USDOT’s historic failure to advance any new transit projects in 14 months may be a sign of things to come - Transportation For America
As in their first term, it appears the Trump administration is again attempting to slow down or stop transit capital expansion projects across the country. Unlike those previous attempts in 2017-2018, from which they ultimately relented, they are employing new methods to flout the will of Congress on transportation yet again. Yet somehow, leaders from […]
I of course agree with my colleagues Danny Yoder and Ben Chambers that state funding should support multimodal regional safety priorities and not picayune highway onramp and off-ramp tweaks but agreed that the new Smart Scale prioritization fails to do this. Instead of embracing failure to snag tax dollars for bad projects we should work together to fix what is broken.
#VDOT #SmartScale #cville #BikeTooter #walkable #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments https://open.substack.com/pub/communityengagement/p/april-21-2026-charlottesville-reps
April 21, 2026: Charlottesville reps on transportation committee withhold support for two Smart Scale Projects
Plus: Charlottesville has advertised for construction of the Barracks / Emmet Streetscape
https://communityengagement.substack.com/p/week-ahead-for-april-20-2026-charlottesville Budget drama! I’m happy to see the $1.1 million in pedestrian safety improvements. I have been singing that song for many years now.
#cville #walkable #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments 
Week Ahead for April 20, 2026: Charlottesville City Council to consider using $4.5M from surplus funds for seven purposes; Nelson County Supervisors will go through zoning conflicts with PC
Another look at what’s coming up in meetings of local and regional government
Very excited about this. For many years we have struggled in Charlottesville with the custom oversized million dollar plus fire trucks with two year wait times available on the market. They do not fit historic streets and sometimes you cannot wait two years.
#BikeTooter #FireSafety #cville #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments https://cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-charlottesville-looks-to-downsize-its-firetrucks/https://infocville.com/2026/03/06/sanders-proposing-two-cent-real-estate-tax-increase-to-balance-charlottesvilles-fy27-budget/ “A tax relief specialist to continue to work on our tax relief program specifically because as we have had challenges and the need has grown, we have had more work that now requires an additional set of hands to manage”
#cville #TaxReform #displacement #TaxRelief #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #transit #housing 
Sanders proposing two-cent real estate tax increase to balance Charlottesville’s FY27 budget
Sanders said the additional revenue will go cover additional transit workers, housing, and the results of collective bargaining negotiations
https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/mamdani-deputy-mayor-on-charging-for-street-parking-its-not-a-no “metering just one-quarter of the currently free spaces would generate $1.3 billion annually while improving turnover for local businesses and reducing congestion”
#NYC #ParkingReform #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #WarOnCars #climate 
Mamdani Deputy Mayor On Charging For Street Parking: 'It's Not a No' - Streetsblog New York City
Dean Fuleihan said on Thursday that the city is discussing charging fees for currently free on-street parking.
https://www.richmonder.org/avula-council-members-at-odds-over-best-revenue-stream-for-affordable-housing-trust-fund/ “In 2023, the City Council approved the sale of $50 million in bonds over the next five years for the production and preservation of affordable housing” I’m very interested to know how they are doing this.
#RVA #housing #shortage #inflation #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments 
Avula, Council members at odds over best revenue stream for Affordable Housing Trust Fund
“If we want people to live in this city — and we do — we’ve got to ante up the necessary funding to make it affordable.”
Why Los Angeles Quietly Stopped Repaving Its Streets
Federal disability rules have turned routine maintenance into a legal liability.
Charlottesville Planning Commission seeks some changes to city’s five year CIP
City Manager Sam Sanders will present his budget for FY27 in early March
N. Va. officials prepare to make statewide appeal for dedicated transit funding in 2026 | FFXnow
A key Tysons leader is working to ensure state leaders provide dedicated new funding for transit that she says will help the region thrive. "Transit in Northern Virginia is cool again," said Katie Cristol, CEO of the Tysons Community Alliance. "Northern Virginia transit riders are starting to take pride once again in how we get
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