The guiding document for land use and development decisions in Centreville has been updated for the first time in over 25 years. On June 23, the Board of Supervisors approved new planning recommendations for Centreville, advancing new policies to help guide and shape the area’s long-term growth.
The new plan is the result of the multi-year Centreville Study, which was authorized began in October 2022. The adopted updates are informed by staff analysis, a community task force, and extensive community engagement.
Key Elements of the Adopted Centreville Plan
The plan amendment includes about 3,000 acres near the crossroads of Interstate 66, Route 28 and Route 29 in the Sully Supervisor District. Highlights of the new plan reflect Centreville’s role as a suburban center:
- New Land Use Framework: Revises the previous framework to better align the future development of the Centreville area with its role as an activity center, meet changing market trends and advance long-term community objectives.
- Six Opportunity Areas: Identifies where coordinated growth is encouraged to create identifiable community focal points.
- Emphasis on Mixed-Use and Residential Potential: Supports a more walkable, mixed-use community structure and accommodates the need for more housing opportunities.
- Improved Mobility and Connectivity: Recommends creating transit opportunities, improving signage, and enhancing pedestrian and bicycle safety and accessibility within the heart of Centreville.
A Plan Guided by the Community Voice
A cornerstone of the Centreville Study was its tailored community engagement strategy, aligned with the Board’s direction, to ensure that the new plan meaningfully reflects the voices of residents, employees, business owners and visitors.
Community engagement included a two-year community task force, multilingual surveys, open houses and additional targeted outreach with diverse community groups. The comments and ideas from the community helped form staff’s final recommendations:
- Pedestrian safety and improvements to bike and pedestrian infrastructure
- Improved access to a wider range of goods and services
- More communal park and gathering spaces, including the creation of a ‘town-center’
- Improving community character through better design
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