Posted November 13, 2025

What: Community Meeting | Shockoe Valley Streets Improvement Project & Design Public Hearing

When: Tuesday, November 18, from 5 – 7 p.m.

Where: Main Steet Station (1st Floor), 1500 East Main Street

Who: The Department of Public Works, City officials, transportation planners, and engineering consultants working on the Shockoe Valley Streets Improvements Project

Project Description & Improvements: 

• The project will create multimodal safety improvements for the Shockoe Valley area including Oliver Hill Way, 18th Street, Venable Street, and Mosby Street
• The project will convert Oliver Hill Way and 18th Street from one-way streets to two-way streets.
• Upgraded shared use paths and cycle tracks for people who bike will complete the area network.
• Streetscaping with new sidewalks for people that walk, and roll will include street trees, decorative lighting, and other enhancements.
• Four landscaped roundabouts will calm the intersections of Oliver Hill Way and Venable Street, 18th Street and Venable Street, Mosby Street and Venable Street, and Mosby Street/East Leigh Street/O Street to improve safety for all ages and abilities.
• Broad Street will be redesigned to seamlessly connect the existing streetscape from 14th Street to 21st Street

Project Goals: 

• Improve safe access for all users regardless of age or ability
• Improve circulation and connectivity within the urban street grid
• Support environmental sustainability through transportation options
• Support additional economic development opportunities
• Support existing and proposed land uses with multimodal, walkable street grid

Attendees will have the opportunity to:

• Review preliminary design plans
• Learn more about proposed roadway, pedestrian, and bicycle improvements
• Share feedback with project planners and city staff

Website: www.shockoevalleystreets.com (VDOT Project Number U000-127-972)

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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.  For more information about DPW services, click here or call 3-1-1