its astonishing how many people in america dont know anything about public transportation

like no shit when the bus isnt stuck in traffic its pretty popular!

Exactly, start charging again and I wonder what will happen.

I am making a sweet potato casserole that I had last year at Ruth Chris steakhouse. My fiancé is making some sort of cookies. We’ll be driving to Harrisonburg to spend the evening with my family.

Also, I went to Point 5 in Carytown to pick up some drinks for thanksgiving dinner and I’m interested in seeing how they taste!

As requested by a commenter and relevant to this linked article, the GRTC is actively asking the public via a survey to provide feedback for a potential expansion of the Pulse BRT line to West Broad beyond Willow Lawn.

You can participate in this survey by going to https://live.metroquestsurvey.com/?u=bi3r3y

The survey closes on December 15th, 2022.

Unfortunately Reddit doesn't allow editing link-based posts after the fact, but I can do something else... :)

Chesterfield is STILL a staunch opponent of bud service. They killed their last routes a few years ago and have only recently admitted they might need some GRTC service.

The Pulse gave GRTC a badly needed chance to rebrand. But really needs substantial investment from Henrico, Chesterfield, and the City to expand service and increase frequency. Why we are building a “temporary” bus shelter AGAIN is beyond me though.

I think a lot of people in Church Hill want this place to open. We don't really have a spot to walk to for live music, trivia, or other events breweries have.

Chesterfield is STILL a staunch opponent of bud service. They killed their last routes a few years ago and have only recently admitted they might need some GRTC service.

The Pulse gave GRTC a badly needed chance to rebrand. But really needs substantial investment from Henrico, Chesterfield, and the City to expand service and increase frequency. Why we are building a “temporary” bus shelter AGAIN is beyond me though.

Chesterfield is STILL a staunch opponent of bus service. They killed their last routes a few years ago and have only recently admitted they might need some GRTC service.

The Pulse gave GRTC a badly needed chance to rebrand. But really needs substantial investment from Henrico, Chesterfield, and the City to expand service and increase frequency. Why we are building a “temporary” bus shelter AGAIN is beyond me though.

Pulse was used as an example to move forward with BRT in Raleigh. Probably the best example of 'take notice'.

They also thought $300k for a temporary roof to protect Fox during rebuilding would be wasteful spending, so they voted to provide the permanent roof... roughly 30 weeks from now. Let's hope we don't have more than $300k in additional damage due to a lack of roof.

They updated the FAQ on their website to say spring/summer 2023. I'm bummed it got pushed, but glad it's still happening.

OP, can you edit the survey link into your post? This needs way more visibility

Richmond is unfortunately far too small to fund and support an underground metro system. In the current economy and crunch on heavy construction projects, those systems typically do well in planned cities with public transit in mind from the beginning so the infrastructure is built before anything is built above it.

The BRT is essentially an underground metro system but flexible enough to change its fleet, quantity of buses, and adjust its route to accommodate closures and detours. With the right initiative, the GRTC could easily test new routes before building out more-permanent stations and even explore seasonal rapid bus routes.

We're unlikely to see anything like Boston's Big Dig project nowadays without enough political and community will. Elon's Boring Company has yet to prove it's not a giant grift and PR stunt that puts individual small-capacity vehicles driven by humans in a tiny tunnel that only goes a mile or so underground.

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That's why my city is building 5 BRT routes. It's 1/6th the cost of the light rail project that was cancelled but more coverage.

Idk if you’re serious or not, but I do actually like the idea of naming things after plants..especially plants native to RVA

Be sure to take a look at the current survey that relates to a western expansion of the Pulse: https://www.reddit.com/r/rva/comments/z25eaf/west_broad_street_brt_survey/

I've heard they're also starting to look at a new north-south line, too. Glad to see a lot of discussion about expanding this network.

Direct link: https://live.metroquestsurvey.com/?u=bi3r3y

I'm not a cook, but I'm good at baking.

The problem is, all of the classic baked good staples for thanksgiving are pies.

I do not own a rolling pin or a pie plate, and don't have the ingredients for pie filling (and I'm not going to go to the store to pick up any of those things the day before thanksgiving because I value my life and my sanity)

So tonight I'm baking the totally traditional thanksgiving pound cake

While we’re at it, why not rename Virginia? It was named in honor of the British Queen and colonialism bad

You think it’s a waste of money. How white of you. This is the same argument many white people used to preserve the statues.

Others who are black may have a different opinion and may not think it’s a waste of money, but correcting something that is very wrong.

https://www.reddit.com/r/rva/comments/yeaf4q/gluten_free_donuts/

I’m so sorry many people treated an earnest request with scorn and judgment. Good for you living out loud; I sincerely hope you find a dining companion for tomorrow’s holiday.

This was so unexpected in my scrolling. Variety is the spice of life😂

Preach. My mental map of each grocery store is very effective, stop fucking with it.

Yea, like an underground system that would take you all around Richmond. Or an under/overground like we have in NoVA. I know that’s not gonna come to Richmond any time soon but I’ll at least fantasize about it.