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Richmond team unveils Barrett Avenue safety plan: protected bike lanes, lighting, and left‑turn pockets
Summary
City of Richmond public-works staff and consultants presented a safety-focused redesign of Barrett Avenue from Harbor Way to 25th Street that includes protected bike lanes, pedestrian-level lighting, two-way left-turn lanes and left-turn pockets with protected signal phases.
City of Richmond public-works staff and consultants presented the Barrett Avenue bicycle and pedestrian improvements project to the Richmond Rising stakeholder meeting and asked residents for design feedback.
Iman Sylvain of Rails-to-Trails Conservancy introduced the project on behalf of community partners. Hilal Hamdan, senior civil engineer in the city’s public works department, said the project will go to construction in 2026 and will include protected bike lanes, pedestrian-level lighting, improved curb ramps and median refuges.
Vignesh Swaminathan, project manager with Kimley‑Horn (consultant), described the corridor limits as Barrett Avenue from Harbor Way to 25th Street and outlined major elements: a road diet in parts of the corridor to reallocate lane space for…
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