Submit Your Big Ideas for the Richmond 300 Master Plan

The visioning process for Richmond 300, the City of Richmond’s new Master Plan, is well on its way. Throughout the last two weeks of September, the City hosted seven community open houses across Richmond. Staff from the Office of Sustainability joined each meeting to speak with participants about the City’s climate action efforts. Members of the community were asked for their vision for Richmond in 2037 and the big ideas to get there. We received a diverse and helpful range of feedback that will feed not only into Richmond 300, but also RVAgreen 2050, a community-wide initiative to develop and implement a roadmap of actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050 and prepare the community for the impacts of climate change.

The Sustainability & Resiliency display included information on the changing climate in Richmond (projections for higher average temperatures and an increased number of heat waves), as well as the sources of the City’s greenhouse gas emissions. We spoke with attendees about how climate change is impacting them and what they can do to mitigate its effects in Richmond.

If you were not able to come to a meeting, you still have until October 31 to comment online by taking the Richmond 300 Visioning Survey or visiting the Richmond 300 website. The Richmond 300 team will also be gathering feedback at upcoming events such as the Second Street Festival, Folk Festival, and Imagine Festival.