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Planning
Hurt Park/Mountain View/West End
Neighborhood Plan
The Hurt Park, Mountain View and West End neighborhoods lie between the Roanoke River and the Norfolk Southern Railroad Tracks west of downtown Roanoke. The three neighborhoods each have their defining characteristics, yet at the same time the three are adjacanet and share common boundaries. Development in the area dates to the early 20th Century as railroad executives and other wealthy citizens began to move further from downtown into large houses with landscaped yards. This area features some of the City's finest examples of its early architecture. Approximately half of the area is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register. Sections of Hurt Park and Mountain View are in the City's H-2, Neighborhood Preservation District, and alterations to the exterior of these structures must be reviewed by the Architectural Review Board.
Over the last half of the 20th Century this area has undergone a number of changes. Today it features a broad mix of land uses from single-family residential to industrial districts. While the Hurt Park, Mountain View and West End neighborhoods are no longer the premier residential neighborhoods they once were, the area has retained much of its historic qualities and offers solid residential, commercial and industrial redevelopment opportunities. The three neighborhoods, which together comprise Census Tract 10, are eligible for future allocations of City Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds.
Download the entire Hurt Park/Mountain View/West End Neighborhood Plan (2.79 MB, will be very slow for dial-up modems)
To download individual chapters of the plan click on the links below:
Introduction
The Neighborhoods
Community Design
Residential Development
Economic Development
Infrastructure
Public Services
Quality of Life
Recommendations
Implementation and Acknowledgements
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