Lyle Solla-YatesI am sorry to learn that long time #Cville public servant Alex Ikefuna is no longer employed by the City. He was a vital part of finally getting the Comprehensive Plan and the entire #CvillePlansTogether framework back on track when many other public priorities fell apart over some difficult years. I am grateful for his hard work over the years and wish him more successes in the future.
I am proud to share that "HB2153 Comprehensive plan; housing development by nonprofit organizations.", partly inspired by the successful #CvillePlansTogether process has passed both chambers of the #VALeg and is awaiting signature by Governor Youngkin https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/HB2153 #Virginia #housing #zoning #YIGBY
Two interesting #housing talks from the #Maryland Department of Planning were recently posted. The first has Christy Dodson, Jennifer Koch, and James Freas talking about #cville #zoning and the #cvilleplanstogether process to bring #equity into land use regulations https://youtu.be/qJnpikE9lkc
Zoning for More Equitable Housing Options: Lessons from Charlottesville, Virginia
Late to the discussion, but I'm interested to see that Chuck Marohn of #strongtowns , who I often agree with has commented on a challenge of #cville 's #cvilleplanstogether process where less burdensome #zoning is effectively negated by #racialcovenants in many high cost areas #segregation #jimcrow https://actionlab.strongtowns.org/hc/en-us/community/posts/12976853073940-upzoning-to-raise-property-taxes-but-development-stymied-by-covenants
Hey, #cvilleplanstogether gets a shoutout in the #zoning textbook I assigned. That's kind of fun.
Thanks to Barbara Brown Wilson for the chance to speak to her class about the #cvilleplanstogether process and the importance of collecting demographic information and disaggregating data to understand and appreciate differing voices and needs and inform more equitable and effective policy and spending #housing #equity #data
Thanks to Wyatt Gordon for covering the #cvilleplanstogether process #zoning #housing #equity #climate #cville https://ggwash.org/view/92241/from-university-town-to-density-town-charlottesville-passes-huge-zoning-reform
Thanks to Sunshine Mathon for writing about the #cvilleplanstogether #zoning process in #cville https://housingforwardva.org/news/fwd-g28-zoning-charlottesville-core-neighborhoods/?mc_cid=64c8790775&mc_eid=0184e3b789
Thanks to Sean Tubbs for the detailed and thoughtful coverage of the #cvilleplanstogether process. I learned some new things here that were helpful. https://communityengagement.substack.com/p/december-22-2023-city-council-drops?utm_campaign=email-post&r=17weup&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email #zoning #zoningreform #cville #housing #equity #climate
Thanks to Jason Armesto for covering the #cvilleplanstogether and archive.org for archiving this for the future. "We need to prioritize the people most impacted by the area’s affordable housing crisis, so that Charlottesville can be a vibrant city with all kinds of housing for all kinds of people in all kinds of places" https://web.archive.org/web/20231220143341/https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/government-politics/so-charlottesville-has-a-new-zoning-ordinance-when-can-you-expect-to-see-any-changes/article_c0c72826-9ebd-11ee-861e-171b74662ee4.html#tracking-source=mp-homepage