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RVA’s Got Issues · April 15 · 31 min

Rezoning Richmond

[Originally released 6/11/25] For the first time in 50 years, the city’s zoning code – the rules that say what can be built where – is being revised. It’s definitely time: the need for housing is desperate! But with a stunning reversal of white flight – an influx of young professionals into the city – how do we preserve the Richmond we love for everyone? Rich talks to City Council’s Ellen Robertson and Home of VA’s Tom Fitzpatrick about how to counter displacement while providing for Richmond’s future. Plus we hear from Cyane Crump of Historic Richmond. Amid all the code changes, how do we preserve the city’s historic fabric?

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[Originally released 6/11/25]

For the first time in 50 years, the city’s zoning code – the rules that say what can be built where – is being revised. It’s definitely time: the need for housing is desperate! But with a stunning reversal of white flight – an influx of young professionals into the city – how do we preserve the Richmond we love for everyone? Rich talks to City Council’s Ellen Robertson and Home of VA’s Tom Fitzpatrick about how to counter displacement while providing for Richmond’s future. Plus we hear from Cyane Crump of Historic Richmond. Amid all the code changes, how do we preserve the city’s historic fabric?

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