Posts tagged Chesterfield County
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A proposed Richmond area “agrihood” pairs affordable housing and urban agriculture
Virginia is one step closer to its first-ever affordable “agrihood”. Happily Natural, Girls for Change, and the Maggie Walker Community Land Trust (MWCLT) have won a US Department of Agriculture planning grant to develop a nine-acre lot in the Chesterfield neighborhood of Bensley, just south of the Richmond city line. Keep reading…
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Chesterfield County, to Richmond’s south, is planning to launch its second-ever local bus route
A second big bus route expansion may soon be coming to Richmond’s southern surrounding county. Keep reading…
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Richmond used to be a transit leader. Is it ready to be one again?
Today, in Richmond, “transit” means the bus. One might think that the city which debuted the world’s first electric streetcar may have bucked the trend against transit after World War II and preserved its historic transportation system. Instead, Richmond burned them, and local transit hasn’t really rebounced since then. Keep reading…
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Chesterfield County plans one intersection with a monster price tag
Recently, Richmond has garnered a reputation as something of a transit wunderkind thanks to its bus route redesign, award-winning Pulse Bus Rapid Transit, subsequent 17% growth in ridership, and the dynamic new CEO at the helm of the Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC). Meanwhile, Chesterfield County—the locality to the city’s south that owns the other half of GRTC—is busting its budget to double down on car culture. Keep reading…
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Dude, where’s my ride? RideFinders helps RVA find vanpools & transit
As Richmond’s only non-profit ridesharing and transportation demand management (TDM) service, RideFinders plays a critical role in helping commuters make smarter decisions when navigating our existing transportation infrastructure. And the agency only wants to expand its reach. Keep reading…
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Richmond used to be a transit leader. Is it ready to be one again?
Today, in Richmond, “transit” means the bus. One might think that the city which debuted the world’s first electric streetcar may have bucked the trend against transit after World War II and preserved its historic transportation system. Instead, Richmond burned them, and local transit hasn’t really rebounced since then. Keep reading…