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When a bill to lower speed limits to 20 mph across the city of Richmond, Va. passed in 2022, officials stated the new limit would have to be posted on every block, with a price tag the city couldn’t afford. For now, Richmonders are stuck with higher speeds.
VIRGINIA â State agencies across the Commonwealth of Virginia are being challenged to phase out single-use plastics, according to a new executive order from Gov. Ralph Northam. Executive Order 77, which was signed by the governor on Mar. 23, targets the state’s reliance on single-use plastics by eliminating their use at state agencies, colleges, and universities, imposing a short-term ban on several common, disposable plastics and requiring the phasing out of other items by 2025. How the executive order will make an impact That’s only four years away, so how exactly is this order goi...
A version of this article first appeared in the Virginia Mercury. Just as speed limits set a maximum velocity for drivers, so too the commonwealth establishes a minimum speed limit for localities. Currently, any city or county looking to slow traffic in a busy shopping district or on a quiet residential street can go no lower than 25 mph. A bill passed during this year’s General Assembly session, however, would change that, permitting posted speed limits to drop as low as 15 mph. A ten miles per hour difference may not seem huge, but for pedestrian safety advocates and the families of victi...