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Libbie & Grove Urban Design Plan, Planning Studio Spring 2018, Kathryn Benedict, Alexander Cline, Ben Jones, John Mattingly, Billy Mcgregor, Brett Meadows, Sara Rozmus, Josh Young
Libbie & Grove Urban Design Plan, Planning Studio Spring 2018, Kathryn Benedict, Alexander Cline, Ben Jones, John Mattingly, Billy Mcgregor, Brett Meadows, Sara Rozmus, Josh Young
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This plan was created for the City of Richmond Department of Planning and Development Review to serve as a recommendation for urban design improvements and suggested changes to zoning ordinances for the Libbie and Grove commercial area located in the Westhampton neighborhood. To begin, an in-depth demographic analysis was conducted for the Westhampton neighborhood. Special attention was paid to socioeconomic factors and trends in census tracts directly surrounding the Libbie and Grove commercial corridor.
Based on these analyses and new development occurring in the Libbie and Grove commercial corridor, we were able to allocate six sites or “study areas” as …