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City sponsors Open House Event featuring the Dutch Cycling Embassy

 Posted March 12, 2025                                                                                                                                  

 

~ Event details: Friday, March 14 at Main Street Station from 4 – 6 p.m. ~

RICHMOND, Va. – Join the Department of Public Works (DPW) for an exciting open house event featuring the Dutch Cycling Embassy, a world-renowned leader in sustainable, people-centered street design. The event will be held this Friday, March 14 from 4 – 6 p.m. at Main Street Station. Network with street design experts, the cycling community (cargo, car-free warriors, regular users, business owners, recreational users, and advocates), community leaders, engineers, and planners. Get inspired by innovative design techniques for sustainable, multimodal streets.

Use this link to register: https://bit.ly/4bqxyRk

For information on DPW, go to www.rva.gov/public-works or send an email to: 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.