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Business leader urges city partnership to make Shacklebottom nightlife safer and more inviting
Summary
Warren Braxton, criminal justice chair of the Richmond NAACP and longtime business owner, praised police crime reductions in Shacklebottom but said the area still looks like a crime scene and cited survey results showing safety and parking problems; he urged city leadership to help brand the entertainment district and address parking.
Warren Braxton, a longtime business owner and the criminal justice chair for the Richmond NAACP, told the Public Safety Standing Committee on Nov. 1 that while the Richmond Police Department has reduced crime in the Shacklebottom entertainment district, the area still lacks the city leadership and placemaking needed to attract visitors.
Braxton said he has acted informally as a liaison…
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