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Residents and advocates press Richmond council for immediate pedestrian-safety actions after recent deaths
Summary
Multiple speakers, including BikeWalk RVA and family members of victims, urged immediate city action on pedestrian safety — recommending lower speed limits, pedestrian-only signal phases and targeted alerts — and criticized infrastructure and equity gaps.
At Richmond City Council’s meeting, several residents and transportation advocates urged immediate action to address multiple recent pedestrian deaths and longer-term trends the speakers described as worsening since the city adopted Vision Zero.
Brantley Tindall, director of BikeWalk RVA at Sports Backers, said Richmond’s pedestrian-fatality rate over three years is the worst in the state and described specific local fatalities to argue the problem…
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