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Like you mention, lots of sidewalks being installed, also saw these today on Broad in short pump, can’t remember exactly where, there were 2 of them. Must be recent, hadn’t noticed them until today, the article was from January this year that announced the funds. https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/henrico-county/henrico-county-receives-1-275-million-to-improve-bus-stops/

I’m still here lurking, just been too busy of late and tired really…. My wife and I are volunteering quite a bit up in the Shenandoah National Park doing trail maintenance on the AT, lately that’s weed eating. It’s rewarding but makes us pretty tired at the end of day! I’m not going to have a lot of time, energy for a while, hopefully you can get these submitted in my absence. In the mean time, thanks everyone for continuing to update us on everything going on back home!

I didn’t realize it was that sunny this morning and clear like in the photo, out here in the west end it was overcast, grey until it rained, stormed.

That could be the case. Would having a dedicated BRT lane reduce the bridge to one lane of vehicle traffic each direction or was the hope to have 3 lanes each direction?

We’re they looking at a different rendering? There’s (2) 14’ wide sidewalks and 4 lanes for vehicles…neat looking design, has a ship feel and characteristics of the existing.

The 10k run is more problem than I imagined, it says 40,000 participants plus the viewers, just too much and the rain after lunch is a problem for me. We need just a boring, nothing going on, average day to do this, I also think the pulse will be packed.

I’d like to postpone, not just for the rain, also, the 10k. I forgot how popular this thing is and draws thousands, plus it hasn’t happened since before Covid and even more are ready to get out to do it, watch it, which will be stress on the areas we’re trying to go. There are reroutes of bus lines, the pulse as well, add to that rain, potential for heavy, I was already likely not going, just seemed like too much to deal with that could take away from the intent.

It’s all about perspective, the excavators are on a higher piece of land, ok then, we’re back in business. What would really help us here is a webcam, are they going to build this whole thing and no webcams?

It should be once we see pilings and depth to the foundation, the big hole I was asking about and want to see. At this point, I can’t tell, still looks to be awhile, maybe others have some other insight.

Good to see work going on! My only complaint (?) is I wish there was a deeper hole, that equipment is still at grade, going down please..

This song and the dodge are my year. As for kepone in the James, that’s all I heard about Hopewell. I moved here in the 80’s, so, before my time, but the fear of the area has stuck with me. I’ve actually barely been there, I know I have, but can’t remember it, sorry Hopewell. https://youtu.be/gSHNHZtZLHs

I saw this one earlier, it’s a good photo of thetransfer lot, which still has the port-a-potty.

If there is truly a problem, delaying was my thought too, just keep paying penalties and buy some time. With its attachment to VCU, I’m not too worried about it going to Henrico, doubt VCU would accept that deal.

I saw this during dinner last night, was shocked that Petersburg was getting an Urban Target and aTrader Joe’s, so yes, just examples, ok, that makes sense. Thought last night, how’d that happen, I need to get to Petersburg because something must have changed. Look out Petersburg, you’re next. Before you know it, you’ll have high rent too.

Remind me of the location for the new park? Reason I ask, is there demolition of structures involved? My idea would be to do these which can mitigate any concerns, go do some of the following; like, shove some dirt around, knock over a building, set up a trailer, add a port-a-potty, put up barrels, cones, flagging, fencing, a blinking truck, a sign that says future home or coming soon, minds would be at ease and could give the design team time to work. My hope is that the design teams are working diligently in the background. There are a lot of players now that are all trying to play in the sandbox at the same time. I’m assuming everyone is contracted and getting paid that is involved in this phase, and if they are, they have their hands full. Just getting programs and scopes from these is time consuming, there’s the MLB group, the city, VCU, the architects, engineers, the GC, just off the top of my head, all trying to press to get it done…..I hope. I do feel it can be done, I hope they are working on it right now and all not just sitting around waiting for the city, please tell me they’ve already started!

I like your optimism. I’m good at giving up, but that comes from years of lowering my expectations. Reading comments from the article, there are a lot of positive outlooks, one mentioned a way to trim cost would be to delete the bike/pedestrian bridge that runs beside the train, basically a separate bridge. That would be too bad if it gets left out of the project.

And I thought it would be different this time….It seems there’s never a good time to reduce our dependency on cars, just kick the can down the tracks. I worry the next phase will be a change in government and then off to the bottom of the pile and it starts all over again.

Completely agree.

While I did find working from home during the pandemic was nice, I have to say, I missed the office some too. There was something about the routine, getting out, seeing others, I missed that some. Recently I had an appointment with a small company in Innsbrook and had to meet at their office. Their office was about 5-6 people, between their office and maybe 1 other small office, the entire building was empty, 2 floors, atrium, it was a ghost town, was strange, like life had ended. I hope office makes a comeback, at least partially. Maybe the 3 days at the office like CapOne is doing will work out. About the time you’re sick of the office you’ll have 4 days at home, 2 of them being the weekend and Monday and Friday working from home.

Noticed yesterday that Capital One is going back to the office for 3 days per week. I assume other companies have or are going to eventually do this. I wonder if any of the “back to the office” changes will affect how people choose where to live and does that help or hurt growth here or perhaps no effect? My assumption is some people have moved here to work remotely to NOVA, DC, etc. but this is just my perception, wonder what others see.

Good looking project. Right now “Richmond’s got a lot”, a transfer lot, which is better than it is in its current condition. Fingers crossed our region will have a nice example soon, with the growth the region is seeing, right around the corner would be nice.

Not only that, I identify as yimby trash, not yimby scum, thank you.

Shhhh, don’t tell I Miss RVA that there’s a porta-potty in the first video. Usually they’re on site at the beginning of the project but there it is at the end of this project. That’s what makes us unique, RVA just does things differently.

That’s too bad, wish it wasn’t as bad as you mentioned but doesn’t surprise me. I haven’t lived downtown in years and even when I did, there is a bit of a messy side to our city. I live in the burbs and many pick up the poo, but, there is a consistent dookie on the street even out here. No sidewalks where we walk, we’re in the neighborhoods and too often there’s “junk” on the street, like very regular. It’s ridiculous and I have hit it every now and then, which is gross. I think it’s just lazy, don’t care, lack of social behavior, bad parenting, etc. I did confront a young 20 something woman, who let her dog go in our yard, and she said she had no bag. I ran to get one and by the time I got back to the door she was across the street and gone. What is a thing per RVA Reddit is leaving chicken bones. There are always posts about that, like the one below and the location of them with a photo. Maybe we should do that, track the poo on Google, call it wayz-do-do?

It’s stretching the limits of design by thinking outside the box.