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August 21, 2016 · 3:36 pm. Virginia Capital Trail has been a success so far, what’s next? The Virginia Capital Trail may have taken a couple of decades of planning and construction, but by all measures, it has been a success so far. 8220;The trailside counters are on a pace that put first-year usage of the trail above 550,000, with daily averages for both cyclists and pedestrians continuing to trend upward,” wrote Beth Weisbrod, the executive director of the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation. I measure t...
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Nature | Phil Riggan
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August 28, 2016 · 2:50 pm. Chesapeake Invader: Discovering America’s Giant Meteorite Crater. Science is awesome. I recently read “Chesapeake Invader: Discovering America’s Giant Meteorite Crater” by C. Wylie Poag. For a book about science, it is well-written, easy to read and thoroughly explains a fascinating topic, namely “America’s largest meteorite impact crater.”. Filed under My life. Tagged as urban planning. September 29, 2015 · 8:11 pm. Swimming to school biking and walking to school. More more th...
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urban planning | Phil Riggan
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Tag Archives: urban planning. August 30, 2016 · 7:05 pm. The SOV: ‘Morbid and mortal toll of sprawl’. Down with the single occupancy vehicle (SOV). We’ve built ourselves into a deadly, expensive mess. Sprawl is a killer. How we proceed in an effort to save lives by weening ourselves from auto-dependency will be vital to our salvation. Continue reading →. Filed under Urban Planning. Tagged as urban planning. August 28, 2016 · 2:50 pm. Chesapeake Invader: Discovering America’s Giant Meteorite Crater. Which...
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Beyond the high chair. Sorry, we’ve gotten behind. Will do some research and get this replenished. Pocket park between Main and Floyd, Rowland and Shields). Median park of Allen from W Broad to Monument). The playground at Lombardy, Hanover, and Park). Park at Meadow, Stuart, and Park) – delayed until November. Our largest park at Belvidere, W Main, Laurel, W Franklin). Pocket park between Floyd and Grove, Vine and Allen). Pocket park between Stuart and Park, Strawberry and Stafford). Your One Stop shop.
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Newer posts →. May 8, 2016 · 10:10 pm. Sharing the benefits of bike commuting in Richmond. In my latest column for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. I wrote about bike commuting to work, something that I’ve personally committed to in 2016. I’m saving money, but more than anything, it just makes me happy! Filed under My life. May 5, 2016 · 7:20 pm. Biking for fresh air? Urban air quality not as good as we think. However, I have been pondering the possible downsides of biking in traffic. Not just safety con...
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career | Phil Riggan
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May 31, 2016 · 9:57 pm. Bike and ped planner for the Richmond region. For those who know me best, I have finally taken the long-awaited next big step in my career, one that will take me away from media and into urban planning. I’ve accepted a position as a planner for the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission. Filed under My life. January 15, 2016 · 7:20 pm. 8216;Ten Reasons You Should Hire a Journalist’. Many of those changes have happened. I’ve become a much more involved and active ...I earne...
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Taking urban planning lessons from ‘The Car and the City’ | Phil Riggan
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Post grad school blues: Job searches are hard. Closer look at cycling issues: Plus, what to say to the anti-bike neigh-sayers →. August 7, 2015 · 2:53 pm. Taking urban planning lessons from ‘The Car and the City’. I recently read The Car and the City: 24 Steps to Safe Streets and Healthy Communities. I realize there many urban planning books available and I’ve read several. I especially enjoyed Jeff Speck’s The Walkable City. I’m a driver and my life getting around the Richmond region is dominated ...
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September 20, 2015 · 10:41 pm. Discovering Richmond: Writing for one of my favorite publications. More more than a decade, I have contributed in one way or another to the Discover Richmond publications for the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Filed under My life. Tagged as James River. July 17, 2015 · 11:05 pm. Day of adventure at Pocahontas State Park. Identifying trees and leaves at Pocahontas State Park. Filed under My life. May 30, 2014 · 7:00 am. Making a difference and cleaning my city. Where we addressed ...
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Rundown provides a chance to see more of the James River | Phil Riggan
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My family picked for ACA ‘Green Paddlers of the Month’ honor. Day of adventure at Pocahontas State Park →. June 30, 2015 · 1:31 pm. Rundown provides a chance to see more of the James River. Conditions were perfect for the James River Rundown. This past weekend, I participated in the James River Rundown, thanks to a push from my friend Justin Doyle of the James River Association. I ran the 20-miler in 4 hours and 26 minutes, which was about the right amount of time to spend on the river. One funny side no...
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Day of adventure at Pocahontas State Park | Phil Riggan
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Rundown provides a chance to see more of the James River. Post grad school blues: Job searches are hard →. July 17, 2015 · 11:05 pm. Day of adventure at Pocahontas State Park. Identifying trees and leaves at Pocahontas State Park. Pocahontas State Park is the largest of Virginia’s state parks and the closest to our Richmond home. My children and I needed another day of adventure out in nature that included biking, hiking, swimming and learning about Mother Nature. Working on field journals. We learned a ...
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