Appealing to our better angels just isn't enough, apparently.

kanchan@kayehm.bsky.social · 2h ago

A UK study found that telling potential SUV buyers that those vehicles directly result in higher fatalities for pedestrians, cyclists and children had zero effect on their decision to buy them. What does work? Financial penalties: Increased fees, taxes, parking. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

"Three Little Birds (feat. Super Cat)," by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Livable Cville believes that housing is the solution to homelessness. While there may be many steps along the way, housing for all is the goal we should be working to achieve. We look forward to you joining us at this event as we seek to make homelessness in our area rare, brief, and non-recurring.

There's been lots of speculation about the city's plans for the The Free Bridge and 0 E. High Street encampments. I'm looking forward to our upcoming webinar to learn more from people directly working on solutions

Livable Cville@livablecville.bsky.social · 2h ago

We are excited to announce our next webinar: “Homelessness in Charlottesville: What’s the Plan?” on Wed, August 19th at 6:30pm. If the state of homelessness in Cville has you concerned, confused, and/or looking to help out, this event is for you. Sign up: events.humanitix.com/webinar-home...

28 apartments off Cherry Ave approved by council in 2022 (old zoning code) are starting to move towards construction

@everypermit.cvilledata.org · 2d ago

BC-26-0136: Commercial Building Permit/Apartment/Condo/Multistory Unit @ 1613 GROVE ST EXT Description of Work: We are requesting a building permit to build 28,00... Is any work being performed in the Right of Way?: Y ... https://permits.charlottesville.gov/portal/PermitInfo/Index?caObjectId=52622

Legalize small business in residential neighborhoods, Cville! Let a thousand "Jack's Coffee" flourish all over town

29News - Charlottesville@29news.bsky.social · 20h ago

Jack’s Coffee Stand serves up cups of joy | https://www.29news.com/2026/08/04/jacks-coffee-stand-serves-up-cups-joy/

Turns out that ... well, I'll let you read through the short thread to find out the answer

John Holbein@johnholbein1.bsky.social · 20h ago

We're experiencing loneliness epidemic. Could AI chatbots help solve that problem? If you would have asked me up until recently I would say "probably!". But we don't know for sure. To answer this question, researchers in France recently ran a very cool experiment...

We have two Livable Cville socials this month: Thursday the 13th at Ix @brazos.bsky.social and Wednesday the 26th at Bar Botanical in Crozet. Come and join us - it’s always a good time!

A return on investment analysis finds that a $1.68 billion annual investment in childcare could generate $1.79 billion in returns for Virginia parents, workers, and businesses each year.

New analysis finds Virginia childcare investment would generate more than it costs

A Vanderbilt University analysis finds that a $1.68 billion annual investment in Virginia childcare could return $1.79 billion to parents, workers, and businesses across the state.

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Stop using LLM to build presentation slides with unreadably tiny fonts Challenge

I read this a few days ago and I can't stop thinking about it. Worth clicking into the thread and related comments.

Tressie McMillan Cottom@tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 4d ago

I like this notetaking example. it is a good case of how gender works. Notetaking has never been about producing a transcript. It is a bureaucratic skill in the 20th c. organixarion because it is SENSEMAKING. Those women socialized to take notes? They have been doing men’s metacognition for them

We wish more drivers (and law makers) knew this

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 3d ago

It’s often safer for cyclists to treat a stop sign as a yield sign and a red light as a stop sign.

Almost every city in the world needs to urgently understand the need to get really good at planning and designing for shade. #UrbanHeat

Bryn Davidson - Lanefab@lanefab.com · 3d ago

A friend’s recent photo of civic shading in Malaga

With proper attribution! A great graphic.

Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social · 3d ago

Sorry for the twitter link but... x.com/Qagggy/statu...

a good time to buy an e-bike is when the manufacturer releases a new model and the previous generation goes on clearance. most models don't change much from year to year, and unlike buying something used, you still get a warranty. a few good clearance sales going on at the moment: 🧵

Cville is a place where life without driving a car only works for some people, some of the time. Transitioning to a sustainable post-carbon economy requires non-car options that work for nearly everyone, nearly always

We look forward to this investment improving the lives of people experiencing homelessness in our community. Ultimately the solution to homelessness is housing, but sometimes it takes a number of steps along the way.

Matthew Gillikin@mtgillikin.bsky.social · 3d ago

Tomorrow the city of Charlottesville will look to approve $4 million towards homeless services, including emergency shelter and housing supports.

“I did interviews [previously] saying, you know, if you destroy nature, you destroy the core on which our economies depend. And that got people’s attention. This is not some kind of a flower-power, tree-hugging exercise. This is core economics...” www.theguardian.com/business/202...

ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’

Exclusive: As wildfires rage across Europe, Frank Elderson tells the Guardian nature loss poses a growing risk to the global economy

theguardian.com

Free or low-cost public parking is also substantively different from most other public goods in that the only people who can take advantage of it must also have access to a very expensive private possesion. It's not like a public library where rich and poor alike have equal access.

✏️🍎 Find out more at www.tax.virginia.gov/virginia-sal...

Back in Philly as a biz traveler and the alcohol laws here are still the dumbest I’ve seen. You should be able to walk into a convenience store and buy beer, wine, and other forms of low-alcohol beverages. Not here!

Amazing how productive I can feel on a multi-hour train ride. And I know Amtrak sucks by global standards, but it's still so much better than driving or flying for comfort, joy, and the planet

This is the new climate obstruction. It doesn’t loudly deny climate change. It simply ignores it, while convincing people that every solution is more corrupt, dangerous, and destructive than the fossil fuels it would replace.

The influencer teaching millions to fear solar

Alexandra Fasulo says she’s protecting farms and wildlife. Her campaign is becoming a blueprint for the fossil fuel right.

heated.world

I am actually genuinely surprised, but also delighted, at UEFA's bold stance here. But it highlights that the stakes are, in fact, quite existential for the future of global football.

Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 6d ago

UEFA has just unanimously decided to boycott both men's and women's World Cups over FIFA's attempt to sell the global game to private equity. Damn.

“According to the finance ministry’s calculations, the cost to society of trips by car is close to one euro/km. On the other hand, every km travelled by bike yields societal gains of 60 euro cents thanks to the health benefits of cycling, transport efficiency gains, & lower infrastructure spending.”

Copenhagen Cycling Revolution: Lessons for Cities

Close to two-thirds of the city’s residents commute by bike to school or work every day.

theprogressplaybook.com

Yes. This is just the new version of “it’s a bug, not a feature, we swear!” that social media companies used to evade accountability for years

Eryk Salvaggio@eryk.bsky.social · 7d ago

The “losing control” narrative creates the loss of control. Nobody is losing control of an emerging intelligence. They’re redirecting their own agency to it, as a way of diffusing responsibility, but the self-perpetuated intelligence myth has them convinced they have no choice.

City temporary shelter plans: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/tgnwy...

@everypermit.cvilledata.org · 7d ago

BC-26-0135: Commercial Building Permit/Interior Renovations @ 2000 HOLIDAY DR # 200 Description of Work: Minor renovation (flooring removal, adding direct ... Square Footage: 11,500 Building Code Type: VCC ... https://permits.charlottesville.gov/portal/PermitInfo/Index?caObjectId=52587

Being in a band is the best fun. Seeing other bands play is a close second. Come see us on Friday if you’re in the neighborhood. We’ll have tapes for sale (and shirts and maybe posters). Guaranteed good time and sick tunes ❤️

Still a couple more days to sign up for the city’s E-Bike Voucher

Livable Cville@livablecville.bsky.social · last mo.

Charlottesville’s E-Bike Voucher drawing is now accepting new applicants through the end of July! Sign up today if you are a city resident and you’d like a chance to get up to $1500 towards a new e-bike. connect.charlottesville.gov/charlottesvi...

Just scheduled my appointment. ❤️ You?

American Red Cross@americanredcross.bsky.social · last wk.

We're facing a national blood crisis. Blood donations have fallen to a four-year summer low, pushing an already strained blood supply to a critical level. We are in dire need of donors to help patients counting on lifesaving blood. Book an appointment to give blood now: https://rdcrss.org/4flOOe9