georgeglass

Well, there was an issue of contaminated ground water. There were old oil tanks and a sump pump that had been in use at some point. My understanding is that when the city cut power, the sump pump wasn't draining anymore and when vandals cut the lines for the tanks...well you get the idea. I know some people involved and the place was a mess and incredibly scary. People had been living there for a good while in some pretty deplorable conditions. Anyway, the city had to remedy the ground water issue before more demo can take place, but I think it's been resolved....

Looks like February numbers are out. Passenger count continues to be higher compared to February 2023, but cargo seems to be leveling off. RIC-FEB24-Activity-Report (1).pdf

Thank you guys for turning up and speaking in support!! Awesome!!

This article came up in my news feed today and it's the first time I've seen a mention of a potential groundbreaking....in this case it says late spring! https://ballparkdigest.com/2024/02/12/new-richmond-ballpark-groundbreaking-expected-this-spring/

Also done and I really can't figure out why anyone would oppose this.

I know this isn't RIC....but it is our competition. They ended up with around 4.5 million passengers last year and they are certainly being aggressive in their attempts to fuel further growth. I hope RIC is taking notice. https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/02/07/norfolk-airport-planning-nearly-700-million-in-construction-projects-after-record-breaking-2023/

Sorry to be negative... I just wish we would combine our security checkpoints and keep them open til the last flight leaves.

Just a little complaint about RIC...which I am a strong supporter of. That said, I think it's ridiculous that TSA closes at 8p and my husband's flight was scheduled to board at 10:15 and he arrived too late (9pm) so was turned away and couldn't fly out tonight. I understand they have regular hours, but Raleigh keeps TSA open until the last flight departs.

Snapped some pics and videos of a raging James River yesterday. The pipeline trail is completely submerged and water was all the way to the Manchester Climbing Wall and all through the wetlands. PXL_20240111_210436298.mp4 PXL_20240111_210004778.mp4 PXL_20240111_205836523.mp4 PXL_20240111_202242486.mp4 PXL_20240111_202051647.mp4

That's awful and I had no idea. I'm a big fan of RIC and I find their response to be very unsatisfactory...so I can imagine this isn't going to play well to sway those who aren't. I just don't understand how it could be that easy to get away with that kind of theft. There must be a huge lack of security. Wouldn't there be cameras in and out? I'd be curious to know if there are similar issues at other airports like ORF or Reagan. Wouldn't there be footage of someone leaving with the car?? My husband flies out Monday but I think I'll take him myself instead of him leaving his car.

Yeah, I am pretty sure at this point the rental cap was somewhere close to 10%

It's not surprising...but there is a rental cap. I took clients to look at one of the units there and only so many can be rented per the HOA. I can't remember the exact number, but if memory serves the number had already been reached and no others would be allowed to rent the units out. I really liked the development, as did my clients...but they ended up in a townhouse in Church Hill with no HOA and a killer location.

According to the architect website, it's scheduled to be completed in 2026 https://rawnarch.com/projects/vcu-aiab.html Maybe it was posted before, but it has some renderings of the interior I hadn't seen before.

Norfolk airport numbers for November are out. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.norfolkairport.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/November-2023-Media-Release.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjV_9jsuZuDAxW5nGoFHVmgDlEQFnoECB8QAQ&usg=AOvVaw022zfCaeqSJJ-yRJ9CDJ9c Seems very possible that RIC can best these figures. When will they be released? Also, I found it interesting that cargo traffic has fallen off so much for Norfolk while it has been increasing at RIC.

Saw this in my Google news feed today... Hadn't seen it posted before, but maybe this is old news?? https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/local/virginia/amtrak-plans-to-connect-richmond-virginia-raleigh-north-carolina-in-2026/291-5aa793e6-0c1f-4e0a-8eaf-fde226ab4960