The 2035 Goochland County Comprehensive Plan identified the Southeastern Study Area Community Engagement as a designated growth area, where commercial, light industrial, and residential growth should be concentrated in an otherwise rural county. However, it was unknown if existing infrastructure could support envisioned growth.
Goochland Southeastern Infrastructure Study
Creating a transparent growth scenario analysis
Line and Grade was tasked with developing a clear, transparent growth scenario analysis that could identify the real-world impacts and implications of different future development patterns.
Project services
- Multi-faceted analysis tool creation to explore impacts to transportation, housing, employment, environment, water/wastewater, schools, and fire/rescue
- Wide-reaching public engagement, aimed at educating local residents about the importance and implications of growth in the area
- Steering committee meetings facilitation and regular presentations to elected and appointed officials
- Scenario-planning scorecards to support data-driven decision making related to future land use and infrastructure priorities
Key staff
- Jeremy Goldstein Director of Technical Planning & Analysis
- Mike Callahan Director of Community Planning
