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Fredericksburg Plots Costly Downtown Street Shake-Up

By Uriah Kiser
A view of Downtown Fredericksburg from above Hurkamp Park [Photo: Fredericksburg City]

Fredericksburg’s long-discussed proposal to convert several downtown one-way streets into two-way traffic will take another step forward next week when the city’s Planning Commission reviews the final version of the Downtown Traffic Engineering Study.

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Perk Up, Fredericksburg: Planners OK Coffee Shop Drive-Through at Cowan Station

By Uriah Kiser

Fredericksburg’s Planning Commission has given the green light to a plan that will bring a new coffee shop with a drive-through to the Cowan Station development along U.S. Route 1.

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Fredericksburg planners face coffee shop proposal as growth pressures mount on Fall Hill Avenue

By Uriah Kiser
Fredericksburg City Hall

Fredericksburg’s Planning Commission will meet Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, to consider a request for a drive-through coffee shop at Cowan Station and review its annual land-use report, even as two major redevelopment projects on Fall Hill Avenue highlight the city’s shifting growth patterns.

Coffee Shop Planned for Cowan Station

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Fredericksburg Panel Backs Plan to Turn Old Hospital Into 242 Apartments — But Parking’s the Hot Topic

By Uriah Kiser
The old Mary Washington Hospital at 2300 Fall Hill Avenue in Fredericksburg.

The city’s Planning Commission has voted to recommend approval of a plan to convert the former Mary Washington Hospital into apartments, a project that drew strong support for reusing the historic building but also a chorus of concern over parking and traffic.

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‘Snowmen Against Data Centers’: Protesters Push Back on Fredericksburg Development

By Uriah Kiser

In a unique and chilly demonstration, residents of Fredericksburg gathered Wednesday to protest a proposed data center development near the Rappahannock River by building snowmen.

Organized by the Rappahannock Community Coalition, the “Snowmen Against Data Centers” rally took place just one day after nearly 10 inches of snow blanketed the region. The snowmen were erected on the Mary Washington University Campus, City Hall, and a house off Harrell Road in Stafford County.

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Fredericksburg Planning Commission to review Jeremiah Project

By Kelly Sienkowski
The proposed site of the Jeremiah Project is near Roffman Road.

Fredericksburg’s City Planning Commission will have a regular meeting on July 10.

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