Planning the Corridor's Future
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Final Project Event
PC Public Hearing
Tue, September 7, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Board of Supervisors' meeting room in the Rockingham County Administration Center
20 East Gay St, Harrisonburg
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North Valley Pike Corridor Strategic Plan - Latest Version
The plan was updated following the June 23, 2010 work session and open house . The version dated August 9, 2010 was mailed to the Planning Commission members in preparation for the September 7th Public Hearing. The latest version is available here:
North Valley Pike Corridor Strategic Plan (Aug 9, 2010) (PDF, 13 MB)
Open House Held
Over 50 citizens attended a public open house to review the draft plan to date. View photos from the Open House Thank you to all who made it, including many Citizen Advisory Committee members who were present to help explain parts of the plan. Comments are now being accepted. The draft Plan is available for download below in a variety of options, full or in segments.
Joint BOS/PC Work Session, June 23, 2010
The consultant team presented the draft plan at a joint work session of the Board of Supervisors and the Planning Commission, on June 23, prior to the public open house held later that evening on the plan. View the presentation slides given at this joint BOS/Pc work session (LARGE FILE - 13 MB).
Project Background and Purpose
U.S. Route 11 (North Valley Pike) has long served as one of Rockingham County's major north-south transportation corridors. North Valley Pike currently functions as a major access corridor to downtown Harrisonburg and creates the northern gateway to the Harrisonburg-Rockingham metropolitan area.
The corridor has unique traffic management and aesthetic challenges that need to be balanced with development interests of property owners to establish standards which meet the goals of the community.
On May 15, 2009, the Rockingham County Board of Supervisors advertised for proposals from engineering and planning firms to prepare a long-range development plan for the North Valley Pike corridor. The corridor is defined as beginning at the northern city limits of Harrisonburg and ending at Gravels Road.
Vision Statement
Through a series of public meetings in September and November 2009, a vision statement for the corridor was crafted that would guide the recommendations of the strategic plan. Read the vision statement.