VIDEO: Jeff Speck's visit to Charlottesville

City of Charlottesville:

“City planner and urban designer Jeff Speck is a leading expert on how communities around the country can become more livable, walkable and economically viable.  Speck was the featured speaker at Charlottesville Tomorrow's 2014 Community Conversation held at the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center on Sept. 4.

About 210 people attended the event last Thursday including a large contingent of faculty and students from the University of Virginia School of Architecture.”

~Writes Brian Wheeler of Charlottesville Tomorrow

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Residents seek ‘completion’ of E. High for safety, development

City of Charlottesville:

“Charlottesville develops a new bike and pedestrian plan, some residents who live off East High Street near the Rivanna River want planners to address obstacles to non-motorized access to the rest of the city.

Jessie Chapman’s home on Hazel Street in eastern Charlottesville is less than a mile away from restaurants in Belmont or on the Downtown Mall, but the architect said incomplete sidewalks prevent her from feeling like she lives in a ‘walkable’ city. ‘We are within walking distance, but we just don’t have a safe route,’ Chapman said.

In February, the City Council adopted a policy calling for ‘complete streets,’ meaning redevelopment should include new sidewalks, bike lanes, street-trees and other amenities.”

~Writes Sean Tubbs of Charlottesville Tomorrow

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