Monthly Archive for July, 2009

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“Bicentennial Ballad” Discussion

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 14, 2009 in In Brief. 1 Comment

Don’t miss the comments in response to the Bicentennial Ballad article—Rey Barry and Steve Ashby are educating us about local music and media history.  #

Vinegar Hill Demolition Illustrated

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 13, 2009 in In Brief. Closed

PHA’s illustration of the portion of Vinegar Hill is really informative.  #

Meadowcreek Parkway Construction Update

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 13, 2009 in In Brief. Closed

The Albemarle portion of the Meadowcreek Parkway is 12% done. They’ve gotten some serious work done.  #

Roads Generate Traffic (Sometimes)

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 12, 2009 in In Brief. 8 Comments

You’ll hear some Meadowcreek Parkway and 29 bypass opponents say that building new roads will just create more traffic. That’s counterintuitive, but sometimes true, because of “latent demand.” The Infrastructurist explains  #

3G Service Coming…to UVA Dorms

Published by Waldo Jaquith on July 12, 2009 in In Brief. 2 Comments

The good news: 3G phone service is coming. The bad news: Only to UVA dorms. But AT&T says C’ville gets service come fall.  #