City Council has put the Eastern Connector on hold, what with VDOT having no money or prospect of it. #
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Police announced this afternoon that their investigation into what was initially believed to be a fatal fire on Rugby Avenue is now a homicide investigation. #
The Virginia Supreme Court has denied George Huguely’s appeal. His second-degree murder conviction will stand, WRIC reports. #
In a carefully worded story, and not citing specific sources, WTVR reports that forensic evidence belonging to Jesse Matthew Jr., the main suspect in the disappearance of Hannah Graham, matches forensic evidence collected during the investigation of Morgan Harrington’s 2009 murder. #
In the wake of Hannah Graham’s disappearance, and the evidence that came from private security footage, city officials are revisiting the question of installing security cameras on the downtown mall. #
Both Charlottesville Registrar Sheri Iachetta and former Electoral Board member Stephanie Commander have turned themselves in to the police on
foursix and four felony counts of embezzlement, respectively. #Ten years ago, the National Institutes of Health budget doubled and schools like the University of Virginia built massive new research facilities. A decade later, those buildings remain largely underutilized. NPR visits UVA in this story on the effect of federal binge and spurge spending in the sciences. #
In 2012, Council approved a new student housing complex on West Main—now some council members are questioning whether what they were shown matches what was built. #
The Architectural Review Board has approved a bike-themed mural on West Market, below the McGuffey Art Center, although at least one member expressed concerns that it might look like the bicyclists were riding away from Charlottesville’s downtown. #
City Police Chief Tim Longo is meeting with city leaders to work on protocols regarding the use of military surplus police weapons in Charlottesville. #
A 100-year-old Colonnades resident received military honors for her service in the WWII Women’s Army Corps #
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I suspect traffic patterns will change considerably when all of the developments from HOllymead Town Center and further north and the move of Martha Jefferson hospital to Pantops and a resulting increase of auxilliary services there. Maybe the connector should be further north on 29N. One thing for certain, traffic numbers generated in 1999 will definitely be obsolete.
Has there ever been a new road that Cville needed?
The 10th Street connector comes to mind.
– The UVA North Grounds connector.
– Berkmar Drive extension(?) behind Lowe’s
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Hillsdale Driveoops.In the abstract, Hillsdale Drive sounds like a good idea to me.
I doubt that there would be a North Grounds Connector if UVa hadn’t ponied up the cash for it.
Question: how many people use the North Grounds connector other than the UVA community?