This past weekend’s winter storm continues to impact mobility, with neighborhoods and roads still very icy.
Urban transportation and history nerds may take some time to ponder how the Richmond Union Passenger Railway would be handling this, if it were still in existence.
Work crews have been busy installing new water meters and preparing Oregon Hill streets for speed bumps. After a tragic string of pedestrian fatalities recently, the City is pushing hard to put traffic calming measures into place.
Congratulations to the Halloween House Decorating contest winners.
The signs are up, so take note.
…and then, suddenly this week, there are curb cuts!
06/11/2025 08:07 RFD FIRE E12 # VEHICLE FIRE , CAR OR PICKUP 300-BLK S PINE ST Arrived
06/11/2025 08:07 RPD Precinct 4 413B2 ASSIST FIRE DEPARTMENT , TRAFFIC AND/OR CROWD CONTROL 300-BLK S PINE ST Arrived
From Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association:
KEEP AN EYE ON THE SIGNS: WARN YOUR NEIGHBORS: OREGON HILL SCHEDULED STREET CLOSURES
OHNA has not been provided with specific days when the individual streets will be closed so KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR SIGNS!
During this period these streets will be closed at various times for milling and paving. PAY ATTENTION to signs indicating particular blocks and streets. If you will be away during this time, find a safe place to park your car, or empower a neighbor to move it for you.
Wednesday, May 7 to Wednesday, June 18 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Riverside Park from South Cherry Street to Dead End
South Cherry Street from Riverside Park to Oregon Hill Parkway
Oregon Hill Parkway from South Cherry Street to 2nd Street
South Laurel Street from Oregon Hill Parkway to Broad Street
South Pine Street from Oregon Hill Parkway to Broad Street
South Cherry Street from South Cathedral Place to Dead End
Holly Street from South Belvidere Street to Dead End
China Street from South Belvidere Street to Cherry Street
Spring Street from Cherry Street to South Belvidere Street
Albermarle Street to Dead End
Idlewood Avenue from South Belvidere Street to South Harrison Street
Grayland Avenue from Idlewood Avenue to South Harrison Street
Cumberland Street from South Belvidere Street to South Harrison Street
South Linden Street from Idlewood Avenue to West Cary Street
Parkwood Avenue from South Harrison Street to South Lindon Street
Cathedral Place from North Laurel Street to North Cathedral Place
South Cathedral Place from North Laurel Street to North Cathedral Place
North Cathedral Place from South Cathedral Place to Cathedral PlaceALSO: Next OHNA monthly meeting: MAY 27, 7PM on ZOOM.
This photo is of the eastern side of the 100 block of S.Pine Street. You can see on the northern end where a row house was sacrificed for an apartment building’s parking lot, but the remaining historic houses have been beautifully renovated.
Sadly, this block was separated from the rest of “the Hill” by the construction of 195, but it is still considered part of Oregon Hill neighborhood. Some wryly refer to the area north of the expressway as “the Oregon Hill Heights”.
What’s even sadder is the the City’s own Planning Commission has recently drawn its new ‘pattern book’ for the neighborhood without including “the Heights”, challenging the neighborhood’s defined borders and angering many residents.
This is seen as part of a long campaign to do away with this historic neighborhood, even if it means gradually chipping away, decade after decade. It’s the long battle of preservation.
Street cleaning next week. Look for the signs.
