Little High Neighborhood Association

Information for and about the Little High Neighborhood in Charlottesville, VA

Protest Against Building in the Rivanna Floodplain 10/23

There is a meeting Sunday, October 23, at 3pm at the Woolen Mills Chapel of neighborhood and nearby residents opposed to a large residential building project (245 apartments) at “0 East High Street”. The No Floodplain Buildings group can be found on Facebook here. Please contact NoFloodPlainBuildings@gmail.com for further information.

For background on the issue, see We’re Losing the Flooding War by Bob Gibson in the Charlottesville Daily Progress.

E-Bike Demo Day at Meade Park Oct. 16

Note: This post is lifted from Sean Tubbs’s Charlottesville Community Engagement newsletter, an excellent source for local news.

Are you interested in a climate-friendly, family-friendly way to replace short car rides? Have you heard about eBikes? Wondering what kind might be right for you? Join Livable Cville on Sunday, October 16 from 2–4pm at Meade Park in Charlottesville for a fun afternoon with lots of eBikes owners you can talk to and several types of eBikes you can take for short test rides. Everyone is invited to eBike Demo Day.

To learn more, please visit livablecville.org.

Safe Routes to School

More Students Walking – Let’s Be Safe!

The local K-12 public school year begins Wednesday, August 24 and this year is going to be a little different: due to the bus driver shortage, there will be about 800 more kids walking and biking to school this year and this is particularly risky because Charlottesville City government has long given low priority to basic infrastructure needs like good sidewalks and bike lanes.

What you can do

  • Please be extra careful and patient while driving.
  • Consider applying to be a crossing guard, perhaps at an intersection near you! Charlottesville City Schools are open to having “intersection partners” or small teams that share responsibilities for morning and afternoon. Apply now to be a regular or substitute crossing guard!
  • Individual schools may post temporary “way-finding” signs (the size of real estate signs) to make sure kids feel confident that they are on the right path as they walk to school. Most signs will be on City rights-of-way, but in some cases, City representatives may knock on doors to get permission to post these temporary signs on private property.

See the Charlottesville City Schools website for more information.

 

Charlottesville Climate Vulnerability Assessment Workshop

From Susan Elliott, Environmental Sustainability | Climate Protection Program, Charlottesville Dept. of Public Works: 

Please join the conversation on Thursday, June 9, 5 PM – 7 PM for a virtual Community Workshop to discuss the City of Charlottesville’s Climate Vulnerability Assessment.

You are invited to the free workshop, hosted by the City’s Climate Protection Program. Register (https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMpd-upqzIsG9aWIuoICV5QUr1XU-skRSmw) in advance of the workshop, and the Zoom link will be sent to your email. [Read more…]

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New Dominion Bookshop

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