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City of Charlottesville Wins Three Sustainability Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 18, 2021

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Three recent recognitions of the City of Charlottesville’s work to be “A Green City” include being named a winner in the 2020-2021 Better Business Challenge,...

Local Water Organizations Host Annual Imagine a Day without Water Art Contest

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober 1, 2021

Charlottesville & Albemarle County raise awareness around the value of water and ask youth why they “Love Our Water” with Student Art Contest.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - The City of Charlottesville), Albemarle County Serv...

Leaf Collection Begins Monday, November 1st

The City of Charlottesville will start residential curbside collection of leaves on Monday, November 1, 2021. Each neighborhood will be visited by vacuum trucks three times during the season on a set rotating schedule.

Key Highlights:

• Residents can sign up ...

Call for Volunteers: Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign

Calling for Community Volunteers

Help Charlottesville collect data on urban heat as part of the nationwide 2021 NIHHIS-CAPA Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign! 

How urban environments and neighborhoods are built affects the amount of heat absorbed ...

Call for Volunteers: Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign

Calling for Community Volunteers

Help Charlottesville collect data on urban heat as part of the nationwide 2021 NIHHIS-CAPA Urban Heat Island Mapping Campaign! 

How urban environments and neighborhoods are built affects the amount of heat absorbed ...

Climate Vulnerability Assessment Process Kicking Off

Moving forward with its commitment to develop a Climate Adaptation Plan, the City of Charlottesville is taking the first steps to complete a Climate Vulnerability Assessment.  

The Climate Vulnerability Assessment will assess potential impacts fro...