
UVA students develop game app to help Charlottesville residents save energy at home
UVA students are harnessing skills they’ve learned in the classroom to help Charlottesville win the $5 Million Georgetown University Energy Prize.

UVA students are harnessing skills they’ve learned in the classroom to help Charlottesville win the $5 Million Georgetown University Energy Prize.

Historic Preservation staff in the Charlottesville Department of Neighborhood Development Services announced this week that a year-long archival project to digitize historic surveys that document Charlottesville’s architectural history is complete.

Due to the Virginia football game against Virginia Tech on Saturday, Charlottesville Area Transit will detour the Free Trolley.

The Holiday Market returns to Downtown Charlottesville Saturday. The festive outdoor market features over 100 local vendors with a variety of unique gifts, decorations, food and crafts. All items are handmade, homegrown or home baked by local farmers, artists or bakers.

Due to the Barracks Road’s Annual Holiday Parade, Charlottesville Area Transit (CAT) will detour Routes 5, 7, and 8 on Friday, November 27. The detour will bypass both the CVS and Kroger bus stops.

After 15 years of service to the City of Charlottesville, Police Chief Timothy J. Longo will retire in the spring of 2016.

On Jan. 30, 2016, Charlottesville Area Transit will implement a new service schedule. As part of the update, several routes will experience minor routing realignments, time point shifts, and/or the relocation of select bus stops. The changes are intended to increase passenger safety and improve system performance.

The Charlottesville Area Transit Free Trolley will experience two separate detours on Saturday, November 21.

Following an extensive and thorough evaluation and review of alerting systems, the Charlottesville-UVa-Albemarle County Emergency Communications Center (ECC) has implemented the CodeRED system, a high-speed emergency notification service provided by Emergency Communications Network, based in Ormond Beach, Florida.

The Charlottesville Area Transit Free Trolley will soon end a long term detour. On Monday, the Free Trolley will resume service to 2nd Street on the Downtown Mall.
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