August 20 Newsletter: Toll roads go cashless
Plus, Habitat for Humanity is proposing a new project on Richmond's Northside, and RPS begins a new school year in a new way — with a staggered start for middle and high schoolers.
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Some of Richmond’s old-school toll booths are going away. Here’s how the new system will work
In 2027 the new system will be applied to the Downtown Expressway, eliminating the need for the road’s 15-lane toll plaza.
25 in ‘25: Rodney Hopkins goes above and beyond for people seeking emergency shelter
When people seeking emergency shelter contact Housing Families First, they usually first encounter Rodney Hopkins.
Local Habitat for Humanity asks to buy 11 city properties in Northside to build affordable homes
If City Council signs off on the idea, the project will join two other major efforts underway in the neighborhood.
New school year begins with a staggered start for Richmond middle and high schoolers
Kamras said he plans to keep staggered starts for every year moving forward.
August 18 Newsletter: A changing Chamberlayne
Ben King will join our UCI anniversary panel tomorrow. Plus, is a short monument telling a tall tale in the Fan? And RPS is leaning no on a proposal to build an indoor tennis facility near Byrd Park.
On Chamberlayne Ave., rezoning and rapid transit raise worries about displacement
As the corridor becomes a backbone of Richmond’s transit system, planners envision development will follow.
