Housing
Land Use
Multi-family homes are more affordable, more energy-efficient, and easier to serve with public transportation than single-family homes. They’re also banned in much of Charlottesville. This pattern of exclusionary zoning has long been used to keep neighborhoods segregated by race and wealth. It’s time to allow multi-family homes in every neighborhood in the city.
Affordable Housing
Charlottesville’s public housing stock is many decades old and has been chronically underfunded. Public housing residents deserve safe, well-maintained homes and competent management, and the city should fully fund its Affordable Housing Fund.
initiatives
“Homelessness in Charlottesville: From stigma to solutions," a webinar hosted by Livable Cville and featuring speakers from The Haven and the Blue Ridge Area Coalition for the Homeless, December 14, 2022
Coverage by WMRA and CBS 19 News
“Opinion/Column: Think about people, not parking” by Matthew Gillikin and Andrew Mondschein, The Daily Progress, Sept 25, 2022
Letter to Charlottesville City Council, Planning Commission, and Mr. Freas advocating for the elimination of parking minimums in the zoning code (Sept 21, 2022)
“Divided Planning Commission approves seven-story building on Jefferson Park Avenue” by Sean Tubbs, Information Charlottesville, May 16, 2022,
“Livable Charlottesville starts action alerts, focuses on inclusionary zoning feedback“ by Isabel Cleary, WVIR, September 5, 2022
Resources
FLUM FAQ - Charlottesville is rewriting our Future Land Use Map (FLUM) for the first time since 2013. What’s a FLUM, and how does land use relate to housing justice and climate change? Check out our FAQ to find out!
Twitter Bots - How well do you know housing and transit in Charlottesville? Follow everylotcville and everystopcville and check out parts of the city you might not know.
Assessment Map - Do you know which neighborhoods are affordable? Can you guess where housing prices are rising fastest? Planning Commissioner Rory Stolzenberg has built a dashboard to map property values across the city for the past ten years. If you like working with code, you can customize the map.
City and County Resources - The city and county governments provide useful resources on land use and transportation.