Watch the River District Grow

Smith Seeds Open House

Thursday, May 2

315 Lynn St

4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m

 

 Hosted By Hampton Wilkins

 

 

 

 

 

For information on prices and availability, contact Wilkins and Co. at (434) 797-4007.

 

Parking During Streetscape Improvements

The City of Danville and the Downtown Danville Association encourage you to continue to support River District businesses, especially during the Streetscape Improvement project. Phase II of this project and construction on the 400 block of Main Street are already underway. There are recent changes to traffic patterns and parking that you should be aware of. The map below will help guide you through these changes.

Click here to download a copy of this map.

Martin Luther King Bridge Approach Detour

Beginning Monday, April 22, 2013, weather and conditions permitting, the northbound diagonal approach to the Martin Luther King Bridge in front of Lou’s Antiques will be closed to traffic.  This permanent street closure is necessary to construct the River District Gateway Plaza.  Traffic will turn left from Craghead Street onto Patton Street to cross the Martin Luther King Bridge.

The center median on Craghead Street between Main and Patton Street has been shifted to allow two lanes for traffic to turn left toward the bridge.  Message boards are being used to alert motorists about the new traffic pattern.  Drivers from the south are encouraged to use Patton Street to cross the Dan River and avoid delays on Craghead Street.

Detour in 300 block of Main Street begins Monday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date:  Friday, March 8, 2013

 

Beginning Monday and continuing for the remainder of the week, vehicular travel and parking will be restricted in the 300 block of Main Street, from Market Street to the intersection of Memorial Drive and Craghead Street.

For most of the week, travel will be restricted to one lane, with motorists traveling northbound toward the river being detoured onto Market Street toward Spring Street.

Motorists traveling southbound away from the river will use the one lane that will remain open in that block. This lane, however, will be shifted at various times, so motorists should proceed cautiously and follow the traffic cone patterns that will be set up.

The detour and other travel restrictions will allow for scheduled construction activity, including the installation of a manhole, repair of sanitary sewer lines, and placement of crosswalks at Main and Market streets and Main Street and Memorial Drive/Craghead Street. This activity is part of the streetscape project.

Parking in the block will be limited for most of the week.

Construction activity Tuesday afternoon and Tuesday night may result in further detour of traffic. Parking in the 300 block during these times will not be allowed.

Two-way traffic will be restored the following week, but parking may continue to be limited in this block for three to four days as work continues on placement of crosswalks.

Click here to access detour map.

Your Opinion Matters!

Have Input on the Future of Downtown Danville

The Downtown Danville Association is undertaking an important assessment and planning process, and we need your help!

You are invited to attend one of four Downtown Focus Groups which will meet Thursday, February 21^st and Friday, February 22^nd, at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m., at City Hall.  Given the exciting attention and investment focused Downtown and the River District, we recognize growing opportunities to respond to resource gaps and support Downtown/River District businesses, residents and visitors.  We need input from stakeholders like you as we explore:

·         Real and perceived barriers for attracting and retaining businesses and Danville residents to Downtown and the River District

·         Ways for a support organization like ours to make a meaningful and substantive difference to economic development and civic life in Downtown and in the River District

Each Focus Group will last no more than one hour.  Led by an outside facilitator, Bethany Chaney, the discussion format is designed to be interactive and candid.  (DDA board members will not be in attendance.)  Coffee and light refreshments will be available.

To RSVP, please click on the link below and choose the date and time that works best for you.  The facilitator will send a reminder and a set of guiding questions to those who can attend.  Please RSVP no later than Tuesday, February 19^th at close of business. 

RSVP HERE:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TG5L27X

Thank you for your time and help!    

Sincerely,

Downtown Danville Association Board of Directors

Robert Brooks, President

Corrie Teague, Secretary

Coming to Main Street: 30 new parking spaces

By DENICE THIBODEAU
dthibodeau@registerbee.com
(434) 791-7985 newsadvance.com

There will soon be 30 new public parking spaces in downtown Danville at the former Downtowner site.

 The Danville Industrial Development Authority voted unanimously Thursday to table ideas for the smaller, lower section of the site, but it will create 30 parking spaces on the larger, upper part of the lot.

The Danville Industrial Development Authority voted unanimously Thursday to table ideas for the smaller, lower section of the site, but it will create 30 parking spaces on the larger, upper part of the lot.

 Click here to access the entire Register and Bee article.