From Richmond Police Department:
For August 2-
00 Blk. N. Cherry Street between W. Main St. & Floyd Ave will be CLOSED. The hours of closure will be from 6 AM to 6 PM. VCU has requested this closure.
From City DPW press release:
Lane Closure – 2nd Street
WHO: City of Richmond Department of Public WorksWHAT: Lane Closure
WHEN: Starting at 9 a.m. on Thursday, July 13 through 4:30 p.m. on Monday, February 4, 2019
WHERE: 2nd Street between Spring Street and Brown’s Island Way
BACKGROUND: The parking lanes on 2nd Street between Spring Street and Brown’s Island Way will be closed to re-stripe lanes to accommodate upcoming work at the Virginia War Memorial. Parking will be eliminated in that segment of the road for the duration of the project and traffic lanes will be shifted to provide construction staging space. Please use caution and follow the road signs.
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From City press release:
For Immediate Release
June 13, 2017
For more information, contact:
Paige Hairston – (804) 646-3659Street Closure – South Harrison Street
WHO: City of Richmond Department of Public WorksWHAT: Street Closure
WHEN: Starting at 6 a.m. on Sunday, June 18 and ending at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20
WHERE: South Harrison Street between Grayland and Parkwood Avenues
BACKGROUND: The area will be closed to resurface the bridge over the Downtown Expressway. Traffic will be detoured around the work zone. Please use caution and obey the traffic signs.
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Which begs the question, what happened to the previous one? Thanks to City for this quick work at the corner of Spring and S. Laurel.
(Note: Still waiting for official release of information from Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association regarding new proposal for traffic pattern.)
Despite previous complaints and subsequent meetings with City, police, and Venture Richmond, Oregon Hill is still experiencing some issues with illegal parking during the annual Dominion RiverRock festival.
The problems are most evident around Riverside Park and the southern portions of the neighborhood. The City acquired the land which became Riverside Park in 1889. Neighbors don’t want historic Riverside Park to become a de facto parking lot the way Monroe Park was before being privatized.
BEGINNING WITH THE FALL SEMESTER 2017, Virginia Commonwealth University will employ a “No Car Protocol Protocol” for first-year residential students.
You can go to this linked website for more details, but here are some summary statements:
The university encourages the involvement of students in the first year on-campus experience, supports a pedestrian-friendly, residential campus, supports a reduction in the campus carbon footprint, and encourages use of alternate transportation.
Parking decals cannot be purchased by other students for first year residential students. Violations of the protocol are pursued through student codes of conduct and/or revocation of future parking privileges.
Across schools that do not allow first year students to have cars there are certain exceptions. These exceptions include medical conditions, disabilities, employment, over 21 years of age, military reservists and other extenuating situations.
Students who can demonstrate a compelling need or who would suffer undue hardship due to this Protocol can petition for a waiver. Waivers are reviewed by a committee of staff and students and will be kept to an absolute minimum.
Freshman Residents have several options to get around without a car: VCU RamRide, VCU Ramsafe, VCU Ramcharter, VCU Ramaway, VCU Rambikes, Transit Passes, Go Green.
Just before 2 pm today. Photos courtesy of Pine Street neighbor Cristina Ramirez.
From earlier this evening:
Thanks to neighbor Cristina Ramirez for the photos.
