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Ashland Trolley Line cross at Upham Brook, just south of Hilliard Rd. For more than three decades at the beginning of the twentieth century, the Ashland Trolley Line connected the city of Richmond to the town of Ashland. From 1907-1938, the streetcar line played a major role in the development of neighborhoods along its 14.8-mile…

Photo taken by Baskervill In January 2023, the PlanRVA team officially moved into their new office located in The Current, a modern mixed-use building in the Manchester neighborhood. With floor-to-ceiling windows that bathe the space in natural light and a breezy roof terrace offering stunning views of the James River and downtown Richmond skyline, the new…

The Chickahominy Tribe is one of three federally recognized tribes PlanRVA works closely with. This image was sourced from the Chickahominy website: https://www.chickahominytribe.org/. Given the historic footprint of the PlanRVA region, dating to pre-colonial America, it’s easy to be reminded of the area’s integral role in helping craft the nation’s story over many centuries. Less…

One of the goals outlined in BikePedRVA 2045 is for the Richmond Region to have ZERO traffic-related pedestrian and cyclist fatalities. Recent headlines in this newspaper drive home a tragic reality happening along our region’s roadways. “Henrico crash kills pedestrian.” “Bicyclist killed in fatal crash in North Chesterfield.” “Fatal Henrico County bicycle crash underscores increasing…

The third annual Shared Values in Action Summit took place on September 30, 2022. Harvard economist Raj Chetty joined attendees at the third annual Shared Values in Action Summit in September to discuss opportunities to increase economic mobility for families with low incomes.   Harvard economist Raj Chetty presenting at the third annual Shared Values in…

PlanRVA is excited to have Matthew Shapiro (Founder and CEO of 6 Wheels Consulting), join us for this month’s Better Together Webinar. October is Disability Awareness Month and PlanRVA is back with an important conversation with Matthew Shapiro for our Better Together webinar series on Thursday, Oct. 27 at noon. Shapiro is the founder and…

Register to tune in on Thursday, Sept. 29 at 1 p.m. for an engaging conversation about local, regional, and national economic trends. The Better Together webinar series is back from its summer hiatus with an exciting guest: Renee Haltom, Vice President and Regional Executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Tune in on Thursday,…

Flooded cars on the street of a city. Earlier this summer, we shared a few new updates made to the Richmond-Crater Multi-Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan as part of FEMA’s requirement to reassess and update it every five years. We’re thrilled to share that the new plan for 2022 was reviewed and approved by FEMA and…

Executive Director Martha Heeter swears in Sean M. Davis (left) and Michael W. Byerly (right) to serve as PlanRVA Chair and Vice Chair for Fiscal Year 2023. Earlier this month, PlanRVA, the Central Virginia Transportation Authority (CVTA) and the Richmond Regional Transportation Planning Organization (RRTPO) elected new leadership. BizSense shared the news in a recent…