MLK's legacy guides Richmond's Office of Community Wealth Building
A city with “no good neighborhoods and no bad neighborhoods” can be difficult to imagine, but the OCWB is trying to make that reality.
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A city with “no good neighborhoods and no bad neighborhoods” can be difficult to imagine, but the OCWB is trying to make that reality.
The Richmond Redevelopment & Housing Authorityâs Board of Commissioners on Wednesday took another step toward demolishing and redeveloping the Creighton Court public housing community. In a unanimous vote, the nine-member board authorized the agency to submit a second demolition application to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. With the application, RRHA will seek permission to raze 312 units in the neighborhood â the remainder of the 504-unit complex that was not covered by an earlier application the housing authority submitted this year. The vote is the latest s...