A portion of Charlottesville’s Belmont neighborhood has been added to a list of important places kept by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. “The significance is that a historic City neighborhood is being recognized and honored as a tangible reminder of our history,” said Mary Joy Scala, the city’s historic preservation planner. “We now have […]
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Belmont challenges await new city planning director
Two issues awaiting Charlottesville’s new planning director are the future of the Belmont Bridge and potential mismatches between city zoning and citizen expectations for future building heights downtown. Last week, Alexander Ikefuna was named director of the city’s department of neighborhood development services. He replaces Jim Tolbert, who left in February after holding the position […]
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More questions raised about Belmont Bridge replacements
Charlottesville citizens had a second chance Thursday to ask questions about two competing visions for the replacement of the deteriorating Belmont Bridge. The City Council will hold a public hearing June 16 to decide whether to build an “enhanced” bridge or construct an underpass to carry motorists, pedestrians and cyclists on Route 20 through eastern […]
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City design group seeks narrow Belmont Bridge
A volunteer group formed to advise the Charlottesville City Council on the design of public infrastructure has recommended that an “enhanced” Belmont Bridge be more narrow and should encourage economic development of immediately adjacent land. “Developing a scheme that integrates those properties into the bridge is critical to making things work,” said Richard Price, a […]
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Estimate for Belmont underpass puts cost at $27M
A proposal to replace the Belmont Bridge with an underpass that would travel below the CSX railroad would cost nearly twice as much as building another bridge, according to a report from Charlottesville staff. The bridge would cost just under $15 million, whereas the underpass option would cost $27.3 million. The city hired the construction […]
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Divided Council approves Stonehenge development
A new 26-home development in Belmont has finally got the go-ahead, just two months after being sent back to Charlottesville’s Planning Commission. The City Council voted 3-2 early Tuesday morning to approve a rezoning for the project, which will extend Stonehenge Avenue to Quarry Road. The neighborhood originally was platted in the 1890s, but […]
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Council moves Belmont rezoning forward; final vote in May
Charlottesville‘s City Council indicated Monday that a new 26-home development in Belmont is moving in the right direction to get its support for a rezoning. Councilors could not support Andrew Baldwin’s request when they last considered it in March and sent the application back to the Planning Commission. “I think you have made significant […]
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Council to decide fate of Stonehenge development
The Charlottesville City Council will consider Monday night whether to grant a rezoning for one of the last areas of open space in Belmont. Developer Andrew Baldwin is seeking a rezoning to “planned unit development” for a 5.8-acre property north of Quarry Park. Last week, the Planning Commission recommended denial of the rezoning because […]
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Belmont residents bring concerns to City Council at town hall
It was the Belmont/Carlton neighborhood’s turn to be heard Thursday night at Charlottesville’s second town hall meeting of the year. The meeting, a part of the “Our Town Charlottesville” series, was held at Clark Elementary School. The forums will rotate throughout the city, said Miriam Dickler, the city’s communications director. “The goal is to give […]
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Belmont Bridge contest winners comment on underpass concept
Members of a team that won a design contest earlier this year to come up with new ideas for the replacement of the Belmont Bridge have expressed concern that they were not contacted to help turn their entry into a reality. The winning entry in the Project Gait-Way contest imagined a future where the bridge […]
