Mobility is freedom, but just as the slaveholders who founded this country never believed in liberty for all, today too one need only look at a map of Richmond’s bus system to see the limits of many folks’ freedom. Routes that end at the county line and buses that...
Virginia Public Transit Grapples With Reduced Ridership, Zero Fare
As we prepare for a post-pandemic world, GRTC and other public transit operators around the commonwealth have some questions. Primarily: will riders come back? But also: should they start charging fares again? Virginia public transit systems from Northern Virginia to...
GRTC Connects: The Pulse – Scott’s Addition to Rockett’s Landing
The twelfth and final installment in a monthly series in which a hometown Richmonder who has spent over a decade abroad explores the many different neighborhoods accessible by GRTC bus lines to discover the ways transit connects us all. Scott’s Addition: When...
GRTC Connects: Route 5 – Carytown To Downtown
The eleventh and penultimate installment in a monthly series in which a hometown Richmonder who has spent over a decade abroad explores the many different neighborhoods accessible by GRTC bus lines to discover the ways transit connects us all. Carytown: Given just one...
GRTC Connects: Route 78 – Randolph to Jackson Ward
The tenth installment in a monthly series in which a hometown Richmonder who has spent over a decade abroad explores the many different neighborhoods accessible by GRTC bus lines to discover the ways transit connects us all. Jackson Ward: From the wrought iron...
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