UCI Bicycle Race Leaves Monroe Park In The Dust

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Scott

Some choice excerpts from the Times Dispatch article:

Monroe Park will not host a designated fan zone during the UCI 2015 Road World Championships despite plans to the contrary and tens of thousands of dollars in city expense to improve the space.
A sponsor that loosely agreed to underwrite the celebration space in the Fan District switched gears in recent weeks, according to officials with Richmond 2015, the organization putting on the event.

The group declined to name the sponsor but said it had shifted to another space along the course. Officials would not detail costs associated with sponsoring a zone at the park. The move did not affect fundraising, they said.
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Todd Woodson, who lives in neighboring Oregon Hill, said the city had squandered taxpayers’ money.
“We’re in a crisis of leadership in this city and we’re hemorrhaging money,” Woodson said.
About 300 feet of a water line along Franklin Street was damaged during work done this spring, officials said at the time. How much the damage cost was unclear Monday. City officials were not able to provide an estimate.

Richmond2015/UCI Bicycle Race Information Meetings Schedule

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Scott

From Richmond2015 email:

Richmond 2015, the organizers of the UCI Road World Championships will host a series of informational meetings to help the community “Get Race Ready”!

During these meetings the community can learn from race officials about the race routes and schedules, the traffic management plan, where to party and how they can get engaged with this once in a generation opportunity to see the best cyclists in the World race through their backyards.

The series of meetings will take place daily the first two weeks of August at various times and locations throughout the region. See below and attached for a schedule of these public meetings.

Please share this information with your customers, patrons, members, employees, etc. As well as on your webpages, social media pages, etc. to help Richmond 2015 reach those who live, work and play in the impacted areas.

Belvidere Wall To Get Murals Before Bike Race

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Scott

Councilperson Agelasto mentioned at a meeting that a series of murals will be painted on the wall separating Oregon Hill from Belvidere Street in time for the UCI Road World Championships. Style Weekly includes some information in its roundup of bike race related art exhibitions.

http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/a-summer-of-cycling-brings-the-art-of-the-race-to-richmond/Content?oid=2214197

To cheer up the race route, four well-known Richmond artists — Ed Trask, Matt Lively, Greg Leach and Hamilton Glass — plan to paint murals on a 7-foot-tall wall stretching for four blocks from Belvidere to Oregon Hill, Trask says.

S. Cherry Street Vehicle Traffic Congestion Today

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Scott

I am assuming this is related to the USA Cycling Collegiate Road Nationals, but here, here,here,here, and here are posts concerning S. Cherry congestion from previous years. Hopefully, today’s backups can be ameliorated for Richmond2015.

Get Ready For Bike Races Tomorrow

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Scott

From the Times Dispatch:

About 24 hours remain before the time trials for the CapTech USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships begin, and a push is underway to make sure residents are aware of the major traffic disruption coming their way.
The three-day championships, which begin Friday, will close dozens of streets in Richmond and force drivers onto different routes.
To help alleviate some potential headaches, organizers will announce this morning that the start of Friday’s time trials has been pushed back 15 minutes to 9:15 a.m. The first day should finish about 4:30 p.m.

I have reported this before, but here is the link again for a pdf list of routes and road closures.

From RVANews.com:

Friday’s course stretches from Boulevard and W. Broad Street, to Oregon Hill and the Southside via the Lee Bridge, to downtown and parts of Church Hill.

Towing will begin at 3:00 AM on Friday and run until 7:00 PM along the course route. So make sure you move your car Thursday night.

Traffic Impact Briefing for Collegiate Races May 2-4

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Scott

From Councilperson Parker Agelasto:

Dear all,

I am passing along information about the 2014 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championship occurring May 2 – 4. There will be road closings affecting the northeastern portion of the 5th District. Please note that the provisions that have been recommended to accommodate for ingress and egress from neighborhoods. Oregon Hill will be most affected and will gain access by the temporary conversion of 2nd Street to two-way.

Please feel free to distribute this information to your civic association members as I am certain they will want to know.

Many thanks,
Parker C. Agelasto
Richmond City Council, 5th District

Click here for full Power Point file- 4.8.14 Traffic Impact Presser_v2

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