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Preparedness 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 and the utilization of best practices for emergencies in the region. Below are tips for hurricane readiness in the Richmond region. Staying Informed: What is…
Supporting 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 Housing) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The PRO Housing grant will provide funding for communities across the country to identify…
Central 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 those related to transportation. When PlanRVA (formerly the Richmond Region Planning District Commission) was established in 1969, the legislation called for local officials to work…
PlanRVA 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 air pollutants across the Richmond region. Over the next two years, PlanRVA will use grant funds to develop a greenhouse gas reduction plan across the…
Introducing 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 Transportation Planning Organization, a cross-jurisdictional alliance of nine Richmond-area governments charged with coordinating and prioritizing transportation planning initiatives for the region, has elected its 2024…
Boosting 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 Henrico County in June to explore how organizations can help increase access to affordable housing in our community. During the event, a variety of experts shared perspectives and strategies to support housing affordability in…
Q&A: CVTA 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 was established by the Virginia General Assembly in 2020 to provide and direct new funding opportunities for the region’s transportation investments. Parsons has acted as the CVTA’s administrator since its inception in his…
Adoption 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 is reassessed and updated per FEMA requirements. In 2020, PlanRVA began the planning process for the 2022 update and worked with Salter’s Creek Consulting to…
From 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 The Partnership for Housing Affordability (PHA) has been hard at work administering grant funds to nonprofits throughout the region. The goal is to make affordable housing a reality for many while bringing awareness of its importance. The funds…
Inaugural PlanRVA Day a Success!
A day of learning, networking and collaboration. To celebrate PlanRVA’s new office space in the Manchester neighborhood and another exciting year of community collaboration, we invited partners to a day-long open house on June 1, 2023. PlanRVA Day included many sessions that followed one central theme: Placemaking in the region. The event kicked-off following the…