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Urban Design Committee approves conceptual plan to relocate Richmond police memorial to academy entrance
Summary
The Urban Design Committee approved a conceptual location, character and extent review to place the Richmond Police Memorial statue at the entrance to the Richmond Police Training Academy, with conditions on paving, lighting, accessibility and design refinements.
The Urban Design Committee voted to approve a conceptual location, character and extent review to place the Richmond Police Memorial statue at the Richmond Police Training Academy entrance at 1202 West Graham Road.
The committee approved the proposal with conditions asking the applicant to simplify paving patterns across the drive aisle, provide ADA-compliant pedestrian crossings, examine statue-front lighting and consider narrowing the drive aisle to expand pedestrian space and enhance the statue’s prominence.
The memorial statue, originally created by sculptor Maria Kirby Smith and first installed in 1987, has been in storage since it was removed from Bird Park after damage during civil disturbances in 2020. Deputy Chief Sydney Collier of the Richmond Police Department described…
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