Map 3: <strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong> spatial structure. Page 11
<strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong> <strong>Revitalization</strong> <strong>Plan</strong> Overview <strong>of</strong> planning area Spatial Structure Location/Concentration <strong>of</strong> Uses & Adjacent Uses Commercial structures <strong>and</strong> uses dominate the l<strong>and</strong>scape <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong>; however, there are pockets <strong>of</strong> residential development found along the corridor in the City <strong>of</strong> Richmond. One <strong>of</strong> the houses appears to be vacant, but the others are occupied. There is also an assisted living or group home located at the intersection <strong>of</strong> Linwood Avenue <strong>and</strong> <strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong>. In addition, there is a small mobile home park located across from the vacant Pinebrook Estates apartment complex, as well as Chippenham Place Apartments. Some concentrations <strong>of</strong> related businesses are evident along the corridor. Uses at the intersection <strong>of</strong> Warwick <strong>Road</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong> are primarily convenience retail, including a Walgreens Pharmacy, Valero gas station <strong>and</strong> convenience store, <strong>and</strong> Dollar General store. A short distance west <strong>of</strong> the Valero station is the Salvage Barn, a large warehouse-type store on the north side <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong>, <strong>and</strong> some smaller adjacent businesses. Just past this intersection as one travels west on <strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong> is a small cluster <strong>of</strong> motor vehiclerelated businesses. These include Departure Bike Works immediately behind the Valero station on the north side <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong> <strong>and</strong> Hoyt’s tire shop, a short distance west on the other side <strong>of</strong> the street. Businesses around Hoyt’s include a used-car sales lot located to the west <strong>and</strong> a general auto repair shop across the street. Traveling west along <strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong>, a sporadic pattern <strong>of</strong> auto repair shops <strong>and</strong> automotive sales lots is found between Warwick <strong>Road</strong> <strong>and</strong> Chippenham Parkway. In the Chesterfield portion <strong>of</strong> the corridor study area, a similar automotive business cluster is found at the intersection <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong> <strong>and</strong> Tacony Drive. Each <strong>of</strong> these light-industrial businesses operates in close proximity to residential areas just <strong>of</strong>f <strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong>. The map on page 10 shows the locations <strong>of</strong> these concentrations <strong>and</strong> buildings. From Linwood Avenue west to Berrywood <strong>Road</strong>, uses remain generally inconsistent <strong>and</strong> feature several light-industrial businesses. These include Neat Sweep Chimney Sweep, located in a Cape Cod-style house on the south side <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong> with a large, paved employee <strong>and</strong> company vehicle parking lot behind it. Farther west, on the north side <strong>of</strong> the road, is a Flowers bakery store, with an attached distribution center for the company’s products. This is evidenced by a large warehouse <strong>and</strong> loading dock with several delivery trucks present. Just beyond the Flowers store are <strong>of</strong>fices <strong>and</strong> workshops for both Comfort First Heating & Air Conditioning <strong>and</strong> Adams Heating & Air Conditioning. These heating <strong>and</strong> air conditioning companies are within 100 yards <strong>of</strong> each other, though Adams occupies a significantly larger parcel <strong>and</strong> building. Infrastructure There is a noticeable lack <strong>of</strong> pedestrian amenities throughout the corridor, including sidewalks, seating, lighting <strong>and</strong> buffers between pedestrians <strong>and</strong> the street traffic. However, there are sidewalks, crosswalks, <strong>and</strong> crossing signals present at the intersection <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong> <strong>and</strong> Warwick <strong>Road</strong>. This location represents some <strong>of</strong> the newer development in the corridor, <strong>and</strong> the sidewalks are in excellent condition <strong>and</strong> include curb ramps to permit full access for those with disabilities. The crossing signals were observed to function properly, though the crosswalks are badly faded <strong>and</strong> in need <strong>of</strong> repainting. The sidewalks end approximately a half mile west <strong>of</strong> the Warwick <strong>Road</strong> intersection. The next occurrence <strong>of</strong> a sidewalk is on the south side <strong>of</strong> <strong>Hull</strong> <strong>Street</strong> <strong>Road</strong> where a short spur connects the Chippenham Place Apartments to a bus stop at the Orcutt Lane intersection. This provides pedestrians with a relatively safe <strong>and</strong> direct path to a GRTC bus shelter located at the end <strong>of</strong> this sidewalk. There are no sidewalks for the remainder <strong>of</strong> the corridor as one proceeds west into Chesterfield County. Page 12
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