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Cobbs Creek Reservoir Study Area Site Analysis
No full textThe Community Design Assistance Center (CDAC) was charged, as a part of the Virginia Tech/Virginia Commonwealth University project team, to prepare a site analysis for a study area of approximately 1000 feet around the Cobbs Creek Reservoir. The CDAC team began by obtaining base information, through the help of the Cumberland County Planning Department, related to current recreational sites/activities within the county, as well as cultural and physiological information related to the project study area. A site visit was made in May 2008 to tour the study area and visit other portions of the County.
Information gathered by the CDAC team has been organized and is presented in this document as 11x17 maps with accompanying text descriptions. This information is intended to serve as a guide for future conceptual design development of the area
New Castle, VA: New Castle Town Park Conceptual Site Master Plan
No full textThe New Castle Town Park has a 30 year old park located near the corner of Route 311 (Salem Ave) and Caldwell Street that is in need of updating. The Community Design Assistance Center (CDAC) worked with Town Council to create a conceptual master plan for updating the park
Castlewood, VA: Castlewood Schools Campus Conceptual Site Master Plan and Planting Designs
No full textConstruction of the Castlewood Schools campus began with Castlewood High School in 1948, after a fire destroyed nearby Temple Hill High School. The beautiful colonial revival building opened its doors in 1949, and Castlewood Elementary School was constructed next to the high school in 1958. The Castlewood Schools campus has not undergone any major renovations in approximately thirty years, so Russell County Public Schools (RCPS) was interested in making improvements to the site. a stakeholders committee from RCPS and CDAC collaborated to determine whether there was a better way to lay out the sports fields on the campus as
well as add a tennis court, tree plantings and a mini arboretum, and pollinator plantings
that may be able to support agriculture classes.Unpublished versio
Smithfield, VA: Windsor Castle Park Longleaf Pine Demonstration Area Expansion Conceptual Site Master Plan
No full textIn 2014, the Town of Smithfield, the non-profit Windsor Castle Park Foundation, and representatives of the Virginia Department of Forestry decided to explore the possibility of creating a forest of native species on approximately 3.5 acres of Windsor Castle Park’s farmland adjoining the Route 10 bypass. The project would serve to reintroduce species such as the Virginia Longleaf Pine.
In 2020, the Community Design Assistance Center worked with a Stakeholders Committee comprised of different agencies such as the Windsor Castle Park (WCP) Foundation, Windsor Castle Park, the Town of Smithfield, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR), the Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF), and the Nature Conservancy (TNC) to develop the conceptual site master plan for the 3.5 acre demonstration area.
In 2022, it was decided that they needed a conceptual site master plan that depicts the expanded planting of longleaf pines and additional walking trails in Windsor Castle Park in the ~8.7 acre field north of the existing 3.5 acre planted area. The Community Design Assistance Center (CDAC) worked with a stakeholders committee to create the conceptual master plan for this area
Charlottesville Waldorf School Conceptual Site Master Plan and Trail System
No full textIn 2006, the Charlottesville Waldorf School (CWS) is building a new elementary school facility on thirteen acres in Charlottesville. The building is being designed by SOURCE architects to achieve a LEED “platinum” certification.
The Community Design Assistance Center (CDAC) joined the site design process to develop a conceptual site master plan a multi-layered trail system that traverses the site includes walking paths that connect the school to different areas of the site and that connect the site to its surroundings (park and trail systems, neighbors, etc.). It was envisioned that a section of the trail would include a “Medicinal Plant Trail” and be planted with indigenous plants that could be labeled for educational walks
Radford 2007 Pathways Master Plan
No full textPathways for Radford is a citizens’ group that promotes bikeways, walkways, and trails in the Radford area. The group, in conjunction with the City of Radford, was interested in developing a plan that could help guide them toward turning Radford into a national model for a walkable/rideable community and to reduce the amount of motorized traffic. The Community Design Assistance Center (CDAC) assisted in this endeavor by identifying key destination points and proposing a concept plan for trail linkages
Narrows, VA: Mill Creek Nature Park Trailhead Conceptual Site Master Plan
No full textNarrows, Virginia is a small community of about 2,000 people located in Giles County off of Route 460 and near the narrowing of the New River. Within the mountains of Narrows is Mill Creek Nature Park, a park of about 145-acres. The park, which adjoins Jefferson National Forest, includes several trails of varying lengths for hiking and mountain biking as well as two waterfalls. The park also offers the opportunity to fish for native trout.
The trailhead for the park is about 1-acre and includes two parking areas, one of which is bordered by boulders on one side to keep vehicles away from overhead power lines, a picnic shelter with 4 picnic tables, a kiosk, a porta potty, and a gate for maintenance vehicle access.
The town would like improve the trailhead to make it more visually appealing, plan for additional parking in the future, and make the trailhead more functional. Initial ideas for improvements included park entry signage, wayfinding signage and branding for trails, installing a new single stall restroom in a different location than the porta potty, creating a formal path from the parking areas to the trails and the new restroom, landscaping with native plant materials, expanded parking for in the future, and the ability for one or two buses to be able to park and turn around
"A" Street Linear Park
No full textThe proposed “A” Street Linear Park is located in Abingdon, Virginia on a narrow 3.5 acre strip of land adjacent to the Norfolk Southern rail line and “A” Street.
The purpose of this project was to develop a park design for the site that accommodates passive recreation and a connection to the existing Virginia Creeper Trail. The park will provide the town and surrounding neighborhood with a passive recreational space that caters to all age groups
Clinchco, VA: Clinchco Recreational Park Revitalization Conceptual Site Master Plan & Connectivity Plan to the Palmer Street Nature Park
No full textClinchco, Virginia is a small community of about 350 people located in the northern portion of Dickenson County in the valley of the McClure River and near the West Virginia line. It is accessed by Routes 63 and 83, which pass through the town. Clinchco started as a coal mining town in the late 1800s. The town was built by the Clinchfield Coal Corporation to support their mining efforts and later founded in 1917.
As a step toward providing recreational spaces for residents and visitors, the town would like to improve and augment the existing Clinchco Recreational Park, a small recreational area in the Carson Street/Mill Creek area as well as provide a trail connection from this park to a future recreation area at the end of Palmer Street, which could serve both locals and visitors.
CDAC worked with a stakeholders committee to create the conceptual site master plan for Clinchco Recreational Park and the connectivity plan to the Future Recreation Area at Palmer Street
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