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Growth In Appalachia: Downtown Revitalization Strategies For Covington, Virginia, Tucker L. Keener
Growth In Appalachia: Downtown Revitalization Strategies For Covington, Virginia, Tucker L. Keener
Master of Urban and Regional Planning Capstone Projects
This plan was created for the City of Covington, Virginia which is located in the Western part of the state in the Blue Ridge Mountains. This plan aims to identify the goals and desires of local community members and business owners that prioritize economic growth in the downtown core. The City of Covington has many great assets, and the goal of this plan is to leverage these assets to assist with downtown revitalization. Recommendations in this plan relate to ideas of enhancing downtown, creating and strengthening anchor institutions, and create downtown as a tourist destination.
The Chesterfield Pike Plan: A Community Revitalization Plan For Historic Route 1, Eric Van Mai
The Chesterfield Pike Plan: A Community Revitalization Plan For Historic Route 1, Eric Van Mai
Master of Urban and Regional Planning Capstone Projects
The Chesterfield Pike Plan complements Chesterfield County’s ongoing efforts to revitalize the northern section of the Jefferson Davis Highway corridor. By focusing on housing and local economic challenges on what is locally known as “The Pike,” this plan explores community revitalization strategies in a diverse inner-ring suburb. The Pike has been impacted by the nationwide trends of suburban poverty and immigrant suburbanization, which present challenges and opportunities in the pursuit of revitalization. Striking a balance between meeting community needs and economic growth requires a plan that identifies ways in which both new private investment and the existing community can benefit. …
Implementation Plan For The Maggie Walker Community Land Trust To Operate As A Land Bank, Matthew J. Becker
Implementation Plan For The Maggie Walker Community Land Trust To Operate As A Land Bank, Matthew J. Becker
Master of Urban and Regional Planning Capstone Projects
The purpose of this plan is to provide an implementation framework for The Maggie Walker Community Land Trust (MWCLT) to utilize as it establishes its land banking operations. Through land banking, the MWCLT has an opportunity to address three interconnected issues in Richmond; a lack of affordable housing, a concentration of disadvantaged neighborhoods, and extensive tax delinquency. Currently 44% of all households in Richmond are cost burdened, and the majority of these cost burdened households, 92% of them, are low income households. The vast majority of these cost burdened, low-income households are located within Richmond’s disadvantaged neighborhoods. Richmond suffers from …