Southwood Mobile Home Park: Difference between revisions

From Cvillepedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(+map)
(-transit, +gateway)
Line 2: Line 2:


{{stub}}
{{stub}}
==Transportation==
Bus service is available through [[Route 2B]] of the [[Charlottesville Transit Service]].


==Redevelopment==
==Redevelopment==
[[Habitat for Humanity]] is creating plans to redevelop the park with at least 500 affordable housing units.<ref name=dpsurvey>{{cite-progress|author=Strong, Ted|title=Southwood resident survey reveals neighborhood's wants|publishdate=11 Feb. 2010|accessdate=12 Feb. 2010|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/southwood_resident_survey_reveals_neighborhoods_wants/52151/}}</ref>  
[[Habitat for Humanity]] is creating plans to redevelop the park with at least 500 affordable housing units.<ref name=dpsurvey>{{cite-progress|author=Strong, Ted|title=Southwood resident survey reveals neighborhood's wants|publishdate=11 Feb. 2010|accessdate=12 Feb. 2010|url=http://www2.dailyprogress.com/cdp/news/local/article/southwood_resident_survey_reveals_neighborhoods_wants/52151/}}</ref>  
Construction is not expected to begin until at least 2016.<ref>{{cite-cville|title=Habitat for Humanity wants to turn trailer parks into town centers. Will the model work?|urlhttp://www.c-ville.com/habitat_for_humanity_turns_trailer_parks_into_town_centers/|author=Laura Ingles|pageno=|printno=24.32|printdate=August 6, 2012|publishdate=August 6, 2012|accessdate=August 7, 2012}}</ref>
Construction is not expected to begin until at least 2016.<ref>{{cite-cville|title=Habitat for Humanity wants to turn trailer parks into town centers. Will the model work?|urlhttp://www.c-ville.com/habitat_for_humanity_turns_trailer_parks_into_town_centers/|author=Laura Ingles|pageno=|printno=24.32|printdate=August 6, 2012|publishdate=August 6, 2012|accessdate=August 7, 2012}}</ref>
One aspect of a redeveloped Southwood could be an enhanced network of trails to allow bike and pedestrian access to the future [[Biscuit Run State Park]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Habitat for Humanity seeks connection to future state park|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/20138-biscuit-run-gateway/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=February 9, 2015|accessdate=February 12, 2015}}</ref>


==Map==
==Map==
Line 18: Line 17:
|zoom=14
|zoom=14
}}{{clear}}
}}{{clear}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:08, 12 February 2015

The Southwood Mobile Home Park is located off of Fifth Street Extended in Albemarle County. As of January 2010 there are 1,229 residents living in the more than 350 trailers in the park.[1]


Logo-small25.jpg This article is a stub. You can help cvillepedia by expanding it.


Redevelopment

Habitat for Humanity is creating plans to redevelop the park with at least 500 affordable housing units.[1] Construction is not expected to begin until at least 2016.[2]

One aspect of a redeveloped Southwood could be an enhanced network of trails to allow bike and pedestrian access to the future Biscuit Run State Park. [3]

Map

Coordinates:Erioll world.svg.png 37°59′46″N 78°31′18″W / 37.996008°N 78.521765°W / 37.996008; -78.521765

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Web. Southwood resident survey reveals neighborhood's wants, Strong, Ted, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, 11 Feb. 2010, retrieved 12 Feb. 2010.
  2. Print: Habitat for Humanity wants to turn trailer parks into town centers. Will the model work?, Laura Ingles, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, August 6, 2012 , 24.32, .
  3. Web. Habitat for Humanity seeks connection to future state park, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, February 9, 2015, retrieved February 12, 2015.

External links

Habitat site