~ The project will improve safety, accessibility, and connectivity along the corridor ~

RICHMOND, Va.  – The City of Richmond Department of Public Works is seeking feedback on proposed conceptual designs for the Franklin Street Safety and Mobility Improvement Project along West Franklin Street from Lombardy Street to Belvidere Street. The project will connect to the existing two-way cycle track along Franklin Street from Belvidere Street to 9th Street. Feedback from the survey will be used to help guide design implementation and finalize plans. The survey will be available online through Sunday, September 24.

The proposed design includes:

• • Implementing a roadway conversion within the existing roadway cross-section to improve accessibility and safety for bicyclists by incorporating a two-way “cycle track” bicycle lane
    
    • A cycle track is a bike lane that is physically separated from the vehicle travel lane with some type of vertical barrier
  • Using the existing roadway width to either replace one vehicle travel lane, or reduce existing travel lane widths to accommodate the bicycle infrastructure

Please go to https://www.rva.gov/public-works/pedestrian-bicycling-and-trails and complete the survey by Sunday, September 24.

For more information on the Department of Public Works, please go to www.rva.gov/public-works or email us at AskPublicWorks@rva.gov

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The City of Richmond Department of Public Works (DPW) is one of only 195 currently accredited public works agencies in the United States. DPW’s portfolio comprises a wide array of services to include leaf collection; street, sidewalk and alley maintenance; trash collection; recycling; grass cutting;  graffiti removal; parking enforcement; urban forestry; street signs; traffic signals and pavement markings and civil engineering. In addition, DPW maintains upkeep on most city buildings; issues permits for working in the city’s right-of-way; manages the RVA Bike Share program and maintains the fleet of city vehicles. DPW’s operating budget comes from the general fund of the City of Richmond.  For more information about DPW services, click here or call 3-1-1.