Posted December 22, 2025

~ Community input needed by January 16, 2026 ~

Richmond, VA – The Richmond Department of Public Works (DPW) is inviting the community to share their input on making Richmond’s intersections safer through low-cost/high-impact engineering treatments. Feedback from both surveys will help inform projects throughout the city.

Data shows that since 2017, intersections have been the location of 82 percent of all fatal and serious injury crashes in Richmond. Intersections require special attention because they involve multiple conflict points among all modes of travel. At any given time, people are walking, rolling, cycling, and driving in multiple directions at various speeds. 

Survey #1: 

This survey focuses on improving safety at intersections using Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper (LQC) approaches. LQC is a planning and design strategy that allows the city to test and refine safety ideas quickly, using low-cost, flexible materials such as paint, flexible posts, signs, and temporary curb elements. These improvements can be adjusted over time based on how they perform and on community feedback. 

Survey Link #1: https://arcg.is/1W0en5

Survey #2: 

This survey highlights more than 400 quick-build intersection improvements across Richmond. Safety improvements include:

• Left-turn hardening (85 intersections)
• Low-cost improvements (275 intersections)
• High-visibility crosswalks (58 intersections)

Left-turn hardening is a low-cost, quick-build traffic calming measure that uses modular curbs and striping to reduce left-turning speeds and prevent “corner cutting” by people who drive. The installations minimize the conflict area between turning vehicles and people walking, rolling, or biking.

Survey Link #2: https://arcg.is/0fSTnn1

LQC approaches are often used to test and refine safety concepts, while quick-build projects apply proven designs to deliver improvements at scale. Together, these strategies allow Richmond to improve street safety faster, more affordably, and with greater community input.

Community feedback from these surveys will help DPW:

• Improve safety for all road users
• Prioritize locations with the greatest safety needs
• Deliver safety benefits quickly and equitably

Both surveys are open now, and responses must be submitted by January 16, 2026.

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The City of Richmond Department of Public Works (DPW) is one of only 225 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 issues permits for working in the city’s right-of-way; manages Main Street Station, the RVA Bike Share program. DPW’s operating budget comes from the general fund of the City of Richmond. The Department’s mission is to provide a clean, safe, and healthy environment.  For more information about DPW services, click here or call 3-1-1

The LQC program is a key initiative in the city’s efforts to promote transportation equity, improve public safety, and foster community engagement in urban planning. As the first phase of the Richmond Connects implementation process, LQC aims to address pressing safety concerns and provide more immediate solutions while longer-term, permanent infrastructure changes are being developed. Although LQC projects are not intended to replace permanent infrastructure, they provide essential, timely improvements to make streets safer and more accessible in the interim. For more information go to rva.gov/public-works/lqc