Before additional new stories can be written for Charlottesville Community Engagement, it is necessary to complete work on previous ones. That is the purpose of this edition of the newsletter which includes audio versions for recent stories. I’m Sean Tubbs, ever aware that the treadmill is speeding up.
In this sonic edition:
Two dozen apartments planned for land next to Meadowbrook Shopping Center (learn more)
Demolition permit filed for 303 Alderman Road (learn more)
Procurement round-up: Repairs coming to the Charlottesville Transit Station (learn more)
There’s a meeting scheduled on September 10 for upcoming road improvements in the Pantops area (learn more)
Both Republicans on Albemarle’s Electoral Board express concern about potential use of ranked-choice voting (learn more)
First -shout out: Charlottesville E-bike Lending Library
In today’s first Patreon-fueled shout-out: The rolling topography of the Charlottesville area keeps some people away from choosing cycling as an option to get around. Perhaps an e-bike is in order?
That’s where Charlottesville’s eBike Lending Library comes in! E-bikes are a great way to get around the community but there are many brands and styles to choose from. Because many e-bikes are sold online, it can be a challenge to try an e-bike before buying one.
The Charlottesville E-bike Lending Library is a free, not-for-profit service working to expand access to e-bikes in the area. They have a small collection of e-bikes that they lend out to community members for up to a week, for free. You can experience your daily commute, go grocery shopping, or even bike your kids to school, and decide whether e-bikes are right for you. Check out this service at https://www.ebikelibrarycville.org!
Second-shout: Gazpacho in the Garden at Morven
In today’s first subscriber-supported shout-out: The Morven Sustainability Lab invites you to celebrate the new semester on Friday, September 6 for the annual Gazpacho in the Garden event at 5 p.m. There will be a summer meal harvested from a garden that’s all run by students at the University of Virginia. There will be family-friendly music, lawn games, and tours of the garden where you can learn something. There will be limited seating so do come prepared with picnic blankets and chairs. For ticket information, visit the appropriate page on EventBrite.
Housekeeping notes for CCE-772B
With this, I complete last week’s set of stories and feel clear now to get to a whole bunch of ones write this week. The audio component of this newsletter is very important to me and there a lot of loyal listeners. That number is much lower than the “print” audience but I want this work to reach people however possible.
Paid subscriptions keep it going and you know by know that Ting will match the initial payment whether that be at $5 a month, $50 a year, or $200 a year.
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Podcast for August 26, 2024: Ranked choice voting in Albemarle, updates on residential density in Charlottesville, and a meeting is coming up soon for Pantops road improvements