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Streets/Transit Station
1. Like the “readability of the text”
2. Lacks street names
3. Farm land, Army Corps gave okay to clear
4. Market study used to justify designate density levels & conservation areas
5. Need for east to west connectors
6. Need to relieve traffic on Shillelagh Road
7. Get roof tops to support the incoming businesses
8. *Color a progression
9. Intersection important, blending existing land uses
10. Need a tourist draw
11. Extend line down Shillelagh Road
12. Like sidewalks and trails
13. Don’t make traffic worse on George Washington Highway
14. Light rail farfetched, but Bus Rapid Transit could work- need rooftops first
Land Use Plan Station
1. High density/ medium density residential won’t work in this area
2. Too much residential, not enough non-residential land uses. Mixed use will end up being just residential
3. Include some areas here in the suburban overlay
4. Keep densities north of Pleasant Grove Pkwy
5. Quality of Life- Recreation center, community pool needed, and evening activities
6. Walkability- Not like Greenbrier
7. Area for Farmers Market
8. Traffic from 64 to 464- access to Dominion area
9. Vacancy rates for both residential & commercial- Don’t overbuild (area by Walmart not full)
10. Public open spaces are good/keep green space
11. Concerned with traffic
12. Commuter tolls for frequent users/ toll- discount? (avoidance)
13. Need to be mindful of people’s property rights for future roadways coming through on plan.
14. Area 1,2,4 should be higher priority
15. Would like to get City water & sewer
16. Likes live/work/play concept- especially near medical center
17. Property- Back of Las Gaviotas/Cahoon golf course is not forested (NWI)= farmland (Spruill/29.2 acres – 4
parcels)
18. Check proposed alignment of roads
19. “Grassfield” name needs to be memorialized
20. Need mix of businesses, high tech but also mom & pop retail, boutiques
21. Need a hardware store, not big box
22. Don’t do same old same old strip centers and big box
23. For office /warehouse uses with outside storage, try and hide it in middle of office/office research areas
Public Open House
November 13, 2014
What the community said:
