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Vision Zero: Our Safe and Healthy Streets Challenge
Transportation deaths and injuries are preventable; therefore none are acceptable. On October 27, 2017 Mayor Levar M. Stoney signed the pledge to adopt Vision Zero in the City of Richmond.
The goal of the global strategy is to eliminate serious injuries and deaths on our streets by 2030.
Click Vision Zero to visit our page and to accept the Healthy Streets Challenge.
Our Safe and Healthy Streets Mission
Our Division is responsible for promoting the safe movement of people who walk, bike, ride transit or drive throughout the city.
This is accomplished through effective transportation planning and data analysis, active transportation management, and construction of
public travel ways that are designed using the Complete Streets process.
Our mission also requires partnerships with the community, non-profits, and involved local, state, and federal agencies. Quarterly,
the Department meets to coordinate and collaborate with our safety partners at the Safe and Healthy Streets Commission. Together we can make
a difference on our neighborhood and community streets.
Our Division maintains and operates over 475 intersections with traffic signals and determines placement and usage of regulatory and
warning signage, (such as stop, yield, and speed limit signs), as well as street name signs. Residents and motorists can help by reporting
problems with traffic signal equipment or signs to the City's Customer Care Center at 3-1-1
Our Division works with citizens, developers, and contractors to assist in planning of new subdivisions, location of driveways, and
design of road improvements, as well as working jointly with communities to develop solutions to transportation safety issues.
Things you should know about the Transportation Engineering Division
Our Division promotes transportation safety in a manner that supports neighborhood/business area livability and viability. The
neighborhood traffic calming program seeks to reduce the negative impacts of traffic in neighborhoods by managing traffic speeds in place.
Working with the Richmond Police Department, the Richmond Fire Department, and the community is critical to achieving a balanced approach between
education, enforcement, emergency response, and engineering when addressing concerns, The City has an active
traffic calming program
– pedestrian safety curb extensions, neighborhood traffic calming
circles, speed tables, splitters, and raised crosswalks are the more common calming techniques promoted in the City.
Neighborhood Traffic Calming Circle
Speed Table
Traffic Choker
Traffic Splitter
Raised Cross Walk
Our Division has a comprehensive
pedestrian safety program.
To promote pedestrian safety, a variety of measures are used including:
- High visibility crosswalks at signalized intersections;
- Accessible ramps for all users;
- Pedestrian crossing times adequate for all users; and
- Pedestrian countdown signals and
Pedestrian Cross Walk
Cross Walk Sign
Comprehensive Traffic Studies
Traffic Control
Our Division is responsible for the installation, maintenance and operations of over 475 intersections with traffic signals,
50 school zone flashers, hazard identification beacons and 37 closed circuit TV cameras. We have a traffic operations center to manage
traffic signal timings and respond to planned events.
Traffic Signal
School Zone Flasher
Traffic Control Center
Bicycle Infrastructure
Our Division is responsible for the installation of bicycle infrastructure such as shared use paths, protected or separated bike lanes,
buffered bike lanes, shared lane markings (sharrows), bike share stations, and bike racks:
Shared Lane Markings
Bicycle Cycle Track
Bicycle Rack
Manchester Bridge Bike Lane
Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge Bike Lane
Additional Information
- The links listed below provide additional information on transportation in the City:
Maps
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a form for obtaining disabled parking in residential areas?
Yes, please review the guidelines and application
here.
I need to work in the city streets. What approval is needed?
You will need to apply for a work-in-street permit. Applications are available in Room 110 of City Hall from the
Planning and Develpment Review Department.
Phone: (804)646-4169. Bring a drawing of the improvements with the application. Fees for the permits range from $20 to $100.
Right of way management.
I need to get a loading zone established or removed. How do I apply for one?
Call
3-1-1
and ask. We will need the location and information about the nature of the businesses in the area.
We will review the location in the field and make a recommendation that will benefit the area.
I need a hauling, moving or oversized load permit. How do I apply for one?
The Division handles oversized or overweight load permits. Completed
application for hauling permit form
(click on for link) can be emailed to
rightofway@richmondgov.com
Permits will be emailed back to the email address provided by the applicant.
Completed applications may be printed and sent with your payment of
$25
to the following address:
Department of Public Works
900 E. Broad Street, Room 600
Richmond, VA 23219
Restricted Structures in the City of Richmond? (link):
Map & List
I would like to close a street to hold a special event. What do I need to do?
The
Richmond Police Department
handles the street closing requests.
Call
(804)646-1343
for more information.
The following links are also available for your information:
Additional Resources
Keeping Citizens Informed!