Albemarle County & the City of Charlottesville

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 →

AC44 Comprehensive Plan Update

Representing the community’s vision for its future, the comprehensive plan sets the framework for how land is used, identifies needed improvements to transportation networks, and provides a useful guide for many other county programs and needs.

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Climate Action

The time has come for Albemarle County to prepare for the dramatic shifts in temperature, precipitation, and seasonal patterns that climate change is bringing to our region. 

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Walk & Bike

We’re working with communities in the Charlottesville and Albemarle urban core to envision and implement a comprehensive network of bicycle and pedestrian trails and greenways.

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A Local Approach

Locally focused, community supported. This interactive story map delves into PEC’s work in Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville.

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Week Ahead for Nov 16, 2020: A Starbucks on Charlottesville’s Main Street?

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Halfway through the month, but this is the last full week in what has been a very busy month. Though this Thanksgiving will be like none other we’ve ever experienced, there will still be downtime next week as government meetings ...
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No One is Expendable: Angie Schmitt Talks Safer Streets

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Join us Monday, November 30, 5-6 p.m. for a virtual presentation by author and active-transportation advocate Angie Schmitt! Angie will discuss the ways that inequality and other social trends combine to make walking along America’s roads and streets needlessly dangerous ...
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Week Ahead for November 9, 2020 (Cville/Albemarle/Greene)

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We’ll have plenty of time to get into the specifics as 2021 approaches, but as you read this week’s installment, note that this is a major week for the Cville Plans Together initiative, which you will see pops up a ...
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Week Ahead for November 2, 2020 (Alb/Cville/Greene)

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Everyone’s attention is on the national election and what will happen. This is an unprecedented and somewhat uncertain time. Yet, action at the local level does not stop. Perhaps this quick summary of what’s coming up this week in local ...
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Week Ahead for October 26, 2020 (Alb/Cville/Greene)

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The meeting I most look forward to this week is the joint meeting of the Albemarle Board of Supervisors, Charlottesville City Council and top officials at the University of Virginia. A year ago, the two localities agreed to dissolve a ...
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Cville Pilots Safe Streets Program

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At the end of September, we were excited to see a press release from the City of Charlottesville announcing that the Safe Streets project would begin immediately with a trial at the first site on both of our proposals: the ...
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Week Ahead for October 19, 2020: An important week for affordable housing

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The community has called for more affordable housing, and several major projects are on the dockets at local meetings this week ...
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Week Ahead for October 12, 2020: Fifeville multi-family proposal, recycling buildings in Albemarle, and Greene to begin comp plan review

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In the rhythm of our local government, the second full week of a month is usually a bit more slow. Yet, there are key meetings worth knowing about so you can listen to the discussions ...
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Albemarle County Adopts Climate Action Plan

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On October 7, 2020, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt its draft Climate Action Plan ...
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Week Ahead for October 5, 2020 (Alb/Cville/Greene)

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Even at this moment of heightened uncertainty after seven months of the pandemic, local government in our area continues to move along under conditions that have shifted. This week features major meetings with items ranging from the climate action plan ...
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