The latest information about transportation projects can often be found at the tail end of meetings such as the August 5 meeting of the technical committee of the Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Policy Board.
Earlier this year, Charlottesville’s public works division began constructing several dozen road improvements intended to increase safety with a budget of $500,000.
The city’s website describes these as “projects that use low-cost, easy-to-deploy materials like paint, reflectors, and modular components, to address safety concerns for pedestrians and cyclists and to test potential long-term improvements.”…