The Charlottesville City Council looked favorably on a new design for the eastern side of McIntire Park last week, but asked for revisions that would make two small ponds better fit into the landscape. The council decided in September 2012 to close the municipal golf course that has been the park’s major feature for several […]
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City to study new roundabout on McIntire Road outside shopping center
The developer of Charlottesville’s McIntire Plaza wants to convert the intersection of McIntire Road and Harris Road into a roundabout, and the city will pay to study the idea. “I think a roundabout could be well designed and engineered at this intersection, and provide for continuous movement of traffic, not only for McIntire Plaza but […]
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Charlottesville Council hears concerns regarding McIntire Plaza intersection
Charlottesville City Council held a rare outdoor meeting Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Harris Street and McIntire Road to hear from McIntire Plaza business owners concerned about vehicular access to their storefronts. The owners say construction of a new sidewalk and bike lane as part of the Meadow Creek Parkway interchange project will hurt, […]
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Neighbors updated on Meadow Creek Parkway interchange
Residents living near the Meadow Creek Parkway interchange construction project got a chance to share their concerns with the Charlottesville City Council and city staff at a briefing last week. “We really appreciate your patience and tolerance because I know that living in the middle of a construction zone has got to be miserable,” Jim […]
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Planning for McIntire botanical garden continues
Portions of Charlottesville’s McIntire Park are currently orange as crews carve out red-clay dirt for a roadway, but planning is underway for a green future after construction is completed. “We’re trying to strategically align ourselves so that we’re ready,” said Helen Flamini, president of the McIntire Botanical Garden’s board of directors. The nonprofit group […]
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Meadow Creek Parkway interchange construction to require traffic shifts
At the southern end of McIntire Park, bulldozers are busy carving out room for an overpass that will carry the U.S. 250 Bypass over Charlottesville’s portion of the Meadow Creek Parkway. Construction on the grade-separated interchange, which began in mid-March, is expected to be completed in the summer of 2015. While the overpass is assembled, […]
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McIntire Park bike-pedestrian bridge will need more construction funds
A proposed $1 million bike and pedestrian bridge will provide a link missing for about 80 years, said Chris Gensic, Charlottesville’s park and trail planner. The span will connect two sections of McIntire Park long divided by train tracks. “It’s been a long time coming,” Gensic said. “People have seen the need for this bridge […]
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Soundboard 11-16-2012 – Charlottesville’s news straight from the source
Soundboard: Charlottesville’s news straight from the source. A collaborative local news radio program by WTJU 91.1 FM, Charlottesville Tomorrow, and C-Ville Weekly. Each Friday from 9-10 AM, tune in to hear area journalists and guests discuss local news, culture, and community issues in the Charlottesville area. Whether we’re talking about city politics, scientific innovations, or the local music scene, […]
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Meadow Creek Parkway interchange advertised for construction
The final segment of the long-planned Meadow Creek Parkway has cleared its last procedural hurdle and construction may begin in early 2013. “The advertisement for construction ran on Sunday and bids are due on December 18, 2012,” said Jim Tolbert, the city’s director of Neighborhood Development Services. The project will connect McIntire Road with […]
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Supervisors seek more options for parkway landscaping
Now that Albemarle County’s portion of the Meadow Creek Parkway is complete, the county is preparing to allocate $235,000 for landscaping for the linear park that is required to be built along the roadway. “Part of the Meadow Creek Parkway compromise [with the City Council] was that the Virginia Department of Transportation would buy replacement […]
