Fontaine Avenue Widening
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Proposed
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Project Overview
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increase access to Fontaine Research Park
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Status Update
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deferred indefinitely |
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Fontaine Avenue Widening is the designation for a project to widen Fontaine Avenue to increase access to the University of Virginia's Fontaine Research Park. Originally proposed as a widening to three lanes, the most recent design, from September 2005, includes additional sidewalks and bike lanes and only calls for widening of the two-lane sections at two intersections. The project has been endorsed by the MPO Policy Board in the Transportation Improvement Program[1]. However, the project is deferred until 2018[citation needed].
The project may have been superceded by the Fontaine Avenue Streetscape project which made was recommended for inclusion in the FY2017 Six-Year Improvement Program.
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Council hearings
In 2003, several people attended City Council meetings to protest the project[2]. At Council's meeting on May 19, 2003, neighborhood resident Kevin Kotlarski presented a petition against the project with 399 signatures[3]. Through these actions, the project's scope was reduced. The item is scheduled to be advertised for construction in 2018[citation needed].
Reference
- ↑ FY09-12 TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. Rep. Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization. Web. 13 Oct. 2009. <http://www.tjpdc.org/pdf/TIP/FINAL_%20FY09%20TIP.pdf>
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, 21 Apr. 2003.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, 19 May 2003.
