By holding onto the cul de sac, perhaps Sage Lane will become a historic site. One of the few remaining cul de sac’s in Virginia.
Silly of me to think that? Not so. Anybody who has been keeping up with changes at VDOT knows that cul de sacs have become an endangered species in Virginia. And, to be honest, it is good planning to do so. Read some of the material for yourself because it may affect how future developments are done around Chrisitiansburg.
VDOT Projects and Studies: Secondary Street Acceptance Chapter 382
Virginia Bicycling Federation: Virginia Bans Cul de Sacs
Washington Post: In VA., Vision of Suburbia at a Crossroads
Planetizen: Virginia Bans the Cul-De-Sac in New Subdivisions
autoblog: Whither Suburbia? Virginia all but outlaws cul-de-sac construction in face of traffic costs
Greater Greater Washington: Virginia’s new street connectivity regulations: the specifics
There is a lot more information out there. To find it simply do a google search using: virginia law new cul de sac.
Hope that get’s you through coffee and a danish this morning.
