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Community Profile
Where there is sufficient right-of-way and
no conflicts with drainage and landscaping,
additional sidewalks would be beneficial for
connecting neighborhoods and services.
Alternative sidewalk options, such as installing
perforated metal grating over ditches and
informal gravel paths, could be explored.
Providing streetscape improvements, including
pedestrian-activated crossings and intersection
crosswalks with refuge islands would enhance
neighborhood connectivity and safety
throughout the Warwick Boulevard corridor.
Gas station adjacent to residential area
Opportunities to redevelop some of the
Opportunities commercial areas would allow for building
The character of these neighborhoods is defined facades to be brought closer to the street and
by larger lots with a mature tree canopy and provide more grouped massing of buildings and
narrow streets. Home values are well above the create some architectural consistency within the
median for Newport News. Investment in storm corridor. In other locations, it might be possible
water drainage improvements and an urban to establish cross-access easements with
forestry initiative would help preserve the quality one-way flow to reduce the number of curb-
of these neighborhoods. cuts. Redevelopment would also allow for the
opportunity to move parking to the back or side
Streets without sidewalks in the sector are of the buildings and provide adequate screening
primarily low-volume, low-speed and narrow. of parking areas adjacent to public streets and
The east-west cross streets have little traffic and residential areas.
accommodate pedestrian and bicycle use fairly
well. Cedar Avenue and James River Drive serve
more as collectors and pose safety issues for
pedestrians and bicyclists, even though they are
regularly used by both.
Home in Warwick on the James subdivision
Aerial view of Cedar Grove neighborhood
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