Holton Elementary News Today

Several streets in the Richmond area are getting new traffic signals installed as a way to keep pedestrians safe.

Navigating through the Hermitage Road and West Laburnum Avenue intersection was dangerous and difficult with the AP Hill statue standing tall in the middle of the road.

The future of Richmond’s last standing Confederate monument will be discussed inside of a courtroom on Thursday morning.

A workgroup is meeting Monday night to discuss the legal implications of and concerns about a draft resolution that would allow Richmond Public Schools teachers to collectively bargain. In late September, three Richmond School Board members announced support for a collective bargaining resolution which was formally introduced in October.

: : A new traffic signal, called a pedestrian hybrid beacon is up an running today on Grove Avenue at Somerset Ave. The light is designed to reduce crashes and allow people to cross safely. (Photo: David Streever/VPM News)  Starting today, drivers in Richmond’s West End may notice a new type of traffic light. The ‘pedestrian hybrid beacon,’ designed to reduce traffic crashes and make it safer for people to cross busy streets, is on Grove Avenue near St. Stephen’s Ep...

This was one of GGWash’s most popular articles in 2020. We’re sharing some of our hits again over the holiday season. Public calls for Confederate statues to be removed from Richmond’s streetscape are not a new occurrence in Virginia’s capital; however, the focus of Northside residents’ most recent campaign to move one monument is not racism—but safety. After decades of crashes and the General Assembly’s recent decision to give localities control over Confederate memorials, 2020 ...