Livable Cville: Creating a thriving, livable Charlottesville for everyone.
News
Read our November 2025 newsletter with updates from Charlottesville and Albemarle County
Read the Albemarle County Affordable Housing Advocacy Letter Co-Signed by 50 Local Organizations
Read more about Understanding Homelessness in Charlottesville
FPO
We are Livable Cville
Livable Cville is a local all-volunteer group of individuals powered by people like you. The issues we focus on—making housing more affordable, breaking long-standing patterns of car-centric investments, and reducing community climate impacts—require local and regional action. As people who live and work in the Charlottesville region, we focus our advocacy on the City of Charlottesville, the University of Virginia, Albemarle County, and nearby counties.
Livable Cville advocates for policies to build an inclusive community with more affordable housing, more sustainable transportation options, and healthy neighborhoods that are welcoming to all. On behalf of all our members, supporters, and partner organizations, we thank you for visiting our website. We appreciate your interest in creating a thriving, livable Charlottesville area for all current and future residents!
we Believe in housing
Housing is a human right. Through the effective advocacy of Livable Cville and numerous partner organizations, Charlottesville now has one of the progressive zoning codes in the country. We continue advocating for more affordable housing for everyone, including our unhoused neighbors.
Our Values
we Believe in transportation
We advocate for quality transit and bikeable, walkable neighborhoods. Our area has a range of transportation options for people who cannot or do not want to drive a car. These work for some people some of the time, but significant gaps remain for many.
we Believe in climate mitigation
Through the effective advocacy of Livable Cville and numerous partner organizations, Charlottesville now has one of the progressive zoning codes in the country. We continue advocating for more affordable housing for everyone, including our unhoused neighbors.
we Believe in collaboration
No single individual, no single organization, no single locality can solve complex challenges of housing, mobility, climate, and equity alone. One of our recent advocacy efforts brought together 50 area organizations in a formidable coalition.
we Believe in justice and inclusion
We have a responsibility to redress discriminatory land use, housing, and transportation practices and policies. What we experience living in the Charlottesville area today—both the good and the bad—is the results of decades and centuries of practices and policies. While it’s too late to go back in time to advocate for different choices, together we can push for better decisions that create a community that creates a more thriving, livable future for all.
If these values resonate with you, join us now in creating a thriving, livable Charlottesville area for all current and future residents.