The staff in PEC’s Charlottesville office work with residents and communities to address land use and conservation challenges and opportunities facing the Charlottesville and Albemarle area. Learn more about our local approach in this interactive story map →
Albemarle County AC44 Comprehensive Plan
The AC44 Comprehensive Plan update is a guiding document for growth, development and investment for Albemarle County for the years …
Albemarle/Cville Greenways
We’re working with communities in the Charlottesville and Albemarle urban core to envision and implement a comprehensive network of bicycle …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for June 30, 2025
This week: Data center regulation subject of Albemarle community meeting …
Take Action: Make Free Bridge Lane Permanently Car-free
The Free Bridge Lane storywalk is just one of the quick improvements to pop up on Free Bridge Lane. You can share your ideas here. Photo by Peter Krebs/PEC. Late last year, Albemarle County closed …
Albemarle’s Growth Management Policy at Inflection Point
Expanding the Development Areas now is not only unnecessary, but would compromise the county’s climate and resiliency goals …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for June 23, 2025
This week: Greene Supervisors to see reduced scope for water supply plan implementation …
A Conversation on Trails and Connectivity
While conserving the verdant landscapes of Virginia’s Piedmont is foundational to The Piedmont Environmental Council’s mission, making the outdoors accessible to everyone has become an equally vital goal. Over the past few years, we have …
On the Ground Updates – June 2025
A series of short updates from around the PEC region – Albemarle & Charlottesville, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange & Rappahannock …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for June 16, 2025
This week: Student housing building planned in Fifeville; Albemarle and Charlottesville to consider permanent financing for renovations at regional jail …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for June 9, 2025
Albemarle PC to get update on county’s affordable housing efforts; Charlottesville PC to consider special exceptions for 24-unit apartment complex on Barracks Road …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for June 2, 2025
Charlottesville City Council to hold public hearing on utility rate increases, $12M in spending from CIP contingency fund …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for May 26, 2025
This week: Charlottesville PC to review proposed amendments to new zoning code; Rivanna Water and Sewer Authority to hold public hearing on $550 million capital program …
