Transportation
Everyone Benefits from Clean Transportation!
With transportation emissions accounting for 25% of Charlottesville GHG emissions and 48% of County emissions, transportation solutions are critical to address climate change at the local level. C3 works with community partners to inspire a full range of transportation solutions including EV adoption, alternative commuting to lower single occupancy vehicles, and advocating for better local and regional transit services. Investing in climate friendly transportation can benefit our community socially, economically, and environmentally.
In C3’s 2020 Climate Policy Recommendations for Charlottesville City Council, we recommended: incentivizing a cleaner, more efficient, and more equitable transportation system; improving CAT’s service quality; increasing funding to repair and create new sidewalks and bike lanes; and increasing of public EV charging stations.
Transit Equity Project
C3 identifies and advocates for improvements in the transit systems for Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Many in our community face barriers to mobility, and C3’s team works to understand those barriers and highlights how all communities can benefit from an equitable expansion of transit ridership. We are currently produce a report to demonstrate how investing in transit and complementary areas (e.g., active transportation) can benefit our community socially, economically, and environmentally.
Why?
Add your voice for a stronger and more equitable transit system in Charlottesville and Albemarle.
Help us boost transportation modes that are cleaner and less harmful to the environment and to our health.
Survey takers have a chance to win $20 cash prizes that will be awarded weekly!
The Transit & Equity Community Survey will be live through March 28th.
Driving Climate Solutions
C3 is putting community leaders behind the wheel of an all-electric, zero emissions vehicle for a day to experience first hand what it’s like to drive an EV, and to spark conversations around climate solutions. Find out more about this awareness campaign at our Driving Climate Solutions page.
Resources
FAQs on Going EV
What’s holding you back from making your next car purchase an electric vehicle? We’ve done some of the homework for you!
Transportation Incentives
Our Director of Climate Policy put together a list of all the available local, state, and federal incentives, including transportation.