It's no secret that higher gas prices are one of the factors hurting our local housing market. Culpeper seems to "get" this in a way other local jurisdictions haven't yet.

They're hard at work at getting another Amtrak train. See this Culpeper Star Exponent article for more details. If you haven't gotten involved yet, this is worth your time! Sign the petition!

The Culpeper Rail Coalition, part of the larger Piedmont Rail Coalition is leading the local efforts. Opportunities to get involved are detailed on their web site.

• Gas prices will likely remain high.
• Home prices are not low enough to make the extra fuel/time costs attractive.
• Traffic congestion will likely only get worse.
• There are unlikely to be any mass transit alternatives available from this area any time soon.

• No more overbuilding!

• Any new construction that gets approved should reflect future demographic/housing trends.

• New construction needs to be developed with a view to the larger community, not just that subdivision.

• Education (at all levels) must be a top priority.

• We need to attract employers who will employ highly skilled/highly paid individuals.

• We need to be a destination in our own right, not simply an “outer suburb”.

• We need to look to other regional centers of growth and opportunity and foster mutual cooperation with those centers. (Culpeper – Charlottesville, for example)