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 …
The Little Forest That Could
Deep within the center of a former 1,200-acre monoculture pine plantation-turned-utility-scale solar project lies a donut hole of amazing, permanently protected natural hardwood forest. It exists because Christine and Bob Putnam took yet another of …
Exploring New Public Parks in the Piedmont
Conserved public spaces have measurable impacts on our lives: research shows that spending time outdoors improves both physical and mental health, and can even improve students’ grades, lower blood pressure and drive economic growth. If …
On the Ground Updates – March 2025
A series of short updates from around the PEC region – Albemarle & Charlottesville, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Greene, Loudoun, Madison, Orange & Rappahannock …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for March 24, 2025
Both Rivanna authorities to present budget for FY26; Greene County Supervisors to talk water supply …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for March 17, 2025
Albemarle begins budget town halls while budget work sessions continue; Affordable housing project at 1000 Wertland not recommended for funding by Charlottesville panel …
Fifth Annual Mobility Summit is Largest Yet
By Peter Krebs, Charlottesville/Albemarle Community Advocacy Manager Full video of Thursday Presentations | Full video of Friday Panel Discussion | View All Photos Charlottesville, VA (March 6 – 7, 2025) Every year, leaders, professionals, advocates, …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for March 10, 2025
This week: Public hearing in Charlottesville for parks and recreation master plan; Albemarle County PC to review economic development, Darden-Towe committee to review survey result …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for March 3, 2025
Charlottesville considering plan to move from trash stickers to monthly service payments; Public hearing on Albemarle’s recommended budget …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for February 24, 2025
This week: Albemarle unveils its recommended 2026 budget, Fluvanna holds a meeting to update its comprehensive plan, and Greene County looks at the possibility of an ice park and a technology district …
Cville Area Land Use: Week Ahead for February 17, 2025
This week: Charlottesville City Council to review how opioid settlement money will be used; Albemarle Supervisors to resume AC44 discussion …
