Our objective in this project was to analyze three neighborhoods –Barracks Road, Lewis Mountain, and the Meadows, and to figure out what works in these areas in terms of walkability and accessibility to basic necessities...
READ MOREWe have evaluated portions of JPA on terms of sustainability and constructed the following report using all the information gathered so that this analysis can be delivered to the PLACE Design Task Force....
READ MOREStudying the success and sustainability of two places, we instantly recognized that Downtown is a popular commercial destination, while Star Hill is mainly a residential area with not much attraction for visitors....
READ MORETo design activities that facilitated a relationship between the community’s families and the natural environment, while also encouraging team-building skills and knowledge of the local ecology....
READ MOREWith our transportation, block size, and building density maps, we have discovered where sustainable places exist within the City of Charlottesville....
READ MOREThe new movement of the times focuses on connecting human beings to the environment in a different way: through the creation of livable cities and towns that enhance both the quality of life of their inhabitants and the quality of the environment. ...
READ MOREThe objective of this project is to educate the neighborhoods of Martha Jefferson and Locust Grove about sustainability through transportation, health and safety, green versus urban space, culture, and density....
READ MOREUsing precedents of successful sustainable places, we determined a sustainable pattern language in our investigation of sustainable places in Charlottesville....
READ MOREThe main objective of our team was to amend the policy in Albemarle County to facilitate the installation and ownership of residential wind turbines....
READ MOREWe plan to address the sustainability issues in the Belmont and Woolen Mills area using a sustainability evaluation chart to evaluate certain criteria such as walk-ability, pedestrian density and resources, such as access to schools and community engagement centers....
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