DTM Action Plan: City wants to take charge

The city takes its first steps toward establishing a "dedicated entity" within city government to take charge of the Downtown Mall.

James Freas, Deputy City Manager for Operations, presents the Downtown Mall Action Plan to Charlottesville City Council on May 20.

After the decision was made to build the downtown mall, the city was more or less content to leave its fate in the hands of various business owners and developers over the years. While that eventually resulted in the mall's …