It has long been the assumption that the development of the infrastructure that facilitates community life and societal function may have to come at the cost of the ecosystems they traverse. Over the decades since the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other environmental laws were passed, highway departments have become accustom to navigating environmental [...]
In 2008, Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), in conjunction with Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) and Albemarle County, completed a US 29 North Corridor Transportation Study to develop a context-sensitive, multimodal transportation plan for the US 29 North Corridor within Albemarle County north of the City of Charlottesville (Places29 Area). This effort has been incorporated [...]
Green infrastructure is an interconnected network of green spaces that conserves natural ecosystem values and functions and provides associated benefits to human populations. Typically, a green infrastructure network consists of large habitat areas, or hubs, linked together by corridors, also known as greenways. The benefits include enhancement of quality of life for residents, economic development [...]
The objective of the US 29 North Corridor Transportation Study is to develop a context-sensitive, multimodal transportation plan for the 10 ¾ -mile long US 29 Corridor from the Route 250 Bypass to the Greene County boundary. Within the Corridor, the southernmost portion south of Hydraulic Road is in the City of Charlottesville. The major portion of the [...]
Albemarle County is experiencing growth and development in the eastern portion of the County and along Route 250 in particular, part of a larger growth trend that extends into northwest Fluvanna and southwest Louisa Counties, including the Zion Crossroads Area. The County has developed a conceptual plan to guide land use in the area through [...]
Phase I 29H250 Phase I - Final Report (May 2003) Phase II 29H250 Phase II - Final Report (September 2004) Summary Handout 29H250 Phase I and II Summary Handout
The Hillsdale Drive Traffic Safety Study was initiated by the Senior Center and Jefferson Area Board for the Aging (JABA) to investigate design options to reduce unsafe vehicular motions and improve walkability on the Hillsdale Drive. Residents in the surrounding community are concerned that Hillsdale Drive will become more difficult to cross and pedestrian safety will diminish. This [...]
An Agreement For Cooperatively Conducting TheMetropolitan Transportation Planning And Programming Process In The Charlottesville/Albemarle Urbanized Area THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into as of this 9th day of March 1995, by and between the Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Transportation, hereinafter referred to as the DEPARTMENT; the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, acting as a regional [...]