The Historic Triangle Corridor Enhancement Program, a public private partnership between the City of Williamsburg, James City County, York County, VDOT, the Greater Williamsburg Chamber and Tourism Alliance, the Virginia Cooperative Extension and Master Gardeners, the Williamsburg Area Association of Realtors, and led by the Williamsburg Land Conservancy has worked together for the past four years to implement a program to enhance the major entrance corridors to our region. Jamestown Road was the first corridor selected, and businesses and neighborhoods along the road have worked hard to improve its appearance.
The Committee’s mission is simple: to enhance the major entrance corridors to the Historic Triangle. Much of the work done to date has centered around the improvement of landscape plantings and maintenance, but improved signage, curbing and the frontage of buildings have all been part of the program.
The improvements were financed through public funding and private donations for landscape improvements in the right of way, matching public grants for improvements to the frontage of businesses and neighborhood entrances, and similar improvements fully funded by businesses, neighborhoods and residents. In almost all cases, the organizations receiving matching grants spent additional funds beyond the matching grants and several organizations have paid the entire cost. In fact the private expenditures are almost double the public funding.
The Greater Williamsburg Chamber and Tourism Alliance will head up the next project, Route 60 East from York Road to just beyond Busch Gardens. This endeavor involves property in all three jurisdictions in the Historic Triangle, providing an opportunity to work together across jurisdictional lines.
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