Henrico’s changing approach to traffic-calming efforts; Ten Virginia species closer to gaining federal protections after lawsuit agreement

Henrico Newsflash – August 3, 2023

Aug 03, 2023

Henrico’s changing approach to traffic-calming efforts

A planned traffic-calming effort on a busy neighborhood road in the Near West End is drawing mixed reviews from some citizens as it illustrates Henrico County’s changing approach to such efforts.

At issue: how county officials should determine when, or whether, to implement measures designed to reduce the speed of vehicles (such as speed bumps, mini roundabouts or other deterrents); how they should best gauge the desires of the citizens who live nearby; and whether their answers to those questions will prompt them to scrap some or all of a longstanding policy that typically has governed those actions. Click here to read more

ENVIRONMENT COVERAGE

Ten Virginia species closer to gaining federal protections after lawsuit agreement

Virginia’s aptly named overlooked cave beetle is one of 10 species found in the state scheduled to be considered for protections under the Endangered Species Act.

In response to a federal lawsuit filed by the national environmental nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed July 24 to expedite its decisions on 33 species. Click here to read more