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Residents press for more public input as committee forwards Smart Scale applications
Summary
City transportation staff asked the committee to support a slate of 10 Smart Scale Round 7 pre-applications; public commenters and some council members urged clearer community engagement and fuller planning for projects such as the Fall Line Trail, Diamond District work and North–South BRT.
City transportation staff asked the Land Use, Housing & Transportation committee to endorse a slate of Smart Scale Round 7 pre-applications and to forward a support resolution to full council. The committee voted to forward resolution 2026-R010 with a recommendation to approve after questions about project selection and community engagement.
Daniel Wagner, of the newly formed Department of Transportation, said the slate of 10 candidate projects grew from Richmond Connects outreach and high-injury network analysis and is intended to make the city's applications competitive for VDOT's biannual Smart…
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