Charlottesville Area Transit

Charlottesville Area Transit to host meetings on proposed route changes

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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.

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Charlottesville-UVa-Albemarle County Emergency Communications Center contracts with CodeRED to provide emergency notification services

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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.

Education innovator Sugata Mitra asks big questions in Charlottesville

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Dr. Sugata Mitra, 2013 TED Prize winner and noted education researcher, spoke to more than 1,000 combined community members at two public talks in Charlottesville this week. Hosted by St. Anne’s-Belfield School, Mitra discussed self-organizing systems in future schools at The Jefferson Theater on October 15 and St. Anne’s-Belfield School on October 16.