"Last year, relying on booming real estate values and some careful cuts, City Council approved an exciting plan to rebuild Buford Middle School, but we still need to figure out how we can bring our other schools into the 21st Century. That will require both a sustained commitment to our children and a watchful eye on other spending."

"We have ambitious goals for reducing our carbon footprint, but the largest share of our greenhouse gas emissions comes from transportation. If we can make it easy and safe for bicycles and pedestrians, and can increase the ridership on our City buses, we can make real progress on those goals."

"Housing in Charlottesville – both housing for sale and for rent – has become more and more expensive. We need to continue to build more housing for low-income residents, and we need to build more “missing middle” housing – the duplexes and small apartments that will enable us to provide more homes without changing the character of our neighborhoods."