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The purpose of the Complete Streets Policy is to improve the Virginia Beach transportation system by providing safe, attractive travel for all users through a system of connected transportation choices designed in harmony with adjacent land uses.
View Press Release at VBGov.com.
Learn more about Complete Streets Policy at VBGov.com.
Click here for a printable version of the agenda SDCC Agenda NOV 24 2014
Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Station
(Intersection of Shore Drive and East Stratford Rd.)
Call to order:
Meeting topic: General discussion on various Shore Drive issues
Officers’ Reports: President’s Report David Williams
Vice President’s Report Rick Mercadante
Secretary’s Report Todd Solomon –October Minutes
Treasurer’s Report Paulette Hruska
Old Business: See meeting topics
New Business: SDCC elections for 2015 and Open Floor
Adjourn
Next SDCC- Monday December 29, 2014
7:30pm @ Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Station
Please check www.sdcc.info for more information on area news and events
[Note: Thank you for the many emails pointing out we had the incorrect date initially. You passed the test.]
The 2009 Comprehensive plan and details can be found on the City’s website by clicking here
The ‘plan’ is City Council’s official statement regarding how the physical development of the City should be directed for at least the next 20 years. It must be stressed, however, that the Comprehensive Plan (the ‘Plan’ hereinafter) does not claim and should not claim to have precise answers to all of the issues that may arise over time. The Plan’s role is the establishment of the policy framework within which operates a continuous planning process. That process is a vital means of implementing the recommendations of the Plan and revising the Plan as necessary in response to the unseen issues and opportunities that the future always provides. In that regard, this Plan is a ‘living plan,’ as it is not intended for the Plan to remain just as it is when adopted. The intent is for the Plan to interact with the various situations where it has a role and to be open to change as necessary to respond to recognized challenges and opportunities. The Plan should always be evolving in response to its environment.
When it opens next weekend, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Brock Environmental Center will instantly become the locus for people to learn why we should care about natural spaces…
…the result has something to teach everybody in Hampton Roads. Whether it’s the importance of clean water and the Chesapeake Bay, the virtues and flexibility of low-impact development, the power of well-orchestrated public-private cooperation, or the difference true civic leadership can make, there’s a lesson at the Brock Environmental Center. For all of us.
October 30th 2014 UPDATE:
Happy Halloween! Our news update for the bridge project is in NO WAY as frightful as the candy-craving minions who will be roaming the streets of Virginia Beach this evening!
The installation of the conduits beneath Shore Drive and East Stratford Street has been completed. For these next two weeks there are no scheduled daytime lane closures within the Lesner Bridge project limits.
Beginning on Monday, November 3rd, however, the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) will begin their work on the existing sanitary sewer forcemain in WB Shore Drive. HRSD will mobilize two construction crews; one located at Shore Drive/Rockbridge Road and one at Shore Drive/Kleen Street. They will begin work on the active forcemain in order to remove from service the portion of this forcemain that crosses the existing westbound Lesner Bridge.
The first week of HRSD’s work will involve setting up their traffic control. None of this work will require long term lane closures on Shore Drive. There will likely be daytime lane closures the week of November 3rd as they setup the temporary barrier service on westbound Shore Drive at Kleen Street and build the temporary lane shift at Rockbridge Road.
The actual work to excavate, cut and cap the forcemain will take place the week of November 10th through Saturday November 15th. Restoration work of the roadway and work areas will take place the week of November 17th. All work, including equipment demobilization and removal of the temporary traffic control, should be completed by November 24th.
As for the latest bridge construction progress:
Ø Construction of the new bridge abutment “A” continues on the west side of the Lynnhaven Inlet. The first concrete pour on the new bridge abutment took place on Wednesday, October 29th. Placement of the reinforcing steel and formwork for the second tier of the abutment will take place the week of November 3rd.
Ø All of the drilled shafts at Piers 1 and 2 have been installed. Over the next two weeks the Contractor will mobilize equipment to Pier #3, the first in-water pier to be constructed on this project. Also within the next two weeks the Contractor will begin preparing the excavation at Pier #1 for the formwork of the concrete cap.
The temporary bulkhead at the Lynnhaven Dredge Material Storage Site (LDMSS) continues. The tie-back system on the new bulkhead is nearly complete. Construction of the tie-back and waler system on the temporary bulkhead will be completed by Wednesday, November 5th. Placement of the formwork and steel reinforcing for the concrete cap on the bulkhead will also continue through November 5th.
Wick drain installation for the new westbound bridge approach located on the east side of the bridge between Page Avenue and the existing bridge abutment continues. On the west side of the bridge – in front of 3556 On the Bay Condominiums – the subgrade has been prepared for the foundation of the new retaining wall. Between November 5th and November 7th the Contractor will begin to form and place the concrete footing support for the new retaining wall. Delivery of the first concrete panels for the new wall is expected Friday, November 7th.
On the east side of the bridge drainage work also continues. The new storm drainage structures are being placed along Cape Henry Drive in front of Bubba’s and the Lesner Inn. The temporary steel sheeting installed at the corner of Shore Drive and Vista Circle will be removed between November 5th and November 7th. After this is removed, work will begin to install 36-inch stormwater pipe from the structure to the existing 36-inch pipe located on the south side of Cape Henry Drive.
At some point during this construction Cape Henry Drive will be reduced to one lane and the Contractor will have to provide a flagger to control traffic on this road until the new pipe can be installed. Once we have a better idea of schedule for this work, we will issue another project updated with specific dates and estimated duration of the work.
Finally, unrelated to the bridge construction but contributing to the amount of construction work now taking place within the Lynnhaven Inlet and along Cape Henry Drive, is the Dominion Virginia Power (DVP) transmission line rehab work. This is just an FYI to all of you who are curious as to what is going on with the old transmission lines and towers.
DVP is replacing a number of wooden poles and structures along Cape Henry Drive and along the south side of Shore Drive near the Lynnhaven Boat Ramps with galvanized steel monopoles. They will also be installing two new transmission line towers to replace the two aging towers that are currently located in the Lynnhaven Inlet. The new tower on the east side of the inlet (by the Virginia and Maryland Pilots Association) will be installed approximately 210 feet east of the current tower location. The new tower on the west side of the inlet (Lynnhaven Boat Ramp) will be installed approximately 25 feet west of the current tower location. This will result in a new tower spacing of 810 feet that is significantly greater than the current 575 foot spacing.
That’s it for now. Have a safe driving weekend, and keep an eye out for those munchkins roaming the streets tonight!
-Chris
Christopher J. Wojtowicz, P.E.
Project Manager
City of Virginia Beach
Department of Public Works
Municipal Center-Bldg 2
2405 Court House Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23456-9031
Phone: (757) 385-5785
Zoomed in screen shot of construction cam photo taken at 10am OCT30 2014
That means you!
One of the reasons you still have time to comment is the work that Shore Drive Community Coalition – your neighbors – does to ensure We The People have a stronger voice.
Updates, info & more at VBGov.com.
Virtual Town Hall to share your input now. 
Have a voice in your neighborhood now!
Click here to view the meeting agenda or Click here SDCC SEP 2014 Agenda for a printable version of the agenda
There are 4 candidates running for 2 council seats. Please come out and listen to what they have to say regarding issues that impact our Shore Drive neighborhoods.
Below is the list of At-large Candidates taken from the City of VB’s website.
From an email:
Friends:
We sincerely apologize for the backup you experienced on Shore Drive yesterday. Unfortunately, we did not anticipate the need for the lane closure on Lesner Bridge. Our lane closures for the Lesner Bridge construction project usually take place at night in order to avoid the serious delays you experienced yesterday.As a matter of public safety, the emergency lane closure that was put in place yesterday was to alleviate a potentially dangerous situation that was created by incomplete temporary pavement markings at the Vista Circle/Shore Drive intersection. We could not keep both THRU lanes open with this condition until it was corrected. The correction is being made now, and the plan is to have the lanes re-opened for this evening’s rush hour (5:00 PM).
Again, I apologize for the short notice.
-Chris
Screen grab of live photo at 327p.
Both lanes of Shore Drive are now open. Thank you for your patience this morning.
— Virginia Beach PD (@VBPD) September 18, 2014
The westbound lane of the 2500 block of Shore Drive is now open. Eastbound Shore Drive remains closed for the investigation
— Virginia Beach PD (@VBPD) September 18, 2014
For the safety of the investigators on scene, both eastbound and westbound 2500 block of Shore Drive is shut down
— Virginia Beach PD (@VBPD) September 18, 2014
“Complete Streets are streets for everyone. They are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities. Complete Streets make it easy to cross the street, walk to shops, and bicycle to work. They allow buses to run on time and make it safe for people to walk to and from train stations.”
Watch a video presentation from Michael Ronkin of Complete Streets, filmed during VB’s Envision Transportation project – http://envisiontransportation.com/index.php?option=com_hwdvideoshare&task=viewvideo&Itemid=184&video_id=14
Google Map to 5100 Cleveland Street. About 15 minutes from Shore Drive area.
Learn more about Complete Streets at SmartGrowthAmerica.org.
One example:
Shore Drive Phase IV for Shore Drive in Ocean Park is slated to be finished in 2026.
Help design the road you want!
Note: If link is broken – start here and Search for 2.118.000: Shore Drive Corridor Improvements – Phase IV
“There’s a revolution happening,” said Chris Ludford, owner of Ludford Brothers Oyster Co., a boutique oyster grower in Virginia Beach. “In the last four to five years we’ve regained a foothold in a younger population of oyster eaters.”
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Call to order
Meeting topic
Officers’ Reports: President’s Report David Williams
Vice President’s report Rick Mercadante
Secretary’s Report Todd Solomon –JULY Minutes
Treasurer’s Report Paulette Hruska
Old Business
New Business
Adjourn
Next SDCC- Monday SEP 29, 2014
Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad Center
Please check www.sdcc.info for more information on area news and events
Click here for the meeting agenda and to read the latest BAC Newsletter
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