Comments on: Big news on the Diamond & Boulevard redevelopment http://richmondva.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/big-news-on-the-diamond-boulevard-redevelopment/ Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:46:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: North Richmond News » Mayor Wilder continues planning for the Boulevard - Richmond, Virginia http://richmondva.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/big-news-on-the-diamond-boulevard-redevelopment/#comment-308 North Richmond News » Mayor Wilder continues planning for the Boulevard - Richmond, Virginia Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:37:44 +0000 http://richmondva.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/big-news-on-the-diamond-boulevard-redevelopment/#comment-308 [...] Urban Richmond, a local weblog focused on development and planning issues, has a good summary of a recent Times-Dispatch article on the Richmond Braves’ plans to stay at or near the Diamond, their current stadium on North Boulevard, and Mayor Wilder’s vision for 60 acres of city-owned land surrounding the site. The Times-Dispatch article also details a potential land swap between the city and the state — the current Coliseum site downtown in exchange for the Virginia ABC department’s headquarters on Hermitage Road. The discussion is gathering momentum because Richmond is pushing to transform the land it owns around The Diamond to allow for construction of a new ballpark for the Richmond Braves, a tennis complex for VCU, and a privately developed aquatics center. [...] [...] Urban Richmond, a local weblog focused on development and planning issues, has a good summary of a recent Times-Dispatch article on the Richmond Braves’ plans to stay at or near the Diamond, their current stadium on North Boulevard, and Mayor Wilder’s vision for 60 acres of city-owned land surrounding the site. The Times-Dispatch article also details a potential land swap between the city and the state — the current Coliseum site downtown in exchange for the Virginia ABC department’s headquarters on Hermitage Road. The discussion is gathering momentum because Richmond is pushing to transform the land it owns around The Diamond to allow for construction of a new ballpark for the Richmond Braves, a tennis complex for VCU, and a privately developed aquatics center. [...]

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