Six months after the Great Richmond Reroute, access to public transit for low-income neighborhoods has remained limited and in some cases, gotten worse, according to a study at the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth...
GRTC Pulse: Bus Riders Sound Off on New Lines Ahead of Rollout
The surprisingly contentious GRTC Pulse bus line is finally opening, and while it still has critics, it’s also building support among the people who actually ride it. You can't miss the new Pulse stations all over Broad Street, and they’ve inspired some controversy in...
RVA’s new rapid bus line requires some big changes – will it pay off?
As Broad Street buzzes with the sounds of construction, Richmond is gearing up for its most ambitious public transit undertaking in generations when the Pulse arrives in fall 2017. As Broad Street buzzes with the sounds of construction, Richmond is gearing up for its...
Everything you wanted to know about RVA’s upcoming $47.8 million Bus Rapid Transit System
Meet the newest, most exciting form of public transportation in 2016: the bus. Meet the newest, most exciting form of public transportation in 2016: the bus. Well, not just any bus. GRTC is in the earliest stages of building a bus rapid transit (BRT) line called The...
Twelve developers vying to get their hands on GRTC’s abandoned bus depot
Come September, the fate of GRTC’s abandoned former bus depot on South Davis Avenue could fall in the hands of one of 12 companies that submitted proposals for t Come September, the fate of GRTC’s abandoned former bus depot on South Davis Avenue could fall in the...
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