City of Richmond announces ‘Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper’ traffic projects are underway
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The City of Richmond's Department of Public Works (DPW) has announced the upcoming implementation of several 'Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper' (LQC) projects to tackle safety and traffic issues.
According to the department, these projects were created in response to public comments received through Richmond Connects -- a plan for identifying and improving multimodal transportation throughout the city.
The LQC projects are part of the plan's first phase, and aim to serve multiple purposes at the direction of the Office of Equitable Transit and Mobility (OETM), including improvements to pedestrian and public safety, transportation equity and street accessibility. Additionally, "community-driven art installations" will be featured in the projects.
The department said that utilizing LQC models helps the city tackle pressing issues while keeping the interventions temporary and cost-effective, allowing for more permanent installations in the future.
There are three LQC projects, as described by the department:
- LQC Project #1
- Locations:
- Along Mosby Street at intersections of P, Q and R streets
- Mechanicsville Turnpike near Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary at T Street and Brauers Lane
- Improvements include installations of:
- Traffic calming curb extension and flexible posts
- Planter boxes
- Raised, modular and sustainably designed bus boarding platform
- Community art projects:
- Week of March 24 -- Fostering Community Through Art: More than a Mural with MLK Art Students
- Locations:
- LQC Project #2
- Start date: tentative/preliminary starting date in mid to late March or early April
- Location:
- The intersection of Hermitage Road and Laburnum Avenue near Linwood Holton Elementary
- Improvements include installations of:
- Traffic calming curb and median extensions, flexible posts and working with the community and students to install street art/mural project near the school
- Art project:
- Designed by Linwood Holton students and combined into one cohesive piece by Sam Skrimpz
- LQC Project #3
- Start date: April or May
- Location:
- Midlothian Turnpike from 37th Street to Richmond High School for the Arts
- 3700 to 4800 blocks of Midlothian Turnpike
- Improvements include installations of:
- Traffic calming, road diet, flexible posts
- Community and student inspired street art/mural project near the school
- Project will narrow Midlothian Turnpike by one lane in one direction as the south/west-bound lanes of Midlothian Turnpike approach the school
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