Posts Tagged ‘Community Development’
Building a Foundation for Housing Affordability: Key Takeaways from PlanRVA Day 2024
PlanRVA Day: Housing Panel Discussion Building a Foundation for Housing Affordability: Key Takeaways from PlanRVA Day 2024 Panelists and stakeholders shared insights and expertise during the “Housing for All” session at PlanRVA Day, highlighting the challenges and opportunities in addressing this critical issue. The discussion centered around the need for a comprehensive approach to affordable…
Read MoreCool Lane Commons: A Collaborative Community Win
Regional Members gather for the ribbon cutting at Cool Lane Commons Virginia Supportive Housing (VSH) has completed the ambitious Cool Lane Commons project, which converted the former Seven Hills Health Care Center into supportive housing for people earning less than 50% of the average median income and experiencing housing insecurity or homelessness. Attended by dozens…
Read MoreFunding for Affordable Housing: Oak Grove Townhomes
Sketch of the design for the Oak Grove Townhomes We’re excited to announce that Governor Younkin has recommended the Maggie Walker Community Land Trust Oak Grove Townhomes project for funding from the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission (SCRC). This project will build affordable housing on the south side of Richmond. SCRC will finalize approval of these…
Read More“A roadmap for the future:” Four takeaways from the 2024 Transportation Forum
Main Street Station in downtown Richmond, VA More than 120 people from across the Richmond Region joined PlanRVA and its partners for the 2024 Transportation Forum in March to kick off engagement efforts for the 2050 Update to the region’s Long-Range Transportation Plan. During the Forum, panelists and attendees provided perspectives and ideas to help…
Read MorePlanRVA’s data team calculates region’s key metrics
PlanRVA is making a comprehensive commitment to acquiring and analyzing data – to create a foundational, empirical understanding of what drives many of the region’s most-pressing issues. Those underlying metrics often hold the key to gleaning greater insight into both the causes of and solutions for our region’s challenges. Toward that end, PlanRVA’s data…
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 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…
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 at Virginia Housing’s Learning Center in Henrico County. Henrico County in June to explore how organizations can help increase access to affordable housing in our…
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. Jovan Burton Exec Director of the Partnership for Housing Affordability. Photo Credit: Consociate Media The Partnership for Housing Affordability (PHA) has been hard at work…
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