Grace at Last
The pitted ruin known as Grace Street has had new asphalt laid down and now offers a smooth ride. If they could cut out half the street lights and make it two way, it would make a 1/2 decent...
View ArticleGot Potholes? You Will
From Councilman Samuels: Good Morning, I hope all is well with you. The Department of Public Works is on the Committee’s January 27th agenda to provide a presentation and to respond to your questions...
View ArticleGoes From Zero to Stoplight in only $38,000
Inspired by Craigslist ad. For only $38,000 you can get around town in style. Be the first to get to the next stoplight. Impress your friends and the Richmond Police Department. Great car for pizza...
View ArticleThe Last Train to Ashland
Carver Viaduct Posted on Flickr by John Murden Part of the Richmond to Ashland Railroad which had it’s terminus at the Richmond Glass Company. Posted to Flickr by Dead Louisville
View ArticleNew Drivethru at Wachovia
Collision at 2nd and Grace nearly creates a new drive through at Wachovia Bank this morning.
View ArticleNorth by Northwest
In Richmond’s skewed street grid nothing seems to go North, South, East or West regardless of what street signs tell us. This shot is near true north. Mentally I think of it as Northwest since it is...
View ArticleCatherine Street Back on the Radar
Historic Richmond just featured 4 Catherine St row houses in it’s Under the Radar Series. The picture below come from a story published here in 2009. These turn of the century houses were slated to be...
View ArticleHe Needs a Ticket to Ride
Here’s a bare bones request from Craigslist: need a ride from j ward to 14st downtown vcu student seeking a ride to and from work at downtown bar. looking for really cheap prices Reply via the ad.
View ArticleTo the Museums and Back!
Unlike the GRTC, where times seems to stand still, the big green bus from To the Bottom and Back has jumped in with both feet to provide easy and FREE access to the Picasso exhibit at the Virginia...
View ArticleGet on the Bus
It's Saturday and that means the "Green Bus" is running it's daytime museum route. If you don't know already, the Green Bus is the trademark green schoolbus run by To the Bottom and Back. It is a FREE...
View Article2 Wheels for the Price of Four
Here's what a coolness factor can do for you. No doors, no trunk, no roof, and no radio, but a price tag that will get you a decent car with all of those, and four wheels to boot.
View ArticleGRTC Connects Downtown & Doswell
A new bus service is being instituted by the GRTC shuttling back and forth between Kings Dominion and Downtown. The cost of the service will be $5 each way and run Memorial Day through September...
View ArticleGot a Bike? Got Feet? Got Questions?
Hey, RVA News is going to grill Richmond’s new bicycle/pedestrian coordinator. They are looking for great questions that need answering. You can suggest yours here. Questions for RVA’s bicycle,...
View ArticleI95, Jackson Ward And Navy Hill – 1958
From the Anne B. Rice Collection available on Flickr. Dramatic picture of I95 under construction as it slices through Jackson Ward. I’d love to see a before shot from this same perspective. Like a...
View ArticleParking Wars
An arrest of a club owner over a parking dispute led to a three way battle of completing press releases from the RPD, Charles Samuels and Charlie Diroudor. First the set up from RVAMag. Last night,...
View ArticleRichmond Police host Social Media & Law Enforcement Conference
The Richmond Police Department is proud to bring law enforcement officers from across the country and around the world to Richmond next week as the Department hosts the Social Media the Internet and...
View ArticleDiversity, Discussion and Desserts
Enjoy desserts while VCU international students and Instructor Audrey Short facilitate discussions and share stories from various countries. Join us Tuesdays, March 19, March 26, April 02, and April 9,...
View ArticleLast Minute: Bus Rapid Transit Meeting Tuesday @ 6:00
via Facebook: Representatives from the state and local governments will be attending a public presentation of the latest plans to bring rapid transit to Broad Street. The feedback we give these...
View ArticlePartnership for Smarter Growth Fall Transportation Forums
Announcing PSG's 2013 Fall Forum Series: "Transportation Transformations" In April, PSG hosted San Francisco-based transportation planner Jeff Tumlin at Main Street Station, where he gave a...
View ArticleOn the West Clay Line – 1919
From Kitty Snow’s Kickstarter page. In 1888, before streetcars ran in San Francisco or New Orleans, Richmond, Virginia built the first successful electric streetcar system in America. Driving the...
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