River District News

River District News
about news calendar crime classifieds directory subscribe advertise contact
>>ADD EVENT   
6th District Town Meeting
Sat Jul 4 12:00 pm
@Bank of America, 12th & Main Streets, 18th Floor This event repeats every month on the 2nd Saturday. For more i...
Commonwealth Architects Great Cleanup at Great Shiplock Park
Sat Jul 4 9:00 am
Wear your work gloves and pitch in with Commonwealth Architects at The City of Richmond’s Great Shiplock Park for Clea...
Bikes in the Bottom
Sun Jul 5 9:30 am
The monthly motorcycle breakfast on the second Sunday of every month @ Poe's Pub
Back Porch at GlobeHopper
Mon Jul 6 6:00 pm
!You are cordially invited to join us for conversations on the Back Porch, Monday evenings at GlobeHopper Coffeehouse. G...
Manchester Alliance
Mon Jul 6 7:00 pm
General Membership Meeting @ The Bankuet Place (1129 Hull Street)
Learn Salsa with Julissa Cruz
Tue Jul 7 7:30 pm
Tuesdays & Thursdays at MUSE CREATIVE WORKSPACE in Shockoe Bottom Beginner 7:30 Intermediate 8:30
Savor Hump Day Happy Hour
Wed Jul 8 5:00 pm
Every Wednesdays 5 to 9 pm, Savor opens for dinner, $3 beer and $5 wine. Check Savor's website savorcompany.com/events f...
Mini Flicks & Stories
Thu Jul 9 10:30 am
@ Hull Street Library for preschool & kindergarten children
>>ADD EVENT   


CLASSIFIEDS
3500 Enslow Ave 194,500. 2622 SF never felt this spacious! 5BR + office. 10' ceilings, 5 ornate FPs, rewired, new dual zoned HVAC, hrdwds just redone. shannonharrington.net for full MLS. Shannon RE/MAX Commonwealth. 484 0367
KIDS LAYNE, CHILDREN'S BOUTIQUE CONSIGNMENT & DESIGNER OVERSTOCK SALE Brands like: Castles & Crowns, Lily Pulitzer, Stella Jane 7/31-8/2 Willow Lawn Mall Portion of proceeds to Children's Hospital www.kidslayne.com
Water Line leak? Sewer Backed Up? S.A. Toler Construction,Inc. can repair, replace and install new pipes for you. Trenchless and Open Trench technologies available. 233-6170
Cool Dogs Petsitting. Not only dogs! Sitting in your home for all pets. 10+ years experience. Bathing and brushing, midday walks. www.cooldogspetsitting.com for details. Bellevue, Lakeside, Ginter Park, Malvern, West End. Licensed and insured.
Free Consumer information for accident victims http://www.accidentinjurybook.com/
Thinking of purchasing an older home? S.A. Toler Construction, Inc. will camera your sewer lines to check for root intrusion, collapsed pipes and other problems. Call 233-6170
Going out of town? Call Home Watchers Etc.to take care of your home in your absence. We check for security, collect mail,water plants, etc. Leave the worrying to us. Some pet sitting. www.homewatchersetc.com OR info@homewatchersetc.com. 804/647-9119.
SUMMER JAZZ CAMP '09 An unique/intensive program for kids 10-18 819-0253 www.musecreativeworkspace.com Richmond Youth Jazz Guild 07/06-08/21



comment   post to delicous   print
January 11, 2008

light rail from Shockoe to Short Pump, maybe

The city is working on “a fast-paced bus service to run from Shockoe Bottom and downtown Richmond to Willow Lawn”, with plans to extend the route to Short Pump. Sheila Hill-Christian, Richmond’s chief administrative officer, said that this line will be “a precursor to light rail development, which is so strongly needed.” [via]

Posted by john m at 6:46AM under government | Tags:

2 Responses to “light rail from Shockoe to Short Pump, maybe”

  1. posted by Carver & Jackson Ward News » even fast busses are not really street cars - Richmond, Virginia at February 20, 2008 5:54 pm :

    [...] Wilder basically punts and talks about busses: The city and GRTC are moving forward with plans for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) that will serve as a modern-day streetcar system and provides many of its benefits such as reduced [...]

  2. posted by Arlene James at February 21, 2008 7:32 am :

    I think this is a great idea. The population is growing and expanding. It does not make sense not to provide transportation to and from the City and surrounding counties. Parking in downtown is horrible and just look at the number of vehicles on the highway. Hats off to this wonderful vision. My hope is to see very soon the words “MAYBE” changed to “COMING SOON”…

    Thanks Ms. James

Leave a Comment


SEARCH
ARCHIVES

CATEGORIES

Click to view the photos. More info.

COMMUNITY BLOGS