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Regional Transit Work Continues With CARTA

Post published:December 9, 2025

The Regional Transit Partnership held its last meeting on November 18th. Members of both the RTP and the newly formed Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Transit Authority (CARTA) celebrated their success in creating a regional transit authority to invest in transit improvements. RTP was initiated in 2017 to develop working relationships among transit providers and stakeholders. Representatives from Albemarle County, the City of Charlottesville, transit providers, staff, and other stakeholders volunteered their time and energy to improve coordination and public transportation services.Supported by Albemarle County, the City of Charlottesville, and the Virginia Department…

December 2025 Commission Meeting Updates

Post published:December 9, 2025

The TJPD Commission met on December 4, with the following items on the agenda:David Blount presented a 2026 General Assembly Preview.Gorjan Gjorgjievski provided information on a Safe Streets and Roads for All Implementation funding opportunity.The Commission received an update from Ruth Emerick on the TJPD Corporation, the agency’s non-profit arm.The Commission approved a Calendar of Meetings for 2026. No January meeting is scheduled. The next meeting will be an all-virtual meeting on February 5, 2026, when the agenda will include presentation of the FY27 PATH/Mobility Management and FY27 Rideshare Grant Applications. Information…

2026 TJPDC Legislative Program Adopted

Post published:December 9, 2025

The 2026 TJPD Legislative Program has been approved by the six local governing bodies in the region. The Program has three top legislative priorities (Public Education Funding, Budgets and Funding, and Land Use and Growth Management), along with legislative positions in a number of other areas of interest to local governments. With input from the local governing bodies, a regional legislative program is developed and approved each year in advance of the upcoming Virginia General Assembly session.The 2026 Program is posted on the TJPDC website.

Transportation Program Fall Events

Post published:November 17, 2025

The Transportation Team both hosted and attended multiple events this fall.CA-MPO and SAW- MPO Joint MeetingCharlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization (CA-MPO) and the Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro (SAW-MPO) came together on September 30, 2025, for their biennial Joint Policy Board Meeting at the North Fork Meeting Center in Charlottesville. The meeting included presentations on the Afton Express, CARTA, Statewide Rail Planning and the Three Notched Trail. The two MPOs began meeting in 2017 to collaborate on inter-regional transportation planning along the critical I-64 corridor.TJPDC Staff Attended the Governor's Transportation Conference in Richmond, VAThree TJPDC…

TJPDC “Learning” Field Trip Heads to Greene County

Post published:November 17, 2025

TJPDC staff continued its series of professional development field trips to our region’s localities by spending much of November 7 in Greene County. The day began at the Greene County Visitor Center with an overview and discussion of current and future development projects in the county. Staff then toured numerous sites in the Ruckersville area to view and hear about ongoing residential and commercial development, as well as how the county is working to meet the challenges brought on by the growth and development. A special thanks to County Administrator…

November 2025 Commission Meeting Updates

Post published:November 17, 2025

The TJPD Commission met on November 6, with the following items on the agenda:The FY25 Annual Financial Audit report was presented to both the Finance/Executive Committee and to the Commission. TJPDC had a “clean” audit for FY25 and the Audit report was accepted.Several changes to the agency Financial Management Policy, including those to clearly stipulate how payroll is processed, were presented and approved.The Commission accepted a Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) grant for regional water supply planning and authorized the Executive Director to take all action necessary to manage the…

Regional Transit Work Continues With CARTA

December 2025 Commission Meeting Updates

2026 TJPDC Legislative Program Adopted

Transportation Program Fall Events

TJPDC “Learning” Field Trip Heads to Greene County

November 2025 Commission Meeting Updates

Charlottesville Albemarle Regional Transit Authority

May 28 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm

MPO Tech Committee

June 2 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Commission Meeting

June 4 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

RHP Full Partnership Meeting

June 24 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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