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Pedestrian Hit At Belvidere and Idlewood
A little bit after 7 pm tonight a pedestrian was hit by a car near the intersection of Idlewood and Belvidere.
WTVR Channel 6 has been covering the story.
Last reports was that the injured pedestrian was hospitalized in stable condition.
Be Prepared For Marathon Traffic
Are you ready for the marathon?
One neighbor pointed to one thing in particular:
I’m hoping this Waze map of Marathon road closures is wrong (because this makes no sense to me) but it is showing the exit from the Downtown Expressway onto the roundabout at Idlewood as being closed. I didn’t see this on the other road closures map, so just an FYI in case this is, in fact, accurate. The Waze map is linked on the Marathon website so it should be legit.
From police:
The 2019 VCU Health Richmond Marathon is just days away! Thousands of runners will take to city streets on Saturday, Nov. 16. There will be numerous “No Parking” zones and street closures will be in effect as a result.
The Richmond Police Department is asking motorists to be patient and on the lookout for runners along the routes. Maps of the courses are attached.
Please be aware of signs restricting parking and detours throughout the city starting at 8 a.m. Friday Nov. 15 and continuing through 8 p.m. Saturday Nov. 10.
The following streets will be closed or modified during the designated times:
· Tredegar Street between S. 7th Street and Brown’s Island/2nd Street Connector will be closed from 10 a.m. Friday until 7 p.m. Saturday.
· South 5th Street between Bragg and Tredegar Streets will be closed from 10 a.m. Friday until 5p.m. Saturday.
· South 5th Street between Byrd and Bragg Streets will be closed from 5 p.m. Friday until 6 p.m. Saturday.
· Tredegar Street between Dominion Resources and Brown’s Island Way/2nd Street connector will be closed from 3 a.m. Saturday until 5 p.m. Saturday
· Broad Street between Arthur Ashe Boulevard and N. 10th Streets will be closed from 4 a.m. Saturday until 10 a.m. Saturday.
· Hermitage Road (northbound) between North Laburnum and Pope Avenue will be closed from 4 a.m. Saturday until 3 p.m. Saturday.
· North Mulberry Street between W. Broad and W. Grace Streets from 4 a.m. Saturday until 10 a.m.
· North 3rd Street between E. Broad and Main Streets from 4 a.m. Saturday until 3 p.m.
· Cowardin Avenue (One/Southbound Lane) between Semmes Avenue and Lee Bridge from 4 a.m. Saturday until 1 p.m.
· Longview Drive between Scottview Dr. and Wallow Road from 4 a.m. Saturday until noon
· Huguenot Road between Huguenot Bridge and Cherokee Road from 4 a.m. Saturday until 11 a.m.
· Windsorview Drive between Wallowa Road and Forest Hill Avenue from 4 a.m. Saturday until noon
· Riverside Drive between Huguenot Bridge and Scottview Drive from 4 a.m. Saturday until noon
· River Road/Cary Street Road between Maple/Libbie Avenue and Three Chopt Road from 4 a.m. Saturday until 10 a.m.
· Lee Bridge (2/Southbound Lanes) between Belvidere and Cowardin Avenue from 4 a.m. Saturday until 1 p.m.
· Brook Road (southbound) between Fauquier Avenue and North Lombardy Street from 4 a.m. Saturday until 3 p.m.
· Fauquier Avenue (North and Southbound sides) between Crestwood and Brook Roads from 4 a.m. Saturday until 11 a.m.
· Westmoreland Street between Monument and Grove Avenue from 4 a.m. Saturday until 10 a.m.
· Forest Hill Avenue (westbound) between Windsorview Drive and Semmes Avenue from 4 a.m. Saturday until 1 p.m.
· Pope Avenue between Hermitage and Crestwood Roads from 4 a.m. Saturday until 2 p.m.
· Scottview Drive between Riverside Drive and Longview Drive from 4 a.m. Saturday until noon
· Belvidere (1/Southbound Lane) between Lee Bride and West Main Street from 4 a.m. Saturday until 1 p.m.
· Wallowa Road between Longview and Windsorview Drive from 4 a.m. Saturday until noon
· Grove Avenue (westbound) between Westmoreland Avenue and Maple Street from 4 a.m. Saturday until 10 a.m.
· Monument Avenue (westbound) between N. Mulberry Avenue and Chantilly Street from 4 a.m. Saturday until 10 a.m.
· Semmes Avenue (westbound) between Cowardin Avenue and Forest Hill Avenue/Roanoke Ave from 4 a.m. Saturday until 1 p.m.
· Bellevue Avenue between Hermitage Road and Bryan Park from 4 a.m. Saturday until 11 a.m.
· North Lombardy Street between Brook Road and W. Grace Street from 4 a.m. Saturday until 3 p.m.
· Brookland Parkway (both sides) between Hermitage Road and Loxley Road from 4 a.m. Saturday until 11 a.m.
· East Franklin Street between N. 2nd and N. 6th Streets from 4 a.m. Saturday until 3 p.m.
· Grace Street between N. Allen Avenue and N. 4th Street from 4 a.m. Saturday until 3 p.m.
· West Grace Street between Arthur Ashe Boulevard and N. Allen Avenue from 4 a.m. Saturday until 9 a.m.
· West Main Street between Belvidere and Arthur Ashe Boulevard from 4 a.m. Saturday until 2 p.m.
· 5th Street between East Grace and Bragg Streets from 4 a.m. Saturday until 5 p.m.
· Arthur Ashe Boulevard (northbound) between West Cary Street and Hermitage Road from 4 a.m. Saturday until 3 p.m.
· Arthur Ashe Boulevard (southbound) between W. Broad Street and Monument Avenue from 4 a.m. Saturday until 9 a.m.
· Crestwood Road between Pope Avenue and Fauquier Avenue from 4 a.m. Saturday until 11 a.m.
· Maple Avenue between Grove Avenue and River/Cary Street Road from 4 a.m. Saturday until 10 a.m.
Recent Crime Reports
From CommunityCrimeMap.com:
ALL OTHER LARCENY
1XX S PINE ST
Aug 22, 2019 at 6:00 am
Data provided by Richmond Police Department (VA)📷THEFT FROM BUILDING
6XX SPRING ST
Aug 22, 2019 at 4:50 am
Data provided by Richmond Police Department (VA)📷BURGLARY/B and E/OUTBUILDING
3XX S PINE ST
Aug 22, 2019 at 12:48 am
Data provided by Richmond Police Department (VA)📷HIT AND RUN
4XX S CHERRY ST
Aug 21, 2019 at 11:00 pm
Data provided by Richmond Police Department (VA)THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE
9XX IDLEWOOD AVE
Aug 21, 2019 at 5:20 pm
Data provided by Richmond Police Department (VA)
195 Ramp Closed Tomorrow
A reminder that the ramp onto 195 North on Idlewood (just west of South Cherry Street) will be closed tomorrow from 7 am to 3pm.
Accident At Idlewood And Cherry This Morning
There was a bad wreck at the intersection of Idlewood and S. Cherry this morning around 11 am. Neighbor Todd Woodson took this picture after the vehicles had been removed.
New All-Way Stop at S. Harrison and Idlewood
NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN!!! An all-way stop was installed this morning at Harrison & Idlewood. Please use caution has drivers on Harrison learn they need to stop.
From Councilperson Agelasto:
EW TRAFFIC PATTERN: The Department of Public Works performed an all-way stop analysis for intersection of Idlewood and South Harrison Street this past Fall and determined it met MUTCD guidelines.
The new stop signs along Harrison were installed this morning. Please use caution has you traffic through the area as people adjust to the new all-way stop.
ORD 2018-312 to erect an all-way stop sign at the intersection of Idlewood Ave & South Harrison Street is no longer needed and will be withdrawn.
Gray’s Death And Renewed Call for Traffic Calming
From Cherry Street neighbor (and OHNA President) Todd Woodson:
Yesterday morning, my cat Gray was hit at Idlewood and Cherry by a car headed east on Idlewood. The reason I know is that the RPS students waiting at the bus stop there witnessed it and told me. This is their account: A Jeep like vehicle was speeding east on Idlewood as if it was heading to work. It saw Gray crossing the street, slowed down and then sped up and hit him. A VCU student came out to wrap Gray in a coat and take for help but he struggled and got away. At that point, he had the use of 3 legs, was bloody and maybe critically injured. He went between two buildings on 200 block Cherry. Myself and others have looked exhaustively for him but havent found him. I will visit RACC to see if they have any info when they open at 1.
St Andrews and the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association have repeatedly asked for traffic calming measures and police presence on these blocks of Idlewood and our requests have fallen on deaf ears. Every suggestion the community has for traffic calming measures is met with confrontation and argument from this city department yet West Ave and Park Ave have speed humps. We are a landlocked community that serves as a bypass for traffic coming off of 195. People are use to doing 55 and dont take the care necessary to safely navigate our streets. I see recklessly speeding drivers all the time going through this intersection. This is an RPS bus stop and soon St Andrews will be expanding its student base. This time its my pet. Next time who knows? A student with his Mom? Here is notice- something must be done and the bureaucracy must be forgone in the interest of student safety. It is VERY DANGEROUS with these speeding cars. The roundabout has helped but commuters headed to work and school DO NOT take proper care. We dont want promises we want action before a fatal accident occurs. What do we have to do to get the attention we so desperately need here?
A little about Gray: he came to me in 2011 after living on the streets for a while after being left behind by students on the 200 block Cherry. He was a great cat. Best described as a peaceful soul. He still preferred to stay outside when weather was above freezing. He was a beautiful black tabby. The students witnessing his being hit were very disturbed as are the many friends Gray had as he would lounge on the sidewalk in front of my house greeting people as they walked down the street. He loved being petted and would come home smelling like a different perfume every night.
Photos From Yesterday’s RVA Clean Sweep & VCU RAM Camp Event
RVA Clean Sweep partnered with VCU RAM Camp to do a volunteer neighborhood cleanup on Monday. Here are some photos:
Litter Cleanup Monday with RVA Clean Sweep and VCU’s Ram Camp
The 5th District and RVA Clean Sweep are partnering with RAM CAMP again this year to pick up litter throughout the city! RAM CAMP is VCU’s welcome week for new freshmen students. They all know there is a community service component to the week. RAM CAMP volunteers will be in the neighborhood this coming Monday, August 13 from ~8:45 am-noon. They will be meeting at the Peddler On Pine Street restaurant. Wonderful neighbors will be helping lead this effort along with a RVA Clean Sweep volunteer lead. The focus will be litter pick up on Idlewood & Cumberland along with graffiti removal from public property. All are welcome to join in!
For more information, visit the MeetUp page by clicking here.