TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2012

More than 75 participants gathered for the RVA Green Community Workshop, Feb. 16, 2012. Collectively the concerned citizens built action steps towards finalizing the RVAGreen Sustainability Plan.
 
The productive evening began with an empowering speech from Mayor Dwight Jones welcoming and thanking attendees for being a part of the citywide green initiatives. The City provided an overview of the sustainability planning process and the draft framework to the group. 

According to attendees, the most popular and productive segment of the night was the small group discussions. Each team spent about 40 minutes in facilitated dialogue reviewing the framework initiatives and having conversations about what roles they could play in the implementation of these ideas. There was equal enthusiasm from the members when asked which of the five focus areas -- Economic Development, Energy, Environment, Open Space and Land Use, or Transportation -- they were most excited about implementing. It proved the diversity of the group and the need for Richmond to have a comprehensive sustainability plan.

More information from the workshop is available here. For more information about Richmond’s sustainability initiatives or to be a part of the process, email RVAGreen.