Posts Tagged ‘Transportation’
Welcome to Our New Members!
Richmond Regional Map We are excited to welcome new members to the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission (PlanRVA), the Central Virginia Transportation Authority and the Richmond Regional Transportation Planning Organization Policy Board! Please see the CVTA and RRTPO sections below for information about new members to those organizations! New Commissioners: Chris Bast, Henrico County Citizen…
Read MoreJoin us: The 2024 Transportation Forum is March 15, 2024.
Transportation Forum is on Friday, March 15, 2024 from 7:45am-10am. It will take place at Main Street Station at 1500 E. Main St Transportation impacts everyone, and we should all be part of the regional planning conversation. The 2024 Transportation Forum on the morning of Friday, March 15, 2024, focuses on how the community…
Read MoreShape the future of our region’s transportation by participating in public comment
Since the creation of the Central Virginia Transportation Authority (CVTA), the organization has continued to provide vision and analysis related to the region’s far-reaching transportation needs but, importantly, serves as a means for attracting and raising the necessary funding that makes ambitious transportation projects a reality. Member localities have engaged in a competitive application process…
Read MoreBuilding 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 localities across Central Virginia on projects that aim to create safe and accessible transportation systems for community members. From ensuring completed sidewalks that lead to…
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 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…
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 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…
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 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…
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