Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission

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The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) coordinates planning across a wide variety of jurisdictions and regulatory agencies. The TJPDC provides resources to the City of Charlottesville and surrounding counties. Services rendered include grant applications and management, assistance with strategic and comprehensive plans, and technical assistance with transportation, land use and economic development plans. The TJPDC totals 2,169 square miles and includes 227,107 people in five counties and one city[1].

Programs

History

The TJPDC was created in 1972 in order to "promote the orderly and efficient development of the physical, social, and economic elements of the Thomas Jefferson Planning District by planning and encouraging and assisting governmental subdivisions to plan for the future.[2].

Sustainability Implementation Plan

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In October 2010, TJPDC received a three-year $999,000 grant to develop a regional sustainability implementation plan. The Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. [3]

Billie Campbell, TJPDC's Chief Operating Officer, said it was a highly competitive grant application process with 225 submissions, 45 awards, and only 3 in Virginia (Roanoke, Radford, and Charlottesville).[4]

Campbell shared the following additional details about the grant:

Summary of Objectives and Expected Results

"The existing Regional Plan for Sustainable Development in the Charlottesville/Albemarle metro area is the Sustainability Accords. These policies were adopted in 1998 as a result of a four-year process with broad regional support and wide participation by members of the public..."
"Four problems have been identified that are preventing sustainability initiatives from moving into implementation in the region:
  • Problem: Sustainability planning has been proceeding, but under a series of separately focused initiatives...
  • Problem: Sustainability goals have been established in major plans (Comprehensive Plans for Charlottesville and Albemarle County, MPO Long Range Transportation Plan) in the region but strategies for implementation have not been developed and adopted...
  • Problem: Sustainability is not being fully implemented in either the built environment or in the habitats of citizens and businesses...
  • Problem: Lack of available metrics to identify the region's status in pursuing sustainability..."[5]

Board members[6]

  • Carl Schmitt, Chair, Representing: Greene County Board of Supervisors
  • Chris Fairchild, Vice Chair, Representing: Fluvanna County
  • Jason Pearson, Treasurer, Representing: Charlottesville
  • Tommy Barlow, Representing: Louisa County, Mountain Road District
  • Fitzgerald Barnes, Representing: Louisa County Board of Supervisors, Patrick Henry District
  • Fred Boger, Representing: Nelson County Planning Department
  • Connie Brennan, Representing: Nelson County Board of Supervisors, Central District
  • Joe Chesser, Representing: Fluvanna County Board of Supervisors, Rivanna District
  • Satyendra Huja, Representing: Charlottesville City Council
  • Ann H. Mallek, Representing: Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, White Hall District
  • Duane Snow, Representing: Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, Samuel Miller District
  • Andrea Wilkinson, CPA, Representing: Greene County

Current Staff

Former Leaders

Harrison Rue served as executive director from 2002-2008. Harrison Rue stepped down June 30, 2008 to take a position with ICF International.

Notes

  1. Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission. February 2010 Long-Range Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan (Working Draft). Rep. Web. 23 July 2010. <http://tjpdc.org/pdf/transportation/TDMLRP_100713.pdf>.
  2. United Jefferson Area Mobility Plan 2035. Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, 27 May 2009. Web. 30 June 2009. <http://www.unjam.org/>.
  3. Web. [1], Daily Progress, retrieved 21 Oct. 2010.
  4. Planning and Coordination Council Meeting. City Space, Charlottesville. 21 Oct. 2010. Public Meeting.
  5. Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission. Applicant Abstract: Charlottesville Region Sustainability Implementation Plan. Charlottesville, Oct. 2010. Print.
  6. "Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission." Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission Redirect. Web. 22 July 2010. <http://www.tjpdc.org/home/commissioners.asp>.

External links

TJPDC website