Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 14hI’m going to be thinking about this constantly moving forward 15214
Reposted by Matthew GillikinLivable Cville @livablecville.bsky.social · 14hFor good reason, people focus on detached single family exclusionary zoning as being really bad. But it went hand in hand with pushing neighborhood scale commercial uses out of residential areas, creating car dependency, furthering segregation, and making vast swaths of development pretty crappy. 0172
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 15hJust watched “The Hunt for Red October.” So good. I had forgotten that Alec Baldwin was the original Jack Ryan. 040
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 19hSomeone I know recently used ChatGPT to assist with packing for a one week international trip and ended up with an extensive list that included 9 pairs of pants. Great tool! 292
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 21hAbsolutely no good reason for this, just like there’s no good reason to keep 4th St open to cars across Cville’s Downtown Mall 2292
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 23hThis episode is built around a paragon example of why there is no obligation to give publicity to both sides of every argument. Sometimes one side of an argument is so dangerous that people will die if they follow its advice! 0111
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Stop by and say hey to me and @whatthecarp.bsky.social, who will be repping the E-bike Lending Library 093
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026This is going to further the public health disaster Trump and the Republican Party are orchestrating 0113
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It’s good Dillenbeck did this event, but I’m not sure what the value is of saying 15 people have been put on leave and then claiming staffing is nearly in a crisis situation. 15 out of 2800 employees isn’t a significant amount. Is there a larger number on leave? cvillerightnow.com/news/208802-...cvillerightnow.comDillenbeck: 15 ACPS employees have been placed on leave in last 30 days - Cville Right NowAlbemarle School Board member Jim Dillenbeck held a community town hall Wednesday, speaking candidly about the division's issues. 151
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026At the hospital I routinely get to work with language interpreters. It feels like magic every time. I don’t speak a word of the patient’s language and yet we’re able to have effective communication thanks to the interpreters. 0170
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026One thing I’m going do is bike to the Food Lion on 5th Street rather than drive. 161
Reposted by Matthew GillikinEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is heroism. This is resistance. 028162
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Plans for 3 townhomes which will go in while preserving the existing home on the lot. Looks like a nice in- fill project! 040
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It’s been a while since I’ve posted flowers. Here are some beauties in our backyard right now. 0130
Reposted by Matthew GillikinLivable Cville @livablecville.bsky.social · 30/09/2026#WeekWithoutDriving starts tomorrow! If you’re a driver, we hope you’ll spend time this week trying to experience the Charlottesville area transportation system from the perspective of those who cannot drive. We want freedom of movement for everyone in Charlottesville. 021
Reposted by Matthew GillikinLivable Cville @livablecville.bsky.social · 30/09/2026All the resources you need for the Charlottesville #WeekWithoutDriving 042
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I watched some of the Jack Smith hearing. The GOP is stuck so deep in an echo chamber completely detached from reality. A real “The Empire Has No Clothes” situation playing out in front of us. 1140
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Damn we are officially in “gets dark early” season 180
Reposted by Matthew GillikinHaydon @haydonmp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Man what the hell is going on in Albemarle county schools 2102
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Four years ago, Charlottesville paid $1.6 million for this parking lot as part of a parking supply panic after the courts parking agreement. It doesn’t get used much for parking. I’d love to see the city put affordable housing on this site so that we can actually make good use of this land. 5371
Reposted by Matthew GillikinSteven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 28/09/2026The #Cville #WeekWithoutDriving experience starts this Thursday, October 1 and runs through next Thursday, October 8. It's great to see this new coverage at InfoCville!infocville.comCharlottesville asks: Can you go a week without driving?The official event spans from October 1 through October 8 3116
Reposted by Matthew GillikinSteven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 28/09/2026Cville peeps, this is not a drill, it's a winnable campaign! Dems have an awesome candidate and the wind at our back. Here's how to get involved and help flip our congressional district👇🏽 0155
Reposted by Matthew GillikinKathryn @kathrynlaughon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Get in touch with the @tomperriello.bsky.social for Congress campaign to doorknock and sign up for the Indivisible Charlottesville Voter Champion team to learn how to talk to people you know and FlipTheFifth! docs.google.com/forms/d/1TCB...docs.google.comVoting Champion RegistrationOur Electoral Power Team is building a network of Voting Champions—people who turn personal relationships into political power. Champions share accurate voting information and encourage early voting a... 242
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I started playing in an over-40 soccer league. I’m proud to report that after two weeks, I haven’t torn any muscles, ligaments, or tendons. 0171
Reposted by Matthew GillikinAdele Stichel @adelestichel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Fun event tomorrow night for those looking to support @tomperriello.bsky.social, hear some good music, and hear from Tom if you missed him @cvilledems.bsky.social (or just want to say hi again)! 161
Reposted by Matthew GillikinSteven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 27/09/2026Great event this evening. I urge my friends who live in Cville to volunteer with Cville Dems to help get out the vote and to greet voters on Election Day 1154
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Great to hear @tomperriello.bsky.social, @katrinacallsen.com, and @creighdeeds.bsky.social speak this evening at the @cvilledems.bsky.social Fall Bash. Really good energy in the room! 1187
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I was reminded during a tense few minutes on a 6am run this morning that it is so stupid (and contrary to nature) that we don’t have 24 hour public restrooms on the Downtown Mall. Fortunately I was able to get into the Omni and use their bathroom. FFS, why do we collectively do this to ourselves? 2140
Reposted by Matthew Gillikinjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 26/09/2026peter thiel is another one of those guys who we are supposed to think is brilliant but every time he opens his mouth my first thought is “this guy sounds like an idiot” 640106081977
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Faith, football, and fraud. Good episode if you’re interested in at least one of those things. Great if more than one. 020
Reposted by Matthew GillikinKathryn @kathrynlaughon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I’ll just note that it’s a woman who is sticking her neck out here, alone it seems, demanding that women be heard. I’m grateful to @sallyforsupervisor.bsky.social 1171
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Until ACPS gets a top to bottom review, every issue that comes up will take on a larger life of its own because people don’t trust the school division. 1191
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I’m not saying this is always the case, but locally I’ve found that the elected boards/council most enamored with consensus also tend to do less work before meetings. They basically just hand responsibility over to staff. 3131
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This article captures a dynamic I’ve seen in Charlottesville/Albemarle leaders who push hard for change: public attacks from the broader far-right and private alienation from local defenders of the status quo. I appreciate Allison speaking up, despite all she’s gone through. She’s one of the best. 1314
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The General Assembly has an astounding ability to take a good idea and throw in some wrinkles of compromise in that severely limit the benefits of the good idea 150
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Susan Collins is so full of shit from head to toe 0112
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Ah yes, Suicidal Ideation is probably the perfect name for AI 160
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Pretty light meeting but the presentation on the Parks and Rec Masterplan is great. Lots of nice things in store for city parks, including bathroom upgrades, new playgrounds, trails, and a lot more. 1120
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I’m reading The Iliad and my big take away is don’t stand near a top warrior (Hector, Ajax, etc) in battle. A spear or arrow will be launched at them, a deity will alter its flight, and suddenly you’re stabbed through the jawbone. Happens a thousand times. Story should be called The Wingman (dead). 180
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Where does 2026 rank in worst weather years in Charlottesville history? Started with snowcrete followed by the coldest month I’ve experienced here. A drought. A very hot summer. Many damaging thunderstorms. I need @traviskoshko.bsky.social’s thoughts. 5130
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026My daughter is currently holding a funeral for a stuffed animal fox. It’s a private affair - no parents allowed. But I suspect even so, the fox will continue to abide in our home in perpetuity. 0100
Reposted by Matthew GillikinSteven L. Johnson @stevenljohnson.org · 20/09/2026Quality of life improves greatly for people when people can afford to live as close as they'd like to their job, shopping, recreation, schools, and other amenities 1125
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Some data from the upcoming city Planning Commission confirming what we already knew: way too many people who work in Charlottesville do not live in Charlottesville. Albemarle County, the city of Charlottesville, and UVA have created a perfect storm of high housing costs and long commutes. 4193
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026If you want to know what it’s like to have the stupidest congressman in the country, I’m available to chat 1011717
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It’s kind of hard to get people excited about, but making the city a great place to work is possibly the best way to make it so we have nice things as a community. 180
Matthew Gillikin @mtgillikin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Significant government funding of income restricted housing + lots of market rate housing = much healthier and accessible housing market 0112
