NORFOLK, Va. — Walking from Chrysler Hall south on Bank Street to MacArthur Memorial in downtown Norfolk means walking around the former MacArthur Center mall. A city redevelopment plan aims to change that.
Deputy City Manager Ron Williams said reconnecting the urban street grid is central to the vision for the property.
“Establish an urban grid again downtown to connect all of our great public amenities and to have a better transportation network,” Williams said. “It was first envisioned in the adopted downtown 2020 plan and reconfirmed in our comprehensive plan for 2050.”…