Livable CVille

06/04/2026

Our next social is a week from today!

Come join us at Ix Brazos from 5-7pm on Thursday, June 11.

Stay as long or as short as you want. Always a good time!

05/30/2026

A helpful rundown to the pros, cons, and limitations of the housing legislation moving through the US Congress

If signed into law, the legislation would be the first major housing bill to pass in decades.

05/30/2026

We highly recommend attending this series!

The People's Activist Series is BACK starting this MONDAY, JUNE 1 ! Hosted by Indivisible Charlottesville, Congregate Charlottesville, and Charlottesville DSA - we invite you to JOIN US every Monday, 6:00-8:00pm, from June 1 to August 17 at Visible Records, 1740 Broadway Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902. We'll have on-site childcare and will start with a potluck!

05/25/2026

It’s exciting to see the city’s investments in resident led affordable housing coming to fruition!

Already accomplished: Crescent Hall renovations and phase 1 of both South 1st St and Kindlewood.

Right now phase 2 of South 1st St and Kindlewood are underway, as well as phase 1 of 6th St.

05/23/2026

A new CDOT report finds that while bike lanes improved safety, they didn’t harm businesses, and they may help make corridors more economically resilient.
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05/22/2026

In most cycling cities outside northern Europe, men outnumber women on bikes by roughly 3 to 1. In Copenhagen and Amsterdam, the ratio is close to 50/50. The difference is not culture, and it is not interest. The difference is the curb.

In April 2026, Transportation Alternatives in New York City published one of the cleanest pieces of evidence on this question yet. Their analysis found that districts with the most women cycling to work had nearly six times the protected bike lane access of the districts with the fewest. Across the city as a whole, men are 2.6 times more likely than women to bike to work. The report notes that the protected lane network currently touches just 3 percent of NYC streets and is riddled with gaps and dead ends, which means women trying to ride a normal trip will hit unprotected road again and again before they get where they are going.

The pattern is not unique to New York. A 2022 study published in the journal Cities looked at responses to NYC cycling infrastructure and found the safety bump from protected lanes was significantly larger for women than for men. Researchers at Portland State University, led by Jennifer Dill, reached the same conclusion using survey data across five US cities including Washington DC, Austin, San Francisco, Chicago, and Portland. Women consistently named safety as the top barrier. When the infrastructure changed, the ridership changed with it.

Painted lines do not move this number. A plastic bollard barely moves it. A real curb between cars and bikes moves it.

The infrastructure decision is the gender decision. Every city that has closed the gap built physical separation. Every city that has not, has not. There is no third category.

If you want more women cycling in your city, you do not need a poster campaign. You need concrete.

05/22/2026

Strong systems require strong community support.

Donations to BRACH help fund coordination efforts, community training, data analysis, and system-wide improvements that benefit individuals and families experiencing housing instability.

When you give, you strengthen the entire housing response network across our region.

Join us in supporting housing stability and community impact by making a gift today.

https://www.blueridgehomeless.org

05/19/2026

05/17/2026

Another week in Bike Month, another Friday bike ride! Join the City of Charlottesville, Bike Charlottesville and the Prolyfyck Run Crew first thing tomorrow, May 15 at 6:00 AM. Meet the group at Jefferson School.

Start your Friday morning on a positive note and connect with your fellow community members! 🏃‍♀️🚴

05/17/2026

“There’s a common narrative that people are bussed to Charlottesville because it has more resources than other communities, but that’s not necessarily true.”

Helpful and thorough rundown of the current state of homelessness in Charlottesville.

Local nonprofits told Charlottesville City Council that at least 703 individuals in the Charlottesville area experienced homelessness of some kind in the last year, up from 620 the previous year.