u.s. 29


DMZ Published on Dec 10th, 2012 11 comments Walking in the County southeast on Hydraulic Road past the shops at Stonefield. Enjoying the new sidewalk and trees. Headed home. Arriving at the “Main Street” of the County, U.S. Route 29, the...
Seminole trail Published on Apr 2nd, 2012 9 comments I received a request from China for pictures of Charlottesville, so I biked north via the John Warner Parkway to our “Main Street,” the curiously named Seminole Trail. (Why is it named that? No...
Green light: Why not sync every signal before Bypassing? Published on Sep 19th, 2011 34 comments Can you imagine zipping up U.S. 29 north through green lights and reaching the airport in a matter of minutes, so efficiently that, wait, we don't need this new $436 million, forest-cutting, mountain...
Deadly highway: 7 fatalities prompt billboard warning Published on Dec 18th, 2009 10 comments The northbound lane of U.S. 29 south tries to capture motorists' attention. PHOTO BY LISA PROVENCE The billboard may not win a Clio. But all Albemarle County Police really want is to stop the...
Truck driver gets 2 years in teen's death Published on Jul 30th, 2009 1 comments Kenneth Barbour, 55, who had already pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and reckless driving for plowing into Albemarle High student Sydney Aichs as she turned out of Forest Lakes onto U.S....