February 2, 2024: UVA working group releases report on violence prevention; VDOT taking input on Plank Road through truck restrictions

I got you babe, as in this is Groundhog Day, and I’m Sean Tubbs here with another edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement and whether or not Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, this is another program about the mundane and routine that when added up becomes whatever happens with local government. This edition of the program is dedicated to the late Ken Boyd, an Albemarle County Supervisor who routinely invoked the 1993 comedy directed by Harold Ramis to convey the sense that all of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again. Now, on with the latest bits of information. On today’s show:* A UVA working group looking for ways to prevent gun violence has issued its initial report * The Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Policy Board gets an update on studies for future transportation projects around Old Ivy Road and Barracks Road* The University of Virginia is moving forward with a study of what to do with the Oak Lawn property* The Virginia Department of Transportation seeks comment on banning trucks from using Plank Road to get from U.S. 29 to Afton Mountain. * Charlottesville awards Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative funds to a project to model the Moores Creek and Meadowcreek watersheds  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe