Rachel Flynn was quoted in an interview by a RMWC student (which I used to have a link to, but can't seem to dig up anymore) as saying her vision for reviving Lynchburg started with developing downtown into a thriving community for artists and homosexuals. Her secondary vision included making Lynchburg more pedestrian-oriented. Essentially, she wanted Main Street to become a Haight Street East and for all of downtown to be built around it. Oddly enough, LU's only squabbles with her were over zoning ordinances, and some of Jerry Junior's commercial development (Hello sign ordinance!), though I'm sure her plans for the city didn't go over well with them. Even so, they didn't put any real pressure on anyone about it. A lot of people in Lynchburg aren't as conservative as Jerry Falwell, but Lynchburg is by no stretch ready to be turned into what Flynn wanted. And yes, she did live in Charlottesville with her husband. As I said in the other thread...
Good luck with that, Richmond.