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Long a laggard, at long last RVA Bikeshare is set to expand its fleet and station locations throughout Richmond.

While some scooter providers have stepped away, the others remaining, as well as new providers, are ready and willing to step in, with enhanced guidance from city leaders on how to best serve riders.

Grey City reporter Lucas Freitag writes about the history and future of the Green Line train.

Grey City reporter Lucas Freitag writes about the history and future of the Green Line train.

Thanks to a $2 million dollar grant from Virginia’s Department of Rail and Public Transit, Richmond will be among the first cities in the state to install red bus-only lanes.

The Department of Rail and Public Transportation grant requires matching funds in order to maintain the program: roughly $1 million in the first year of the pilot, $3 million in the second, and $5 million in the final year before the region is on its own to keep Richmond’s fare-free transit going.

The Richmond City Council holds its first meetings of the year Monday, the city seeks feedback on a transportation planning document, and two townhome development plans advance in Chesterfield.

Mayor Stoney asks for public feedback on draft Equity Agenda Mayor Stoney By NBC12 Newsroom | February 23, 2021 at 6:21 PM EST - Updated February 23 at 6:21 PM RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney introduced the city’s draft Equity Agenda on Tuesday and is now asking for public feedback. The document is meant to serve as a road map to a more “inclusive and thriving Richmond.” “The Equity Agenda offers the city’s definition of equity: the empowermen...

Richmond’s bike share expansion braked for pandemic but rolling again BizSense file) Two years after it got underway, a long-planned expansion of Richmond’s bike share program has been further prolonged by the effects of the pandemic — which has likewise shifted the program’s usage to a lower gear. But recent funding commitments from the city to keep the program going are providing a clearer road ahead to seeing the expansion through. Launched four years ago, RVA Bike Share has long bee...