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Vision Plans and Guidelines

“What if, instead of clutching our pearls about autonomous vehicles, we built places where people of all incomes and races could live, work and play without having to use a vehicle for every single trip? If we take an approach where we build places in a way that reduces the need for commerce and commuters to travel in a vehicle, and build those places where the infrastructure and people already exist we can truly impact climate change while also dramatically improving people’s lives.” (“The Feds Are Driving a National Policy of Sprawl,” Calvin Gladney, Smart Growth America President & CEO, 2019)
“The physical qualities of densely connected places can also make life amid social distancing more livable. Walkable and bikeable places are easing the isolation of quarantines and enabling people without cars to move about. Public parks are giving people a respite for fresh air and exercise while maintaining social distance. And while access to grocery stores remains inequitable in many places, communities are finding ways to bring food to every corner of their cities, as schools offer free pop-up grocery stores and neighbors volunteer to deliver food to vulnerable populations. (“The qualities that imperil urban places during COVID-19 are also the keys to recovery,” Tracy Hadden Loh, Hanna Love, and Jennifer S. Vey for the Brookings Institute, March 25, 2020)

PROJECTS

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Mount Jackson, VA

Mount Jackson, VA

Nelson County, VA

Nelson County, VA

Crozet, Albemarle County, VA

Crozet, Albemarle County, VA

US29 Corridor, Fauquier County, VA

US29 Corridor, Fauquier County, VA

Deseret Ranch, Florida

Deseret Ranch, Florida

Boca Raton Shopping Center, Florida

Boca Raton Shopping Center, Florida

Maitland Office Park, Florida

Maitland Office Park, Florida

US27 Corridor, Marion County, Florida

US27 Corridor, Marion County, Florida

Corridor Study, Birmingham, Alabama

Corridor Study, Birmingham, Alabama

Eastern Planning Initiative, Thomas Jefferson Planing District, VA

Eastern Planning Initiative, Thomas Jefferson Planing District, VA

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Contact

Kathleen M. Galvin, Architect FAIA, CNU-A
712 Lyons Avenue
Charlottesville, Virginia 22902
Tel: (434) 979-2890 
kg@galvinarchitects.com

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