Natalie Oschrin, Cville City Council
@Nat4Cville
Charlottesville City Councilmember. Graduate of Cville City Schools & UVA. Make housing more affordable and streets safer to move Cville forward.
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This is really important. The main thing that makes it hard to achieve nature and green in cities isn’t density of buildings or density of people — it's density of cars. And the more well-designed density of people and buildings you achieve, the fewer cars you need or want.
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Accidentally doing my best Chris Long @JOEL9ONE to remind people to wear hats, cool clothing, drink water, stay inside and check on your neighbors thought the first heat wave of the season. Cooling centers are open at the library, Key Rec, and Tonsler Park for those in need. ☀️
First responders prepare for first heat wave of the summer. cbs19news.com/news/first-res…
First responders prepare for first heat wave of the summer. cbs19news.com/news/first-res…
Gdansk demonstrates how restricting cars can make room for more city.
A former auto shop on an 18,000sf lot steps away from the Commuter Rail will soon be 52-units of housing over 1,600sf of retail. The project comes amid a transformation of the Rantoul St. corridor into a modest density, mixed-use, transit oriented district. 📍Beverly, MA
Relevant to Charlottesville
“People who oppose new housing constitute a pro-landlord lobby”
Relevant to Charlottesville
As @OsseChi and @CrystalforBK said in their video, "If we don't allow more housing to absorb new arrivals, they bid up the pricing of the limited housing stock. It is a fact that we need much more housing." x.com/OsseChi/status…
Paris urban biking investment helps cut pollution in half: “Between 2005-2024, levels of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter — 2 of the most harmful pollutants to human health — have been slashed by 50% and 55%, respectively.” Via @MomentumMag momentummag.com/paris-proves-t…
Beijing to Shanghai is an 819 mi trip that takes 4 hours and 18 minutes by train. New York to Chicago is a 711 mi trip that takes 23 hours by train. When trains are actually usable, people choose them. It's unfortunate how far behind the rest of the world we've decided to fall
“The United States, with its enormous highways, sprawling suburbs and neglected public transport systems, is one of the most car-dependent countries in the world. But this arrangement of obligatory driving is making many Americans actively unhappy, new research has found.” Via…
"Bikes are good for business" case studies aren't new. NYC was an early adopter of protected bike lanes and started tracking the outcomes right away. After 8th & 9th Avenue projects were complete, locally-based businesses saw retail sales soar. Bike are good for business!
Study from Norway: people who got an e-bike increased their bike trips from 28% to 48%. 🤯
Cville kids BIKE to school! Across the city students have embraced Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day, like this bike bus on its way from Forest Hills Park to @JohnsonSchoolVA this morning.
it’s crazy how this keeps happening in every city that passes major upzonings