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Planning staff urges economic‑development follow‑up after grocery‑store feasibility data presented
Summary
City planning staff summarized an analysis of what market benchmarks support grocery stores and asked economic development to weigh in on recruitment and retention strategies for food retailers in underserved Richmond neighborhoods.
City planning staff on Feb. 20 briefed the Richmond Planning Commission on preliminary market analysis and outreach to economic development aimed at improving grocery‑store access in neighborhoods with limited food retail.
Planning staff told commissioners the city asked site‑selector consultants and economic‑development partners what market thresholds typically support a full‑service grocery store. Staff reported benchmarks of roughly 7,000 people per square mile within a ten‑minute drive, a median household income of about $55,000, and arterial traffic counts near 20,000 vehicles per day — figures the…
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