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B) The 26-acre site bounded by Jefferson Avenue and the CSX
rail corridor between 39th and 50th Streets.
4) Community Facilities - Approximately 10% of the target area (65 acres)
is designated for community facilities including schools, library,
community centers, and places of worship. Public schools include John
Marshall Elementary, Booker T. Washington Middle School, and
Huntington Middle School. Public facilities include the Pearl Bailey
Public Library Branch, Doris Miller Community Center, and the Downing-
Gross Cultural Arts Center. Places of worship in the target area reflect a
variety of faiths and worship traditions.
5) Natural Areas and Parks – Approximately 4% of the target area (26
acres) consist of natural areas and parks. Approximately half of this area
is park area. However, it should be noted that larger outdoor recreation
areas are located at the three public schools. The natural areas are
essentially the off-ramp areas of Interstate Highway 664 into the
community.
6) Office – Less than 1% of the target area (about 1 acre) is designated for
office use consisting primarily of the medical offices located on the 700
block of 25th Street in Madison Heights.
The proposed land uses in the identified area are predominantly residential and offer the
opportunity for a diverse range of housing. Furthermore, the community contains areas
designated for commercial and industrial use which can contribute to the neighborhood’s
economic vitality through the generation of jobs and services.
B. Demographic Criteria
The City of Newport News has experienced considerable growth since its merger
with the City of Warwick (previously Warwick County) in 1958. In 1960, Newport News
had a population of 113,662 which had expanded considerably by the 2000 Census when
the population count was 184,600. As Newport News continues to build out to the
boundaries of the old Warwick County, the growth rate has moderated as the amount of
large tracts of developable land decreases. Approximately, 90% of the city is currently
developed and it is recognized that redevelopment will increasingly represent a key
component of economic growth. Nevertheless, new investment continues to migrate
further away from the City’s older urban core consisting of the Downtown and Southeast
Communities. The cumulative effect of this development pattern has tended to move the
more affluent segments of the city’s population northward and westward leaving the older
areas of Newport News with significant needs for investment and containing less affluent
segments of the population.
The proposed Southeast Community Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
(NRSA) consists of a large portion of Census Tracts 304, 305, and 306 and portions of
Census Tracts 301 and 308. These Census Tracts are all identified as low-moderate
income areas in the most recent information provided by HUD based on the 2000Jump to an indexed page (228 of 228)