of how the Streetscape process will be.
