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So are these plans a combination of the known developments already in the works and hypothetical developments?

VCU moving ahead with plan to build rec center in Oregon Hill and neighborhood association not pleased article: http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satel...mp;path=%21news anybody have a rendering of the center?

The renowned CNS strikes again, thanks for the info coupe. And Burt you are totally right, I remember when people were almost scoffing at development of the row, and look at it now! It was the frontier, and now it's in the middle of a major redevelopment of a huge area. It's so cool to watch.

My understanding was that Rockett's would essentially run up to right near the Lucky Strike factory at the end of tobacco row, encompassing the fulton site and the silos, but i guess that it isn't going to include the silos since the city is taking the initiative on that. Is Rockett's still planning to demo the fulton site and develop that or was that my imagination? Between the Lucky Strike work, the Libby Hill Park being restored, Echo Harbour, Rockett's and this thing by the city the east side of the riverfront is going to look completely different in 5-10 years. Very exciting

Well eandslee was referencing their development and its rapid pace and yes I think having one of the biggest on-campus populations in the nation (I believe UT is actually top 5) does go a long way. If you've ever been to Austin (which by the way, I would highly recommend it's an awsome city ) you know that without those students that town is nothing. Virtually all the culture and nightlife flows from them, and certainly demand for living space and jobs and so forth are also increased exponentially by them being there. Not to mention the university's arms race with the other Big XII colleges and all the massive construction they've put out in the town, much like our VCU except on a vastly larger scale. I don't neccesarily think that makes them a better city than us, but they certainly have that in their favor as far as increasing development and enticing developers to consider them, IMHO

Well this will be my first post here on the site, I've followed you guys for the past two years to keep up on all the developments and I check the posts on here every day to hear what's going in the world of Richmond, and I'm actually honored to be on here talking to you guys. You have been my inside sources, and have made me so interested in city affairs that I plan on doing my Eagle Project this upcoming Spring on a beautification project in Richmond, though that's very much in the preliminary stages. I just want to thank y'all for all the insights you've shared with the public and myself and I look forward to getting to know whoever coupe and cadeho and all you aliasized guys are. Anyway, regarding Austin, Richmond isn't even comparable. I don't think the "progressive attitude" of the UT community has led to Austin's growth, so much as 50,000 residents living on a downtown campus that frequent the music and bar scene. Couple that with Austin being a capitol of a state in the heart of the scenic central hills of Texas, as well as home of the SxSW music festival, which my relatives in Lynchburg fly just to go to, and you have a lot of potential for growth. Austin also has a 90,000 seat stadium that attracts people from all over the state to see the Horns play on weekends during the fall, so all in all it isn't a fair comparison to Richmond. We have a very bright future as well, and I'll agree with you on that, and I would love to see us pull up to 7 million in a few years like them, but it won't happen because we don't have the draws that they do, or 50,000 students that families go to visit.