#budgetsarevaluesdocuments — Public Fediverse posts

Lucky thirteen is very close to my spreadsheet-loving heart: "A unified capital plan list, with priorities and timelines" I am regularly asked what is happening and when and I currently say "I don't know and no one else does". We need to fix that. #CapitalPlanning #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments

Eleven is "Overall funding strategy for transportation project portfolio". We have some tools now and more this month than last month, but the overall toolset here is a hundred years old and is designed to turn gasoline sales into rural roads into gasoline sales. We will have to learn with our partners in Richmond as we try to do something new here in an urban context. #PayAsYouGo #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #TaxReform #LandValueTax https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/highway-bond-referendum-1923/

https://www.boston.gov/news/mayor-michelle-wu-signs-city-order-expand-property-tax-relief-older-homeowners “Helping seniors age in place means keeping them connected to homes, neighborhoods, families, and support networks, and this order provides real relief to older homeowners at a time when costs keep rising” #Boston #TaxRelief #housing #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments

https://www.29news.com/2026/07/09/charlottesville-school-board-outlines-construction-priorities-council-considers-tax-referendum/ “Pretty much every single building within the school division needs some type of update and upgrade” #cville #CharlottesvilleCitySchools #TaxReform #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #education

https://open.substack.com/pub/communityengagement/p/week-ahead-for-july-6-2026-charlottesville I am very hopeful that $15 million in new revenue will make a big difference on Charlottesville city schools. #cville #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/06/22/virginia-localities-raise-119m-for-school-construction-through-targeted-sales-tax/ “we are billions behind, and we still have kids in classrooms with leaky roofs and air conditioning that often breaks” #VALeg #education #cville #Virginia #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments

https://t4america.org/2026/05/05/usdots-historic-failure-to-advance-any-new-transit-projects-in-14-months-may-be-a-sign-of-things-to-come/ “Since taking office in January 2025, USDOT has not signed a single full-funding grant agreement for a new metro, light rail, or bus rapid transit line” #transit #USDOT #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #WarOnCars #shortage

I of course agree with my colleagues Danny Yoder and Ben Chambers that state funding should support multimodal regional safety priorities and not picayune highway onramp and off-ramp tweaks but agreed that the new Smart Scale prioritization fails to do this. Instead of embracing failure to snag tax dollars for bad projects we should work together to fix what is broken. #VDOT #SmartScale #cville #BikeTooter #walkable #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments https://open.substack.com/pub/communityengagement/p/april-21-2026-charlottesville-reps

https://communityengagement.substack.com/p/week-ahead-for-april-20-2026-charlottesville Budget drama! I’m happy to see the $1.1 million in pedestrian safety improvements. I have been singing that song for many years now. #cville #walkable #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments

Very excited about this. For many years we have struggled in Charlottesville with the custom oversized million dollar plus fire trucks with two year wait times available on the market. They do not fit historic streets and sometimes you cannot wait two years. #BikeTooter #FireSafety #cville #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments https://cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-charlottesville-looks-to-downsize-its-firetrucks/

https://infocville.com/2026/03/06/sanders-proposing-two-cent-real-estate-tax-increase-to-balance-charlottesvilles-fy27-budget/ “A tax relief specialist to continue to work on our tax relief program specifically because as we have had challenges and the need has grown, we have had more work that now requires an additional set of hands to manage” #cville #TaxReform #displacement #TaxRelief #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #transit #housing

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/mamdani-deputy-mayor-on-charging-for-street-parking-its-not-a-no “metering just one-quarter of the currently free spaces would generate $1.3 billion annually while improving turnover for local businesses and reducing congestion” #NYC #ParkingReform #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #WarOnCars #climate

https://www.richmonder.org/avula-council-members-at-odds-over-best-revenue-stream-for-affordable-housing-trust-fund/ “In 2023, the City Council approved the sale of $50 million in bonds over the next five years for the production and preservation of affordable housing” I’m very interested to know how they are doing this. #RVA #housing #shortage #inflation #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments

https://www.city-journal.org/article/los-angeles-streets-repaving-disability-rules “At the current pace, the city controller said, it would take 500 years to fix all the broken sidewalks in Los Angeles.” #LosAngeles #walkable #ADA #equity #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #MaliciousCompliance #accessibility

Thanks to Sean Tubbs for covering the #cville Planning Commission https://infocville.com/2025/12/19/charlottesville-planning-commission-seeks-some-changes-to-citys-five-year-cip/ #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #housing #BikeTooter #solar #CharlottesvilleCitySchools #CapitalImprovementPlan

https://www.ffxnow.com/2026/01/02/n-va-officials-prepare-to-make-statewide-appeal-for-dedicated-transit-funding-in-2026/ “People want to be near other people” #DMV #Transit #Virginia #VAPol #TOD #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments

https://virginiamercury.com/2025/12/26/federal-funding-shifts-cloud-virginias-transportation-plans-for-2026/ “Federal funding in many ways [will be] reduced or dried up. And in particular the USDOT has been ordered to oppose the funding of bike/ped projects. They are viewed as antagonistic to cars and driving. We think that’s very shortsighted. It’s going to lead to years and years of funding short falls that will be very difficult to fill.” #USPolitics #BikeTooter #walkable #WarOnCars #Virginia #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #SafeStreets

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2025/dec/24/four-experts-on-europe-most-livable-capitals “It’s because of very conscious investment in bike lanes and infrastructure – and taking away some road space from cars” #Copenhagen #BikeTooter #WarOnCars #walkable #PublicHealth #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments

https://www.charlottesville.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=2351 “The positive climate impacts, cost savings, and educational benefits made this an extremely important project for the City to pursue” #cville #CATECH #solar #climate #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #education

Thanks to Sean Tubbs for covering the #cville Planning Commission https://open.substack.com/pub/communityengagement/p/december-1-2025-planning-commission #housing #parks #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #Education

https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/09/11/committee-studying-federal-cuts-warns-virginia-should-prepare-for-additional-spending/ “Much of the planned additional spending is for K-12 education and Medicaid, but other costs are expected as a result of federal changes.” #Virginia #education #HealthCare #USPolitics #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments

https://www.arlnow.com/2025/08/21/new-poll-finds-broad-support-among-northern-virginians-for-state-level-housing-reforms/ “These results make clear that Virginians want state lawmakers to lower housing costs” #Virginia #housing #shortage #zoning #inflation #VAPol #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments

https://www.wthr.com/article/news/politics/indiana-considers-adding-tolls-to-major-highways-gas-tax-federal-roads-funding-money-law-interstate/531-2e38724d-fe28-41ba-a472-2f441e0a3aa0 “We're already getting feedback that folks don't like the idea," Crider said. "I don't particularly like the idea either. I don't see another viable option." #tolling #Indiana #WarOnCars #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments

https://infocville.com/2025/02/21/charlottesville-city-council-briefed-on-an-uncertain-economic-future-as-sanders-says-hes-in-no-hurry-to-appropriate-fy24-surplus/ “the city may be able to use the surplus to offset potential reductions, but he also warned that some programs may need to be cut. He said he did not want to alarm the public because so far there is no certainty about what will happen.” #Cville #BudgetsAreValuesDocuments #USPolitics

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/us-homeless-population-record-military-va-rcna185898 “The welcome news about veteran homelessness should serve as a reminder that Housing First is the most valuable tool we have for getting individuals back into housing.” #housingfirst #VA #homelessness #veterans #budgetsarevaluesdocuments

https://infocville.com/2024/12/19/charlottesville-planning-commission-seeks-more-funding-for-affordable-housing-planning-for-schools/ Thanks to Sean Tubbs for covering the #cville Planning Commission and the #CapitalImprovementsPlan process #housing #solar #education #saferoutestoschool #budgetsarevaluesdocuments

https://infocville.com/2024/12/06/charlottesville-planning-commission-gives-more-direction-on-capital-improvement-program/ Thanks to Sean Tubbs for covering the #cville #capitalimprovementplan process #housing #safestreets #budgetsarevaluesdocuments

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20241209-oil-giant-bp-to-significantly-reduce-investment-in-renewable-energy-for-rest-of-decade “Offshore wind is one of the major sources of renewable energy that Europe is counting on to decarbonise electricity production” #climate #wind #budgetsarevaluesdocuments

We covered a lot of important items tonight at the #cville #capitalimprovementplan worksession with staff. Above all though I am amazed at how far we have come over the years at generating a document that makes financial and mathematical sense and that is responsive to public needs. We still have room for improvement (transportation) but we are moving. #publicservice #budgetsarevaluesdocuments

The packet for Tuesday November 26th's #cville Planning Commission worksession on the #capitalimprovementsplan is posted here https://charlottesvilleva.portal.civicclerk.com/event/2241/files/agenda/5270 (7 pages) #budgetsarevaluesdocuments