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Post published:April 15, 2025

Taylor Jenkins, Director of TransportationTaylor Jenkins joined the TJPDC in January 2025 as Director of Transportation. She holds a Master's Degree in Urban and Regional Planning, a Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and a Bachelor's Degree in Black/Women’s Studies, all from Virginia Commonwealth University. Taylor is an American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) member and joins the PDC after multiple years in state government and the private sector.Q: What interested you in working at the TJPDC?Transportation has always been my passion, driven by a deep belief that connected…

Public Comment Period Open for Two TJPDC Programs

Post published:April 15, 2025

Both the HOME Consortium Draft 2025 Annual Action Plan and the Charlottesville-Albemarle MPO Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) are open for public comment.The Thomas Jefferson HOME Consortium is administered by the TJPDC for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Annual Action Plan is for Program Year 2025. The HOME Consortium is made up of all member jurisdictions in the TJPDC, and each locality has chosen HOME subrecipients. The public comment period is from April 14- May 15, 2025, and the draft plan can be found online…

Join the Bike Month Business Challenge

Post published:April 15, 2025

Celebrate National Bike Month by joining the Bike Month Business Challenge! Promote employee health, reduce your environmental impact, and win recognition and cool prizes! This friendly competition encourages employees to bike instead of drive during the month of May. Businesses pledge to promote biking to work and challenge their team to log the most trips or miles biked throughout May.Learn more: https://rideshareinfo.org/bike-month/ to take the pledge to get started: https://arcg.is/SyyGO1The League of American Bicyclists established May as National Bike Month in 1956 as an opportunity to showcase the many benefits…

Rain Barrel Workshops

Post published:April 15, 2025

The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission hosted two successful rain barrel workshops in Greene and Albemarle Counties this Spring in partnership with our local Soil and Water Conservation Districts and the James River Association. Participants learned how to assemble and install rain barrels at home and received a 55-gallon drum. Every time it rains, stormwater carries things such as nutrients from fertilizers, bacteria from pet waste, and chemicals from herbicides and pesticides to local waterways. Using a rain barrel at home is a way to reduce stormwater pollution and conserve water.…

April 2025 Commission Meeting Updates

Post published:April 15, 2025

The TJPD Commission met on April 10 and addressed the following topics:An update on activities of the Blue Ridge Cigarette Tax Board;Presentation of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization FY26 United Planning Work Program draft; Adoption of the FY26 Rural Work Program;Presentation of the Classification and Compensation Study results; andAppointment of Nominating Committee for TJPDC Officers.The next meeting of the Commission is scheduled for May 1. Materials for all TJPD Commission meetings are available here.

2025 Regional Housing Summit Recap

Post published:March 19, 2025

Last Thursday, the Regional Housing Partnership hosted 215 people at the Omni in Charlottesville for the third Regional Housing Summit. With an emphasis on finding solutions to the need for affordable housing, speakers addressed tools and strategies that developers, localities, and communities can use to leverage regional resources to ensure safe and stable housing for all.Those in attendance included elected officials, county and city staff, regional planners, housing developers, and non-profit staff that provide housing services. Summit attendees reported that they plan to take new actions as a result of…