Learn all about Route 1 Proposed Changes! VDOT is studying REMOVING the bridges over 15th and 18th Streets. Both intersections are proposed to be ‘at grade’. What would make an at-grade Route 1 intersection with 18th Street South safe for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit riders? How much space is really…
CCCA June Newsletter is Out
Click here to download. Message from CCCA’s President Thanks to everyone who joined us virtually and in person for our May meeting on transportation. Our next regular meeting will be in September, but we will have a special meeting on June 15 to cover Route 1. This meeting will be…
Housing Renter Study
The housing workgroup of Livability 22202 is a community, volunteer-run effort in our neighborhood to address unmet housing needs. We know there have been a lot of changes in the past year, especially in terms of cost of living and housing. As development continues, Housing Livability 22202 is curious about…
May Meeting Summary
Amazon, Dweck, and Route 1 were on the May 18 CCCA meeting agenda. Patrick Phillippi, Senior Manager of Amazon’s Public Engagement, spoke about Metropolitan Park, currently under construction at 15th and South Fern St. The area will be finished next year and host public facing events such as movie nights and…
CCCA Meeting May 18, 2022, 7-9 pm
Join us for the next CCCA Meeting: CCCA Hybrid Meeting May 18, 7-9 pm Transportation and Development NOTE: This is a hybrid meeting. Participants may choose to either: View on Zoom or Attend in-person. Anyone wishing to attend in person may come to the conference room at 251 S 18th…
CCCA May Newsletter is Out
Once again, filled with lots of information on what’s happening in our area. Don’t forget, you can get this Newsletter and email update in your in box and vote at meetings by becoming a member of the CCCA for $10 annually. Local businesses may become Associate Members without a vote….
WHAT’S TO BECOME OF ROUTE 1?
Many of you are aware of the ongoing VDOT feasibility study on Route 1 which began in October 2020. VDOT and the commercial community have not budged from the position that Route 1 should be brought down to grade, despite intensive efforts by the community and Livability 22202 to propose other options….
April CCCA Newsletter
Download it here. 1. Save the Date: Our next CCCA meeting will be May 18. With all of the transportation projects in progress or being planned, we may focus the meeting on that topic. 2. What’s to Become of Route 1? Many of you are aware of the ongoing VDOT feasibility study on…
Response from VDOT on Route 1
On April 8 VDOT replied point by point to the Livability22202 February 27 letter on our concerns and questions about the Feasibiity Study for Route 1, but does not appear to have been moved by any of our arguments beyond what they have already agreed to. See the letter here. However, one positive…
Livability22202 Open Space Updates
1. 2022 Spring Garden Kickoff March 12: Registration is now live for the Plot Against Hunger Spring Garden Kickoff, organized by the Friends of Urban Agriculture (FOUA). Join us at Central Library on March 12th from 10 am until 2 pm for our annual Spring Garden Kickoff event, “Growing Together: Let’s…