Nearly sixty local residents attended last night’s Transportation Workshop to provide input that will inform the update of the Long Range Transportation Plan for the Charlottesville-Albemarle MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) area. The workshop highlighted existing conditions and traffic forecasts for the roadway network generated by a travel demand model. The model considers how approved land use and transportation projects and projected growth in population & employment in Charlottesville and Albemarle County will affect the transportation system.
Attendees provided feedback about what should be done to address future roadway conditions using questionnaires that focused on five key areas: UVA/ Downtown, Pantops & East, the Southern Area, US 29 Corridor and Ivy/ Crozet. A questionnaire about regional transportation issues was also available. A total of 104 questionnaires were completed, including 33 for the region, 27 for UVA/ Downtown, 19 for the US 29 Corridor, 14 for Pantops, 9 for Ivy/ Crozet, and 2 for the Southern Area. The input gathered at the workshop will assist the MPO in identifying transportation issues that the community feels are a priority and in selecting projects that best address the region’s future transportation needs.
If you missed the workshop, not to worry - all information will be made available on our website no later than Monday, January 30 at noon. We will also have an online version of the area-specific questionnaires available soon and hope you will take the time to give us your feedback!
It is very disappointing that by 2040 the Cville traffic is almost a total bottleneck. Lets work at using public transport and bike paths so we can all move around our community.
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