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Greater Hilton Area Plan — adopted December 10, 2024

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The Plan STRATEGY 4: Install electric vehicle charging the Warwick Boulevard corridor to provide stations in city-owned parking and transit lots. connectivity between residential and commercial areas and access to transit.  TRATEGY 5: Complete the installation of S a shared use path along the south side of STRATEGY 5: Upgrade the approach  the Government Ditch. pathways and the pedestrian and bicycle bridge over the Government Ditch STRATEGY 6: Encourage installation  between Rivermont and Huntington Park of clean energy infrastructure (electric to meet ADA accessibility standards (1:12 vehicle charging stations, solar panels, maximum grade with landings for every etc.) on large commercial sites and other 2.5 feet of grade change). properties where appropriate.  STRATEGY 6: Demarcate the park roads in GOAL 2 – Reduce pedestrian-vehicular Huntington Park as shared-use lanes with conflicts. sharrows and signage to facilitate safe STRATEGY 1: Reduce the number of curb  bicycle access. cuts along Warwick Boulevard and encourage the use of cross-access easements to  STRATEGY 7: Reconfigure Warwick facilitate safe vehicular circulation. Boulevard in the Hilton Village area and install appropriate features to reduce  TRATEGY 2: Install signage and S automobile speeds. pavement markings that require vehicles to yield to pedestrians and bicycles at key COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS ingress/egress points and crossings. The natural boundaries of the Greater Hilton plan area provide a certain amount of isolation and STRATEGY 3: Make all public sidewalks containment which is a desirable feature to the and street intersections ADA compliant. community’s residents. Connecting people to places and each other through associations and GOAL 3 – Enhance bicycle and pedestrian events allows the residents in the plan area to connectivity, safety, and flourish. Therefore, preserving the natural systems accessibility. is vital to the residents of Greater Hilton. Enhancing interaction with the natural environment, including  STRATEGY 1: Implement the The Mariners’ Museum and Park, Noland Trail recommendations of the Newport News and Lake Maury Natural Area is an effective way Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. to continue to foster a sense of stewardship. STRATEGY 2: Develop appropriate GOAL 1 – Expand and enhance community amendments to city regulations to require and cultural facilities. bicycle parking.  STRATEGY 1: Collaborate with citizens and STRATEGY 3: Develop a detailed pedestrian local experts to help inform and expand access plan to better connect neighborhoods programming at cultural facilities. to the Warwick Boulevard corridor.  STRATEGY 2: Develop an oral histories  STRATEGY 4: Conduct an analysis to identify initiative to begin documenting untold and install enhanced east-west pedestrian stories that will help inform exhibits and crossings at appropriate locations throughout programs. 48 Greater Hilton Area Plan
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