Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Virginia

Photo: Sarah Vogelsong, Virginia Mercury

Why U.S. Leaders Are Taking Notice of Virginia’s Surprise BRT Success

By Nathaniel Cline | Dec 30, 2022 | No Comments

Since it began operating in June 2018, Richmond’s Pulse has driven its way to becoming one of the most successful bus rapid transit services in the country. Now transportation leaders from as far away as Ohio, Maryland and Florida are taking notice as they consider jumping on board with similar systems in other densely populated areas.

Marilyn Joyner’s home (right) in Richmond continues to be the site of crashes into her home and yard. Image by the author.

Essay: Five Car Crashes, Over $100,000 in Damages, And No Answers

By Wyatt Gordon | Nov 3, 2022 | No Comments

Most people ring in the new year with a glass of champagne and perhaps even a kiss at midnight for good luck. Richmond resident (and my neighbor) Marilyn Joyner started her 2022 in a far worse fashion — with a driver slamming his sedan into the side of her home in the wee hours of the morning.

Highway Boondoggles Part VI: Martinsville’s Big Miss

By Matt Casale, James Horrox and Bryn Huxley-Reicher | Sep 20, 2022 | No Comments

The Martinsville Southern Connector is a classic waste of money that will hurt an historic community.

Family-Friendly Design Shouldn’t Stop At The Corner

By Hanna Brooks Olsen | Jan 28, 2022 | No Comments

A viral tweet about a newly-remodeled Virginia library earned praise on social media for its computer workstations outfitted with small, enclosed areas for folks who are caring for young children. But as another Twitter user pointed out, the library’s family-friendly design effectively ends at the front door.

Don't make people sit through this to get to work if they don't have to. Image: Timbo999, Pixabay,

Virginia Snowstorm Nightmare Highlights Need For Better Transportation Policy

By Kea Wilson | Jan 4, 2022 | No Comments

A record-breaking snowstorm that left countless drivers, including a U.S. senator, stranded overnight on a Virginia highway has some advocates questioning the region's auto-centric transportation system.

National Landing in Northern Virginia, where the local business improvement district wants to convert an elevated highway that divides National Landing’s downtown into a walkable boulevard with narrower lanes and slower car speeds. Image: Sblover99/Wikipedia, CC

Op-Ed: Will States and Feds Let Cities Tame Urban Highways?

By Scott Beyer | Sep 23, 2021 | No Comments

Urban highways are a fixture of city life in the U.S. — but much of the time cities don’t control them. Could that change?

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