The staff in PEC’s Charlottesville office work with residents and communities to address land use and conservation challenges and opportunities facing the Charlottesville and Albemarle area. Learn more about our local approach in this interactive story map →
Albemarle County AC44 Comprehensive Plan
The AC44 Comprehensive Plan update is a guiding document for growth, development and investment for Albemarle County for the years …
Albemarle/Cville Greenways
We’re working with communities in the Charlottesville and Albemarle urban core to envision and implement a comprehensive network of bicycle …
AC44 | County Land Conservation Programs + New Solar Ordinance
An overview of the Jan. 8 Board of Supervisors AC44 comp plan update work session on the Rural Area and Land Use chapter and a preview Albemarle’s draft Solar Ordinance, which PEC has some concerns …
AC44 | Land Conservation is Climate Action
Public benefits of permanently conserved land include climate resilience, flood mitigation, wildlife habitat, air and water quality protection and viewsheds that contribute to a $1 billion tourism industry …
Albemarle Comprehensive Plan Contradictions
The Albemarle Comprehensive Planning process — a document that will guide growth, development and investment in the County for the next 20 years — is once again underway. Read on for what concerns we’re paying …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for January 13, 2025
This week: Solar policy changes go before Albemarle Planning Commission; Ice Rink proposal to go before Greene County Planning Commission …
Biscuit Run Park: First-Rate Outdoors Experiences for More People, Everyday
On Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, Albemarle County opened its newest and largest park: Biscuit Run. Photo by Peter Krebs/PEC. At nearly 1,200 acres, Biscuit Run is twice the size of the County’s next largest park, …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for January 6, 2025
Albemarle Supervisors to review land use chapter in Comprehensive Plan update; Fluvanna Supervisors to consider meals tax …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for December 9, 2024
Nelson Supervisors to hold public hearing on first utility-scale solar facility; Public hearing in Charlottesville for $185.7M capital improvement plan …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for December 2, 2024
City Council to resume discussion on overnight parking rules; Louisa Supervisors to be asked for direction on future of household hazardous waste week …
2024 Highlights: By the Numbers
PEC’s dedicated staff work relentlessly to advance land conservation, sound land use planning, the protection of natural resources and better climate and energy policy …
Conserving the Southern Shenandoah Borderlands
Looking out from the Moorman’s River Overlook in Shenandoah National Park, you’re treated to a breathtaking sweep of the forested, rolling foothills of the Piedmont. What’s not immediately apparent from this viewpoint is the fact …
