Posts by PlanRVA
Building Safer Connections Across the Richmond Region
This street in Richmond, VA is an example where people who walk and bike can share the road safely with low-speed traffic. Photo: BikePedRVA 2045 site. PlanRVA provides support to…
Read MorePreparedness Guide: Tips and Best Practices in the Event of a Hurricane
Severe weather and hurricanes can be hard to predict, and it’s important to remain prepared year-round. PlanRVA works with the Emergency Management Alliance of Central Virginia (EMACV) to ensure preparedness…
Read MoreSupporting Affordable Housing in the Richmond Region
PlanRVA seeks public input on a grant application to support affordable housing in the Richmond region. The application is for funding through a Pathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO…
Read MoreCentral Virginia Transportation Authority: Regional Collaboration Personified
The Virginia Capital Trail For more than a half century, government officials from throughout Central Virginia have worked collaboratively on helping address regional challenges, and chief among them have been…
Read MorePlanRVA Receives $1 Million Grant to Reduce Greenhouse Gas in the Richmond Region
We’re thrilled to announce the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded PlanRVA a $1 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) to support efforts aimed at reducing greenhouse emissions and other…
Read MoreIntroducing New RRTPO Leadership Roles
Richmond Regional Transportation Planning Organization Elects New Chair and Vice Chair Chesterfield’s Winslow and Hanover’s Peterson to Fill 2024 Leadership Roles Richmond, VA. (Aug. 29, 2023) – The Richmond Regional…
Read MoreBoosting Affordable Housing Through Employer Housing Assistance Programs
Leaders from the private sector and nonprofits met for the Greater Richmond Employer Housing Forum at Virginia Housing’s Learning Center in Welcome signage at the Greater Richmond Employer Housing Forum…
Read MoreQ&A: CVTA Executive Director, Chet Parsons
Central Virginia Transportation Authority Executive Director, Chet Parsons. The Central Virginia Transportation Authority Board of Directors recently selected Chet Parsons, AICP CTP, as the organization’s first executive director. The CVTA…
Read MoreAdoption of the Region’s Hazard Mitigation Plan
PlanRVA works with the Crater Planning District Commission on a joint plan that covers 22 localities in the two regions called the Richmond-Crater Multi-Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Every five years the plan…
Read MoreFrom Grants to Ground Breakings: Progress Update on the Affordable Housing Project
Habitat for Humanity ground breaking in James City County Saturday November 5, 2022. Photo Credit: Consociate Media Habitat for Humanity ground breaking in James City County Saturday November 5, 2022.…
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