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Hull Street Road Revitalization Plan
goals and objectives
Who: Richmond Police Community Care Unit, Chesterfield
County Police, Neighborhood Associations, and Business
Association.
When: These programs should be operational within three years.
Goal 4: Establish environmental standards in the Hull Street Road
study area that make the corridor a showcase for green building
and infrastructure.
• Objective 1: Employ low-impact, environmentally-beneficial
landscaping and stormwater management techniques that also
improve the aesthetic appearance of the study area.
Why: Current stormwater management methods found in
the corridor are either open drainage ditches or roadway
curb-and-gutter systems used for decades in most localities.
While efficient, these systems direct stormwater flow, typically
containing high percentages of pollutants such as motor oil
and other vehicular fluids, directly into nearby waterways.
Open drainage ditches, if not properly maintained, often fill with
standing water and become stagnant breeding grounds for
mosquitoes in summer. Both types of systems pose significant
risk to human and environmental health.
What: Low-impact stormwater management and landscaping
installations generally contain a mixture of stone, weedy
vegetation, shrubs, and highly permeable soil. These systems
may also include or wholly consist of large ponds that slowly
allow water runoff to infiltrate the ground or drain to filtration
facilities.
Where: Various locations throughout the corridor, including
open drainage ditches near Hull Street Road’s intersection with
Warwick Road; around the wetlands areas near the intersection
of Hull Street Road and Hey Road; and west of Chippenham
Parkway where curb-and-guttering is most prevalent.
Who: Chesterfield County Department of Public Works; City of
Richmond Department of Public Works; Virginia Department of
Transportation.
When: Installation should begin immediately and remain an
ongoing task.
• Objective 2: Require residential and commercial building
construction and renovation to meet minimum LEED or EarthCraft
certification levels.
Why: Buildings are significant energy consumers, and many
wasteful and environmentally detrimental techniques are
employed in traditional building practice.
What: Applying LEED and EarthCraft rating systems to various
aspects of building construction produces structures that require
fewer natural resources to build and are energy-efficient and
aesthetically pleasing.
Where: Throughout the study area.
When: Ordinances specifying adherence to LEED and EarthCraft
building standards should be adopted in both localities within
five years.
Figure 22: Employ low-impact landscaping
and stormwater management.
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