Number of lanes is one issue but some major cities do have streets with 6 lanes (3 one way; 3 the other).
Speed is another issue.
Sidewalk size. For example the sidewalk on Six Forks Rd right next to North Hills East is narrow. I don’t have a problem crossing Six Forks Rd as a pedestrian other than drivers are terrible, but the sidewalk is also narrow once you get across. Biking wise it’s bad heading west on Dartmouth.
At Wegmans, the problem is that people are used to the quick flow through traffic. Industrial Dr isn’t bad biking wise. My only complaint there is that there’s no paved path to the greenway.
smaller town quality of life improvements. biking along the James River greenway in Lynchburg, VA…a few pubs and restaurants along short portions of it and good mappage. also snuck in a tennis tournament a LIberty University.
Sorry Durham is nothing like Richmond. It’s got its faults but a lot of charm. Also 10 degrees colder.
Raleigh needs a river somehow lol
So thankful downtown Raleigh is so walkable and not imprisoned by highways like Richmond. Downtown Richmond isn’t that great but the Fan, Shockeo Bottom, and Carytown areas are great. The art museum is huge and well-worth at stop. Civil War Museum not so much.
I really like Richmond as a weekend trip. We’ve seen a couple of shows there, love the breweries and the hiking by the river. We may be visiting family when they go camping in Shenandoah Valley in June, and we are planning to do Charlottesville and Richmond as well. Your pic and also the ones of Lynchburg (might need to check that out too) are making me ache for nice weather and road trips.
I think that’s a balanced way to look at Richmond. On its plus side, it has both the river and a larger legacy urban fabric. On its downside, I95 and all of those cloverleaf interchanges downtown really destroy what they have going for them. IMO, this is the absolute worst offense of all of them.
Yes just walked past it. Highways really kill the walking experience of this city. So many charming spots but all separated by highways, highway exits, frontage roads. Hopefully they can do something about like Durham wanting to remove their downtown highway. Raleigh should urbanize MLK Blvd.
For all the cranes and stories about Nashville growing, the 2021 Census estimates that Davidson County lost 12K people since the 2020 Census while their suburban counties exploded with growth.
It makes me wonder just how much if this construction serves the tourism and second/investor home sectors.
I lived in Richmond about 20 years ago. We would go tubing sown the James river, right through downtown. Also trails along the River were great to get a quick Mt. Bike ride in. Great times.
