Media
We follow media coverage of smarter growth and citizen engagement in planning in the Richmond region and beyond.
PSG Press Releases
Acres of Vacant Parking Lots, Shuttered Retail Highlighted on Regional Tour
October 26, 2009
"Envision Richmond" Groups Urge City Council to Pass the Plan. Delay and Collapse of Public Faith at Risk.
October 10, 2008
Groups Nearing 1000 Signers for Downtown Plan
July 21, 2008
PSG Press Release
September 24, 2004
PSG in the News
Preservation, smart growth urged in Henrico County. Richmond Times-Dispatch, by Melodie Martin, Friday, January 23rd, 2009.
"Vanishing Virginia: Part I" Feature on CBS 6
"Vanishing Virginia: Part II" Feature on CBS 6 - November 18, 2008
Virginia's New Transportation Package (by Adele MacLean)
April 9, 2007
A Genuine Sense of Place (by Adele MacLean)
March 27, 2006, Richmond First Club Newsletter
Civic groups to tackle regional growth issues
September 24, 2004
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Articles
Neighbors in Waiting: The country’s real estate meltdown hasn’t just sparked a recession — it may have ended modern-day suburbia. Style Weekly, by Peter Galuszka, June 2, 2009.
Smart Growth Important Element in Reducing Global Warming
Old Dominion Sierran
Design Communities to a Human Scale
October 8, 2006, Richmond Times Dispatch
Extreme Makeover
August 28, 2006, Bacon's Rebellion
Keep Powhatan Quaint
March 24, 2006, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Stewardship: Each of Us Can Foster Progress
May 23, 2005, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Smart Growth Counters Transpo Conundrum
May 22, 2005, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Non-profit 'Newsmakers'
April 25, 2005, Richmond.com
Finding a better way to 'develop and grow'
April 6, 2005, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Opinions
Zoned Out: Are we going to build more just because the land is available - even if there are not enough schools, roads and sewer systems for these new homes and businesses? Style Weekly, by Charlie Finley, May 12, 2009.
Hanover Growth a Concern: Some fear area near Ashland Can't Handle Four Developments. Richmond Times-Dispatch, by Holly Prestidge, Wednesday, April 8, 2009.
Commentary: Henrico Doesn't Value Open Land - or Public Opinion. Richmond Times-Dispatch, by Nicole Anderson Ellis, Sunday, April 5, 2009.