Document Type
Research Report
Original Publication Date
2019
Date of Submission
March 2020
Abstract
The City of Petersburg has long suffered with issues of limited access to food and food insecurity. Food deserts, or areas underserved by retail food options, are prevalent throughout the City. As a result, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has ranked the city last of Virginia's 133 counties in their annual health rankings.
For the Fall 2019 semester, students from Virginia Commonwealth University's L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, through Dr. John Accordino's Urban Commercial Revitalization course, focused on planning solutions to address food deserts in commercial areas, with the City of Petersburg being one of their clients. The class assessed the potential for commercial revitalization and made five recommendations.
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© 2019 Virginia Commonwealth University
Is Part Of
Urban and Regional Studies and Planning Reports
Comments
Prepared for the City of Petersburg by the fall 2019 Urban Commercial Revitalization class, Master of Urban and Regional Planning Program, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University, Professor John Accordino.