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The '''Strategic Investment Area''' refers to a [[City Council]] initiative to identify potential redevelopment opportunities in | The '''Strategic Investment Area''' refers to a [[City Council]] initiative to identify potential redevelopment opportunities in a 330-acre section of Central [[Charlottesville]]. | ||
The firm [[Cunningham Quill]] from D.C. was hired as the consultant and a report was presented to Council in December 2013. | |||
==Boundaries== | |||
The boundaries for the study area are the CSX/[[Buckingham Branch Railroad]] line, Rialto Street, Ridge Street, and Palatine Avenue, as well as a small northern spur into the [[Martha Jefferson Neighborhood]]. <ref name="sia-plan">{{cite web|title=City of Charlottesville Strategic Investment Area Plan|url=http://www.cvillepedia.org/mediawiki/index.php/File:FInal_SIA_Report_-_13_December_2013-reduced.pdf|author=Cunningham Quill|work=|publisher=Cunningham Quill|location=|publishdate=December 13, 2013|accessdate=July 28, 2014}}</ref> | |||
==Firms== | |||
In additional to Cunningham Quill, other firms that worked on the plan include [[Bolan Smart Associates]] and [[Kittleson & Associates]]. | |||
Revision as of 14:46, 28 July 2014
The Strategic Investment Area refers to a City Council initiative to identify potential redevelopment opportunities in a 330-acre section of Central Charlottesville.
The firm Cunningham Quill from D.C. was hired as the consultant and a report was presented to Council in December 2013.
Boundaries
The boundaries for the study area are the CSX/Buckingham Branch Railroad line, Rialto Street, Ridge Street, and Palatine Avenue, as well as a small northern spur into the Martha Jefferson Neighborhood. [1]
Firms
In additional to Cunningham Quill, other firms that worked on the plan include Bolan Smart Associates and Kittleson & Associates.
Reaction
The study was unveiled to the public in mid-July 2013. [2]
Public housing advocates are skeptical. [3]
Steering Committee
- Richard Price
- Pete O'Shea
- Claudette Grant
- Kathy Galvin
- Genevieve Keller
- Valerie Long
- Fabian Kuttner
- Carolyn Shears
- Greg Jackson
- Alex Ix
- John Foster
- Monica Scott
- One representative to be named from Friendship Court
- Three representatives to be named by the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority board
References
- ↑ Web. City of Charlottesville Strategic Investment Area Plan, Cunningham Quill, Cunningham Quill, December 13, 2013, retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ Web. Firm unveils plan to guide growth in central Charlottesville, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, July 19, 2013, retrieved August 6, 2013.
- ↑ Web. Strategic Investment Area could mean major changes south of Downtown Mall, Aaron Richardson, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, July 28, 2013, retrieved August 6, 2013.