Category: Traffic
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Mall Crossings: problems caused by ‘design limbo’
In the debate about the mall vehicle crossings, I see a lot of people taking about the fact that other pedestrian malls across the country have vehicle crossings, like Peal Street in Boulder, Colorado or Burlington’s Church Street Marketplace, as if they were the same as ours….but its worth mentioning that these and other remaining…
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Park & Hide: Downtown parking meter program halted, but downtown parking problem remains
While many people and businesses are happy that the parking meter program downtown has been suspended, everyone seems to have forgotten why it was implemented in the first place: to reduce congestion downtown and make it easier to find a place to park. As a 2008 downtown parking study determined, parking availability wasn’t necessarily the…
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Bridge Talk. Be there.
On Thursday, November 21 at CitySpace on the DTM there will be a public meeting on the Belmont Bridge replacement/enhancement project. Some want to do something unique and special here, like not have a bridge at all but an underpass, or something along the lines of what NYC did with its High Line Park (repurposing…
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Could car crossings at 4th & 5th streets be nixed?
As the Newsplex reports, the Charlottesville Planning Commission met Tuesday night to discuss if the car crossings on the DTM fit in with the city’s comprehensive plan. They didn’t end up making a decision, and have planned another discussion before they make one. As some may recall, the PC was never very keen on the…
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DTM towing tales: is towing too aggressive?
The Hook investigates a parking dynamic on the DTM that can ruin your visit downtown and cost you hundreds. Are lot owners being fair? Are those who get towed simply whining? You be the judge: “It was supposed to be a fun night out on the Downtown Mall for a pair of mothers: dinner followed…
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Scooter, car accident off of Mall
A quiet morning on the Downtown Mall was shattered Tuesday by the sound of a metal-on-metal crash that could be heard four blocks down Water Street, as a man driving a large grey scooter eastbound slammed into the passenger side door of a Toyota Rav4 crossing Water Street southbound on 4th Street (see location). The…
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