Walkability Expert Talks to Business Group about US-29

Anyone who frequently travels up the Seminole Trail through Charlottesville and Albemarle County knows that there’s a problem with congestion. Many people are worried that traffic is only going to get worse as the Hollymead Town Center opens to business, with potentially popular tenants as Harris Teeter and Target. Without a bypass to shuttle intrastate travellers, and with few travel option for people commuting south to Charlottesville, gridlock could be with us for decades to come.

With that in mind, the North Charlottesville Business Council invited urban designer Dan Burden to speak at their April 26 luncheon. Burden is the director of Walkable Communities, a non-profit consulting firm that helps towns and cities throughout North America come up with ways to make their roadways more pedestrian friendly.

CPN now presents the audio portion of Burden’s presentation in a somewhat edited form.
Afterwards, we have his responses to specific questions about 29, and a quick chat with Harrison Rue, the director of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission.

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