Charlottesville is speaking up.  You said...

78% of us think development in the rural countryside should have... a schedule allowing for the creation of only a limited number of new home lots in any given year.  Also known as time based zoning, phasing schedules describe when land can be sub-divided as opposed to allowing landowners to create all possible lots at once.  The total number of lots that can be created is not reduced by phasing. 

55% of us believe transportation funds should come from... either a gasoline tax or a sales tax.  The majority of respondents supported a modest increase in local taxes to support priority transportation projects. When asked which tax they preferred, 54.8% of respondents offered support for either a gasoline tax or a sales tax.

33% of us think the infrastructure we need is... in place for new development.  Only 33% of respondents felt like local government was doing a very good or good job ensuring infrastructure was in place to support new development. When asked about government’s efforts to have developers pay their fair share for infrastructure, 42.2% of respondents were satisfied.

That's just the beginning... Charlottesville had a lot more to say about the rural countryside, infrastructure, and local government leadership.

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More about Charlottesville Tomorrow's Survey 2007:
On July 30, 2007, Charlottesville Tomorrow released the results of our major non-partisan public opinion research project which included focus groups and a telephone survey to assess the views of voters related to Albemarle County’s rural countryside, community infrastructure, and satisfaction with local government leadership on these issues.