RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
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COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY
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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Councilwoman Robertson to hold Eastview Neighborhood Community Revitalization Meeting
All Eastview Residents are invited and encouraged to attend
WHAT (Richmond, Virginia U.S.A.) -- The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Gateway 6th Voter District, will hold an Eastview Neighborhood Community Revitalization Meeting in partnership with the Richmond Department of Planning and Development Review, Eastview Civic Association and Storefront for Community Design.
The meeting will include important community discussions and updates on revitalization efforts. A survey for meeting participants is included below.
This meeting is free and open to the public and all Richmond Eastview Neighborhood Community Residents are invited and encouraged to attend. Free parking is available and refreshments will be provided.
WHEN Saturday, January 12, 2013
10:00 a.m. – Noon
WHERE CAPUP building,
1103 Oliver Hill Way
WHO The Honorable Ellen F. Robertson, Councilwoman, Richmond City Council, Gateway 6th Voter District
Richmond Department of Planning and Development Review
Eastview Civic Association
Storefront for Community Design
CONTACT For more information, please contact Cybelle O’Sullivan-McDaniels, Richmond City Council, Gateway 6th Voter District, at 804.646.7964 (office) or cybelle.o’sullivan@richmondgov.com (email)
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EASTVIEW COMMUNITY PRIORITIES SURVEY
NAME (Optional): ___________________________________
EMAIL/ PHONE (Optional): ____________________________
Please fill in from 1 to 5 circles, with 1 indicating low priority and 5 indicating high priority.
1. In Eastview we should have quality housing options for diverse income levels. We should:
Create options for current residents of public housing to purchase affordable housing
Senior housing opportunities and “age-in-place” programs
Develop new townhouse style residences to attract families to Eastview
OR OTHER________________________________________________________________
2. In Eastview we should have improved educational facilities. We should:
Provide expanded middle and high school educational opportunities
Provide a pre-kindergarten and day-care program for Eastview’s very young
Provide job skills training and life skills programs at the Martin Luther King campus
OTHER___________________________________________________________________
3. In Eastview we should have a multi-purpose indoor and outdoor recreational facility and create a new park. We should:
Build a new recreational facility to serve youth and adults
Designate “Shockoe Valley Park” adjacent to recreational facility location
Landscape and treat old landfill sites to convert parks and recreational land.
OTHER___________________________________________________________________
4. In Eastview we should make site improvements on Oliver Hill Way. We should:
Create a “Welcome to Eastview” gateway at the intersection of Oliver Hill Way and Fairfield Way
Make landscape improvements that will make the corridor more safe and attractive for pedestrians and cyclists.
Encourage new infill in Shockoe Valley to face on Oliver Hill Way and Hospital Street.
OTHER___________________________________________________________________
5. In Eastview we should have more shopping options and a more welcoming corridor. We should:
Work with storeowners to make landscape and sidewalk improvements on Mechanicsville Turnpike, especially at the Fairfield and Fairmount intersections.
Develop a merchant’s association to enact improvements
Advertise large developable sites in Eastview along Interstate 64 for new business uses
Add a grocery store to the shopping center located at Cool Lane
OTHER___________________________________________________________________
6. In Eastview we should create increased pedestrian connectivity. We should:
Establish walking and biking trails throughout Eastview connecting parks and open spaces
Create a walking and bike trail linking Eastview to Highland Park
Create a link between the Martin Luther Kind Middle School campus and Shockoe Bottom
OTHER__________________________________________________________________
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