Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 13hThe Verve is great new housing, but man do they keep making biking to UVA worse. First it was closing the JPA bike lane, then removing the left turn lane to Stadium, now they've walled off access to bike parking. 020
Reposted by Brad CampbellBrazos Tacos @brazos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I made a HUGE mistake! We are closing at the end of November 2027! Apologies for the error! Everybody gets a whole year head up 😂 1136
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Wealth is measured by the size of your share in a datacenter; only the working class uses the public cloud. 000
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Chicago is the worst city for walking I've ever experienced. Drivers there are very aggressive downtown and clearly fear no repercussions for anything they do. 020
Reposted by Brad CampbellSteven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 24/08/2026Genuinely good news from @cvillecityhall.bsky.social. Let's do city schools next and, from there, how about a citywide ban on the non-electric kinds?charlottesville.govElectric Leaf Blowers Bring Cleaner, Quieter Maintenance to Downtown CharlottesvilleFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 24, 2026Electric Leaf Blowers Bring Cleaner, Quieter Maintenance to Downtown CharlottesvilleCHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The City of Charlottesville is pleased to annou 6193
Reposted by Brad CampbellKevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 24/08/2026Underappreciated: US farmland *already substantially produces energy, not food*, and does so very inefficiently. Corn ethanol (~40% of all US corn) requires about 100 times more land per vehicle-mile driven than solar photovoltaics -> electric vehicles. Shifting corn to solar *would free up land*. 4935121020
Reposted by Brad CampbellThe War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 17/08/2026We're building out our new store and just added our first new merch item: a tribute to our favorite transit system. Available now: thewaroncars.store/products/sub...thewaroncars.storeSubway Letters T-shirtPay homage to one of the world's greatest forms of transportation with this super comfy t-shirt. After all, there's no winning The War on Cars without excellent transit available day and night. Fun fa... 1706
Reposted by Brad CampbellBen Chambers @bench.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The downtown mall crossing at 4th St should be closed 10am to 4am. Everyday. Not just summer Friday nights and August 12th. When people are using the mall, cars (and delivery trucks) shouldn’t be, especially at the 4th St crossing. 2286
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Free covered parking is a pretty cool perk at UVA Health. 140
Reposted by Brad CampbellDanny Yoder @dannyyoder.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I’m OK with politicians taking some unprincipled positions to win elections so I hope it’s that and not an honestly held position. 011
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I thought Charlottesville at least closed the 4th St crossing for FA5 but I guess not. 240
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026@bench.bsky.social FYI I think "Mixed Use A" and "Mixed Use B" are flipped on this map. 020
Reposted by Brad CampbellLivable Cville @livablecville.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Moving from gas to an electric stove has health benefits! “Improvements in asthma symptoms following stove change were similar to – or even greater than – those reported in clinical trials of commonly used asthma medications.” theconversation.com/replacing-ga...theconversation.comReplacing gas stoves with electric stoves greatly reduces asthma symptomsPeople with poorly controlled asthma may be able to breathe easier by making a change in the kitchen. 072
Reposted by Brad Campbelljohnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 06/07/2026The Mall crossings are once again open & many drivers are once again failing to obey the stop signs or yield to pedestrians. The city should close them permanently—for public safety & for the symbolic statement that on the Mall, if nowhere else, people are more important than cars. But here we are. 86913
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Is this the most optimistic sign in Charlottesville? 140
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Is this good politics given the district? Or just more climate change denial? 100
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026I'd add lockers to this as well. At least in Charlottesville, where garage parking downtown is stupidly cheap (i.e., $1/hr), a major perk of driving is having a place to put your stuff. I like biking downtown directly after work, but having my bag with me isn't ideal. 161
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Downtown Disney in Anaheim is one of the most confusing places. TONS of people drive to Anaheim to enjoy the pedestrian-only "downtown", where all the food is good, but quite expensive. Yet, apparently no one thinks "we could just have this at home where I live!" Or, "I want my Main St. car free!" 415619
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Annnnd we're back. It's been a good year or two. New signs, better awareness, maybe my endless complaints made a big difference in keeping vehicles out of pedestrian areas near Engineers Way at UVA. But somehow the temptation always remains. 110
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I share this opinion. What other travel questions should we answer? What flight do I take? What speed should I drive? Do I need two queen beds or one king? Which subway car should I ride in? You're an adult, just figure it out. 050
Reposted by Brad CampbellBecky @beckycalvert.bsky.social · 28/05/2026newrepublic.com/article/2108...newrepublic.comZohran Mamdani Gets It. Abigail Spanberger Does Not.The New York City mayor has spent the beginning of his term delivering on one promise after another. The Virginia governor, meanwhile, has been busy vetoing progressive legislation. 073
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 25/05/2026I enjoy DC today, with congestion pricing it would be an absolutely amazing city to spend time in. 180
Reposted by Brad CampbellLivable Cville @livablecville.bsky.social · 25/05/2026It’s exciting to see the city’s investments in resident led affordable housing coming to fruition! Already accomplished: Crescent Hall renovations and phase 1 of both South 1st St and Kindlewood. Right now phase 2 of South 1st St and Kindlewood are underway, as well as phase 1 of 6th St. 0204
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Charlottesville is so anti-biking during bike month they block the W. Main bike lanes with "Road Work" signs for construction happening _on an entirely different street_. 150
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Charlottesville's unwillingness to build new housing forces people to live in Ruckersville and drive in, which just means more demand for car-centric infrastructure and more space consumed by parking. 261
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Bike month in Charlottesville: The City of Wishful Thinking, where great bike infrastructure exists if you just believe hard enough and talk about it a lot. No actual changes needed. 171
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Steady progress on places for over a thousand people to live. Would you advocate they tear it down and replace it with a cottage and a handful of townhomes? 0123
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 09/05/2026www.cvilletomorrow.org/fifeville-lu... I understand the concern, but this is street view in 2006, and aerial from 2002. No one else has figured out how to build housing there in over a quarter century. 140
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026But yeah, let's continue to outsource all of our critical infrastructure. Admins don't teach! 120
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026What am I missing here? I've been to the whole foods in downtown DC. Is it surface parking? Or just too expensive to reconfigure? 260
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026It would be helpful to have a term for legacy US automakers, which I assume what posts like this mean. It's hard to interpret these sentiments in light of Tesla, an American automaker. I'm not advocating for Tesla, but, their EV influence is undeniable. 000
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I started riding a scooter/bike because of the environment, but I stay to get places quickly. 020
Reposted by Brad CampbellLivable Cville @livablecville.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Protected bike lanes in Charlottesville will results in hundreds more daily bike riders in the city and county. Many people are eager to bike, but unwilling to do so until we have the right infrastructure in place. 35210
Reposted by Brad CampbellRory Stolzenberg @rorystolzenberg.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Crawling sites & submitting every page to the Wayback Machine has been my favorite mini-side project with CC (in part because it's been the easiest). Literally hundreds of endangered government web pages+pdfs archived for the first time. Wish I had it in 2020 before Cville nuked its mid-00s site. 191
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 25/04/2026How can Charlottesville charge so little for parking in the Water St garage? Don't they owe like $70M on it? Who's subsidizing this? 240
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Oh, it's not just me! Bike for a while and drivers just do whatever they want, whenever they want. Everything is a parking spot, everywhere is a good u-turn, road markings are mere suggestions, no turn on red signs are optional, and red lights are just really long yellows. 020
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I was going to share the same thing, Rory beat me to it. Good on Ben Chambers to vote no. It's stunning how little is needed for some to justify $24M of state money to widen roads. Some vague "safety" notes about weaving and slowing down. 060
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 22/04/2026If you're curious what happens when private equity runs a chain but doesn't immediately bankrupt it, check out the Staples on Ridge McIntire. Some unholy combo of discount office supplies, party city, and a UPS. First thing you see is a cardboard box of clearance backpacks, second is toilet paper. 020
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 21/04/2026The Verve inadvertently created one of the best after-construction-hours protected bike lanes in the city, even if it is only one block. 030
Reposted by Brad CampbellDTM @thedtm.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Was on the Downtown Mall yesterday — enjoying the outdoor markets, voting, a free Dead-inspired concert — and it was noticeable pleasant that the vehicle crossings were closed. Question: might their two-month closure reveal the mall experience is better without them? Pay attention and report back! 2182
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Second day in a row getting to work shaken up after almost being hit by a car. One just blatantly turning left through a red light, the other turning right suddenly across the bike lane without looking. Hard to recommend anyone bike in Charlottesville. 2150
Brad Campbell @bradjc.bsky.social · 14/04/2026More fossil fuel infrastructure in Charlottesville. communityengagement.substack.com/p/april-14-2... When do we say we just have enough gas stations??communityengagement.substack.comApril 14, 2026: Plans filed with Albemarle County for a Sheetz on Rio Road at Fashion Square MallPlus: The Charlottesville Albemarle Regional Transit Authority gets an update on a prioritization study 063
