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Commission approves temporary bus boarding platform at Browers Lane and Mechanicsville Turnpike with reporting conditions
Summary
The Richmond Planning Commission approved a temporary bus boarding platform and related curb treatments at Browers Lane and Mechanicsville Turnpike as part of a trial to improve pedestrian safety and transit accessibility, subject to monitoring and mandatory follow‑up reports.
The Richmond Planning Commission approved a location, character and extent submission for a temporary bus boarding platform and related curb‑treatments at the southeast corner of Browers Lane and Mechanicsville Turnpike as part of the city’s Richmond Connects lighter‑quicker‑cheaper program. The approval includes the platform, a removable concrete planter and delineation using flex posts; commissioners added conditions requiring staff to report back with monitoring results at one month, three months and twelve months after installation.
City staff from the Office of Equitable Transit and Mobility and Department of Public Works presented the project as part of a corridor‑scale…
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