Richmond, Virginia has a vibrant culture, outstanding geographic attributes, a rich history, and a diverse population. But what is the unifying vision for the region? What does Richmond mean to you? What do you want for the area?
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1 – 200 of 204 Newer› Newest»My Richmond is a city with great potential but does not seem to realize its greatness. My Richmond could be the premier city in the region and a top destination. I am 30 and live in 23223.
My Richmond is a changing city with more diverse populations and changing needs. My Richmond could be more receptive to these changes.
age - 31
zip - 23221
My Richmond believes in its greatness and that there is a place in the community for everyone.
My Richmond could be a community where we move beyond the symbolic value of difference and where people have meanigful relationships that cut across differences and boundaries.
Age- 31
Zip- 23832
My Richmond is full of a wide range of art, culture, music and people. My Richmond should also cherish and promote the beauty and natural power of the James River running through it, keeping it accessible to all. age 54
zip 23238
My Richmond is filled with beauty, opportunity and great people looking for great leadership with compelling visions. My Richmond could stretch beyond leadership power struggles. My Richmond could keep the worthwhile from the past and progress creatively into the future. My Richmond could capitalize on the arts, natural beauty of the James, and its universities to become a vital center of culture and learning.
age - 64, zip - 23112
My Richmond has grown dramatically in many positive and a few negative ways over the last 40 years. It is a community with a strong diverse economy and increasingly diverse population. It is also a community with 'no there, there.' It is all over the place culturally, socially, geographically, etc. People connect strongly to one or more of these elements, but only a very few have any sense of the whole - - mostly, I believe, because it is 1. not necessary in order for people to have a great life here; and,2. there is no compelling evidence that taking care of the whole is necessary for the region to continue to be healthy economically and continue to grow.
I have come to believe that pushing on the whole will not cause Richmond to be any more than it is.
Age: 64
Zip: 23220 ('70-'87)
23229 ('87-'94)
23039 ('94- present)
My Richmond is just lacking that extra inch so that experiences, festivals, events will be connected and easy to find. My Richmond could be a place with better public transportation!
23
23219
My Richmond is a city with alot of potential, but full of chiefs and zero indians, everybody wants to lead but nobody wants to follow. With so much opportunity that has past us by and will continue to pass us by until we start thinking regionally and not just our backyard.
My Richmond could be a destination city for the region, state, nation and world with it's abundance of cultural arts, history, diversity, and scenic beauty. Think Charleston, Savannah, St. Augustine, New Orleans.
40 and 23220, and have been a Richmonder since 1984
My Richmond is home. I could make my artwork in any city in the United States, but I choose to do it here.
Its geographically interesting and culturally growing. VCU and a thriving art scene have taken over the blighted Broad Street area and have started to change the feel and look of our downtown.
The sprawl of the outlying areas hurts our city shopping districts, but that is a national issue as well as regional.
My Richmond could still have baseball but we don't. Our city planners often have their heads in the sand... their heads are elsewhere - but I'm keeping this PG.
Will
38
23225
My Richmond could find a way to integrate our diverse. Imagine co-housing units with all ages and all colors. Imagine co-housing units full of the sounds of children making music and dancing. Imagine Richmond a model of co-housing for the universe. Imagine co-housing as a vehicle for shared wealth. Imagine co-housing as a vehicle for art. Imagine co-housing as a vehicle for keeping children safe.
57
23229
My Richmond needs to let go of its' conservative ways and welcome newcomers with open arms, we carry spirit and passion to help bring Richmond to a modern city worth living in....My Richmond could be one of the greatest places to live if we join hands to overcome our issues...I am 35 and I live in 23225
My Richmond is full of history,natural beauty, a seasonal climate, economic potential while continuing to grow as a culturally diverse community. My Richmond has not taken advantage of it's special and unique attributes. My Richmond could be a hot spot for tourist traveling to and through VA. by authentically embracing what makes us (Richmond) unique rather than attempting to duplicate the plans and ideas of other major cities outside our region.
I am 47 and live in 23223
My Richmond is an up and coming, sought after, cosmopolitan city! I am in agreement w "phd600", age64 and w "anonymous", 3-24-09, age 47. As a lifetime resident, myself, and retiree, I see the future Richmond so diverse that we aren't just about our great history (as Charleston, SC or Savannah,Ga)! We are MORE! We have great cultural arts to enjoy here! We have simply great geographical features w the mountains, coastline and seasons! Our potential is fantastic for industry to locate here and, with that, prosperity, quality education and so on! We should be investing in awesome planning for our region! We do need coordination in this planning among all counties and cities in the region! But we don't need, and don't have time for, individual agendas and bickering! We are sitting on a gold mine, a jewel and we should recognize this!
We are a very vibrant, young cosmopolitan city!
My Richmond is small enough to feel intimate, large enough to feel complex and full of potential, diverse enough to feel the possibility of enlightenment from connection, beautiful enough to feel joy and appreciation for a river's wildness, and fragile enough for both stagnation and hope to emerge as powerful forces.
I forgot to mention age and zipcode: 55 and 23113
My Richmond is small enough to feel intimate, large enough to feel complex and full of potential, diverse enough to feel the possibility of enlightenment from connection, beautiful enough to feel joy and appreciation for a river's wildness, and fragile enough for both stagnation and hope to emerge as powerful forces.
Imagine what my Richmond could be ...if we came together to create walking/bike paths along the canal where people can bike to work a la Amsterdam....or perhaps some of the alleys could become bike paths........Imagine individuals coming together for a Habitat for Humanity like project to rehabilitate the decaying schools......or garden lovers helping to create vegetable garden plots in vacant parks or school yards.....
Imagine what my Richmond could be ...if we came together to create walking/bike paths along the canal where people can bike to work a la Amsterdam....or perhaps some of the alleys could become bike paths........Imagine individuals coming together for a Habitat for Humanity like project to rehabilitate the decaying schools......or garden lovers helping to create vegetable garden plots in vacant parks or school yards.....
Age 55
23229
My Richmond is a good place to live but is less than it could be. "Leaders" act more like administrators -- they talk a good show but never implement real change. I have seen so many long-range plans come to nothing in my 30+ years living in Henrico, Richmond and Chesterfield County.
My Richmond could be a region that works. Works together to create public transportation throughout the metro area. Works together to provide opportunities for all children to visit art museums and participate in music programs. Works together to support families as they deal with eldercare and sandwich-generation issues. My Richmond could be great!
age 60, ZIP 23114
My Richmond is...A remarkable challenge where seriously addressing the social contributors to health and personal responsibly will be key to improving the health of the community.
My Richmond could be...wonderful opportunity to work together for a healthier Richmond.
Age: 56
Zip Code: 23059
My Richmond is
beautiful city with many choices
My Richmond could be
a town with better leadership and less hot buttons
My Richmond has been my home for 42 years and is a wonderful place to live with huge potential. My Richmond could be the future for my daughter filled with opportunity and promise.
age 42
23141
My Richmond is a city with a lot of assets but it is too divided to realize its highest potential.
My Richmond could be a region that works cooperatively for the good of all citizens regardless of their geographic location. My Richmond should celebrate its historic resources, drawing the world into enrich our community, financially and intellectually.
I am 45 and I live in 23221.
My Richmond is a great place to raise a family and still have our children and grandchildren living here because the grass is not greener elsewhere. A place where I can grow my business and find talented educated employees.
My Richmond could be a World-class city with a baseball stadium hosting a AAA team in Shockoe Bottom awith economic development around the stadium and the river to draw people downtown. A city with a unique icon that is instantly recognized and universally associated with Richmond.
I am 63 and I live in 23229.
My Richmond is hindered by a lack of regional vision and cooperation.
My Richmond could be a model of regional vision and cooperation.
I am 68 and I live in 23235.
My Richmond is Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico Counties and the City of Richmond. A relatively conservative area that struggles with ways to embrace the differences offered by each county/city.
My Richmond could be a dynamic, leading edge, progressive, trend setter.
I am 46 and I live in 23229.
My Richmond is s yo-yo where we let things get 'bad' before doing something. Why? Often, a lack of knowledgable vision where everyone's needs are not at the table, precisely because not everyone is at the table. Example: Now, we are trying to work on getting decent housing for the working poor and the middle class. What about the working class and the lower middle class? What about civil servants? I believe that is called 'workforce housing', but although it has been around for a few years, there still is nothing available. What is up with that, as the kids would say.
My Richmond could be . . . This is too long for me to comment upon now.
I am 49 and I live in 23227.
My Richmond is a very liveable city: not too big and not too small with an accessible airport with decent fares and wonderful resources in its river, its highly ranked magnet high school (Maggie Walker), and its wonderful neighborhoods just minutes from the city (the Fan, Ginter Park).
My Richmond could be much more successful in showing off its best asset (the river running through downtown), in making baseball welcome in the city, in expanding a truly remarkable educational offering (Maggie Walker Governor's school).
I am 45 and I live in 23227.
My Richmond is an affordable, comfortable place to live and raise children, close enough to the mountains and the ocean to find a bounty of outdoor activities and a change of scenery.
My Richmond could be a more welcoming community, less concerned about where you come from or what your family history has been and more concerned with bringing the brightest minds and most committed citizens to the area.
I live in 23227.
My Richmond is great for families, full of a variety of things to do, affordable.
I am 50 and I live in 23235.
My Richmond is locally focused.
My Richmond could be more inclusive.
I am 44 and I live in 23112.
My Richmond is fragmented.
My Richmond could be . . . rather than could be, it needs to be a place for innovation with the proper business resources and economic incentives to gain interest from outside corporations and retain intellectual talent of college and professional students.
My Richmond is . . . My vision is to have supervisors and council to work together for a shared vision and REGION. We have taken a step backward with the new postal addresses of Henrico , VA and Perhaps Chesterfield, VA.
I am 68 and I live in 23221.
My Richmond is a city still trying to find itself. At least we continue to strive for a better life for our residents, however, I fear we are not truly willing to do what it really takes to embrace a common vision.
My Richmond could be a city more like Charlotte, NC or Austin TX. These cities are inventing and re-inventing themselves. They've collaborated to cultivate an environment of economic growth and prosperity. They've started from the ground up, ensuring an adequate infrastructure to support their visions.
I am 43 and I live in 23112.
My Richmond is a disjointed region on many levels. There is even confusion about who is considered part of the region. (Goochland, Ashland, New Kent, Charles City?)Regional Cooperation between the city and counties works only when the elected leaders don't risk losing their power, position, or money, which isn't very often. The Dillon Rule that keeps Virginia a Commonwealth ensures that cooperation will remain a political battleground. A perfect example is the recent changes in postal addresses to reflect the county of the addressee. If a change needed to be made, it should have been to Richmond, VA to indicate that we are all Richmonders-- Not Henrico, Va or Hanover, VA or Chesterfield,VA.
My Richmond could be a diverse, historical masterpiece of natural beauty, united in the common good for all--a tourist's delight and a resident's dream.
I am 53 and I live in 23113.
My Richmond thinks that Government can fix all problems.
My Richmond could be like its neighboors, Chesterfield and Henrico.
I am 72 and I live in 23113.
My Richmond is still segmented with 'the' city and outlying areas...Short Pump engorged with excessive growth...
My Richmond could be a thriving metropolitan area.
I am 64 and I live in 23235.
My Richmond is balkanized: many discrete groups that do not intersect; true within ethnicities as well as across racial and economic backgrounds.
My Richmond could be a place brought together by shared interests and activities.
I am 66 and I live in 23226.
My Richmond is a disintegrated and racially/economically segregated conglomeration of 10 jurisdictions, with 1.2 million people, sprawling without vision.
My Richmond could be an integrated, modern, exciting, visionary city of 1.2 million people whose attention is on improvement of the whole rather than segregation of the parts.
I am 68 and I live in 23223.
My Richmond is a place where political jurisdictions compete with each other for resources and use zoning regulations to maintain the status quo.
My Richmond could be a community where people of every political jurisdiction identify themselves as Richmonders and where people of every class, race, and social circumstances are welcomed and valued.
I am 66 and I live in 23227.
My Richmond could be . . . we need public transit system -- light rail. city school improvement.
My Richmond could be open and inclusive.
I am 68 and I live in 22578.
My Richmond is a place where a relatively small number of people appreciate and take advantage of what Richmond is/had.
My Richmond could be a thriving area where culturaly diverse groups contribute to the economic, educational, and recreational vitality of the City and becomes a 'draw' for the surrounding communities.
I am 48 and I live in 23116.
My Richmond is evolving.
My Richmond could be a center for the performing arts.
My Richmond is a culturally- and geographically-segregated community that aspires to be greater than the sum of its parts.
My Richmond could be an inclusive regional geographic community where all citizens are safe and valued as worthy and contributing to the health and vibrancy of the Greater Richmond area.
My Richmond is a place with terrific potential, but where nearly half of all public school students, who begin 6th grade,fail to graduate.
My Richmond could be a place with the best public school system in the country.
I am 61 and I live in 23227.
My Richmond is after so many years and so many studies so crippled by social, economic, racial and political divisions that we have lost decades in being economically competitive.
My Richmond could be a social and economic unit, working together for the good of all. It could be economically competitive with cities like Atlanta and Charlotte. It could be connected by a transportation plan that is environmentally friendly and supports regional economic growth.
My Richmond is the Richmond REGION and includes the hopes and aspirations of a variety of peoples from all walks of life who share a common hope for success and quality of life.
My Richmond could be much greater if persons would consider the wants and needs of the entire metropolitan region rather than limiting their views and expectations to the area within the city limits so that the community as a whole could work harmoniously.
I am 66 and I live in 23139.
My Richmond is exhausted from defining the problem and not enough time picking up the phone and solving it.
My Richmond could be dynamic, exciting, creative, inventive, and inclusive.
My Richmond is a city who's ethics put people and the resources of the planet first. A city that comes to terms with it's past. A city that stops talking and starts acting. A city that honors it public spaces as the representation of the health of it's citizens and the function of it's government.
My Richmond could be beautiful.
I am 42 and I live in 23223.
My Richmond is a good place to work, live and raise my family.
My Richmond could be as above, with a more regional, inclusive, vibrant focus to benefit all.
I am 54 and I live in 23221.
My Richmond is a region with vast potential in many areas, a region that has been pulled 'kicking and screaming' for the most part into the 21st century and a region that simply refuses to let go of the past.
My Richmond could be a great place to raise a family, a valued and quality-oriented place to live, work and play.
I am 62 and I live in 23227.
My Richmond is . . . I have been involved in lawenforcement in this city for forty one years. We need to wake up and prevent those with mentalhealth issues from being dumpped in jails where they doi not belon. We need to have prenatal care for those ffrom the beginning of birth, we need to put more efforts on treating the causes of social issues before going to jail not after they get in. We need to provide education at its earliest stage for all regardless of what school you attend.We need to recognize thatfamily values starts at home.We need to be more proactive than reactive. We need to make sure hardcore criminals stays incarcerated so that society will be protected...We need to stress with surrounding counties how important and cost effective Reginalism will make us whole. Invest in our youth by providing tools designed to keep them from getting into the criminal justice system ETC.(Sheriff C.T.Woody,JR.)
My Richmond could be a World Class City.
I am 63 and I live in 23221.
My Richmond could be lively, diverse, growing, dynamic, challenged.
My Richmond could be lively, diverse, dynamic, popular with tourists.
I am 59 and I live in 23230.
My Richmond is becoming culturally diverse but still much too conservative in views and deeds.
My Richmond could be a trend setter for the region by embracing what makes the Richmond region unique.
My Richmond is stuck, and embarassed, by its role in the Civil War.
My Richmond could be a major, modern, cooperative, art loving, supportive, cohesive, city.
My Richmond is a community that presents very different experiences to its citizens based on race and income levels. It is still parochial, conservative and cautious. It is polite and not often comfortable having honest conversations. It is very Southern, in my eyes, especially having grown up in California.
My Richmond could be both safe for ALL its citizens and a vital economic community able to attract companies and private investment. It consists of city and county leaders who work together collaboratively in the best interests of the region at large.
I am 43 and I live in 23233.
My Richmond is struggling to overcome many of the inequalities that exist in the areas of emploment, educational, housing and the economy.
My Richmond could be a regional leader in providing employment, educational, housing and economic opportunities for all citizens.
I am 48 and I live in 23060.
My Richmond is struggling to overcome many of the inequalities that exist in the areas of emploment, educational, housing and the economy.
My Richmond could be a regional leader in providing employment, educational, housing and economic opportunities for all citizens.
I am 48 and I live in 23060.
My Richmond is one of the more successful mid-size regions in the US, comparing favorably with Charlotte, Nashville, Jacksonville, and other peer communities.
My Richmond could be a more vibrant economic unit with a highly-skilled workforce and great entrepreneurial spirit.
I am 58 and I live in 23116.
My Richmond is vibrant, changing for the good.
My Richmond could be regionally more cooperative and financially more viable.
I live in 23238.
My Richmond is a wonderful place to live with lots of opportunities; however, still struggles with unity as indicated by the 'turf battles' between the city, counties, etc.
My Richmond could be vibrant and a place people seek out to live, if they could learn from other localities how to work together to accomplish their vision. Note: did not see a place to put this comment, so am including it here ... the link posted below is not active even though it is shown as a hyperlink. Ironically, this is one of the issues with Richmond ... follow through is missing ...
My Richmond is . . . Richmond has been working on a vision for the last 20years. The vision changes every time there is a new report issue. Remeber 'Easy to Love' ?
My Richmond could be a great place to live, work, and play.
I am 52 and I live in 23233.
My Richmond is changing and growing - SLOWLY developing as a cultural center for the region.
My Richmond could be more dedicated to 'true' regionalism and a destination for young adults in the area.
I am 48 and I live in 23112.
My Richmond is a great place to work, live and raise a family -place to call home - a wealth of cultural and social opportunities.
My Richmond could be -a more viable downtown district with better transportation, parking, and lighting - enhanced public school system with ADA compliance - the number 1 State for volunteerism.
I am 40 and I live in 23221.
My Richmond is . . . Hard to say. The question asks about my Richmond. It doesn't refer to the Region, so in essence, part of the problem with regionalism lies in this survey. People do not identify enough as a region.
My Richmond could be . . . A lot better than it is.... The counties are extremely well run. The City is not. I could only imagine how much better the Region would be if the City could get itself on par with the Counties. The City needs to take responsibility for its short comings, pull up its britches and get to work. Stop the complaining about the Counties. Richmond's failures are their own. Be a little more humble and ask your counterparts for assistance, don't act like they owe it to you.
My Richmond could be . . . Walking/biking region with a thriving downtown, pedestrian/biking only on weekends to bring people downtown. Night life that extends beyond 9 pm. Keep all green spaces and also James River Park. Safe for all. Opportunities for low-income residents to bring up their children to get a good education, in crime-free and healthy neighborhoods.
I am 52 and I live in 23229.
My Richmond is . . . Too many 'little kingdoms'. Too much seperating out.
My Richmond could be . . . Corporating, sharing towards common goals.
I am 46 and I live in 23060.
My Richmond is . . . Richmond is home. However, my current life is outside of the city limits, and sufficient time has elapsed for me to give up on worrying about the city. So, I enjoy life to the fullest now in the county, and infrequently visit downtown.
My Richmond could be . . . Mid-Atlantic's best city - Sports, music, history and lifestyle.
I am 64 and I live in 23103.
My Richmond is . . . a city too focused on it's past and it's differences.
My Richmond could be . . . a place where people focus on common needs and goals. The more attention we pay to what makes us different the more difficult it is to move forward. Awareness of one's heritage is fine but to wave it like a banner does not promote unity.
I am 58 and I live in 23103.
My Richmond is . . . A treasurer of its past. A vibrant environment for the Arts. Surrounded and constrained by hard-hearted, exclusionary, racist counties. A deteriorating environment for non-profit financial support. Weighed down by a racial divide empowered by centuries of resentments that are held dear and can't be released.
My Richmond could be . . . A healed place.
I am 64 and I live in 23226.
My Richmond is . . . -- full of potential, realized and realizable; -- comprised of 5 municipalities which are jewels on their own, but which dim each other's brilliance by too often taking independent paths towards the same goal.
I am 47 and I live in 23226.
My Richmond is a region with jurisdictions and people who have put their 'toes' into the lake of social and cultural challenges and in the past 15 years waded out to knee deep.
My Richmond could be a 'swimming with dolphins' experience with no boundaries to dealing with the needs of our community.
My Richmond is Diverse and unequal and separate with few 'tables' at which our different communities within the Greater Richmond Community can come together to listen & learn from each other. Those in power defend their piece of the pie rather than seek to make the pie bigger for the benefit of all. Bigotry remains, no longer out of a false belief in social Darwinism & intrinsic racial inequalities, but out of ignorance and fear. Leaders in Henrico & Chesterfield have been silent, undertaking instead politically expedient practices of perpetuating de facto economic, racial/ethnic and religious segregation. Leaders in Richmond play the role of 'victim' rather than be receptive to shared power among regional constituencies. There are few cooperative ventures to address regional economic development, transportation, education, environmental & quality of life issues. And what do we read in the letters to the editor? Whether or not Robert E Lee was a terrorist! Give me a break. It's the 21st century, people. Get over it and get on with it. There are regions that have been able to address their diversity & disputes through dialogue. When will we stop our polite conversations and get down to making a commitment to work together?
My Richmond could be a wealthy community as measured by people of diverse origins & languages, races & religions, economic class & education, and human sexuality who are woven into a tapestry that reflects the rich history, natural resources, artistic expressions and educational resources our Great Metropolitan Richmond has to offer.
I am 61 and I live in 23220.
My Richmond is cousins who no longer talk with each other.
My Richmond could be one government, like counties in the rest of the country.
I am 55 and I live in 23113.
My Richmond is comfortable and a little boring.
My Richmond could be exciting and invigorating.
My Richmond is a region making progress but at a pace far slower than what could/should be happening.
My Richmond could be a highly recognized world-class region.
My Richmond is . . . I'm currently unaware of MyRichmond or it's activities, even after the high visibility of the Crupi report.
My Richmond could be . . . energizing.
I am 52 and I live in 23233.
My Richmond is historic yet vibrant with a classic blend of the old with the new mixed comfortly together.
My Richmond could be . . . My Ricmond with the addition of a sense of regionalism pulling us together rather pushing us apart.
I am 58 and I live in 23233.
My Richmond is a City in which time spent grocery shopping and church going remain the most segregated hours in town and 'haves' and 'have nots' remain isolated and segregated physically, economically, spiritually and politically.
My Richmond could be a vibrant and inclusive community where racial and socio-economic lines are blurred and all are welcome to participate actively in all aspects of the community.
I am 59 and I live in 23220.
My Richmond is lacking the regional cooperation that it takes to address all the major barriers to us becoming a top tier city. Whether addressing corporate relocations, economic development, tourism, education, affordable housing, regional planning and land use, transportation, or other infrastructure issues the subject needs addressing as a region, not by individual government entities. While metropolitan forms of government are not perfect, they do foster a better sense of cooperation and community pride that drives economic and tourism development.
My Richmond could be better focused on riverfront and downtown development driven by both typical and ecological tourism commerce. Richmond could develop new concepts and dynamic goals for sustainable industries and ecotourism. My Richmond should be a destination, not a stop over for tourism, which can further drive economic development and fuels everyone’s economy.
I am 48 and I live in 23059.
My Richmond is . . . Currently, Richmond is an isolated metropolis, surrounded by counties who have been somewhat hostile to regional items that are important to the city.
My Richmond could be . . . A more inclusive and friendly neighbor to the outlying counties who cooperate for the good of the region.
I am 56 and I live in 23227.
My Richmond is conservative and averse to change.
My Richmond could be Progressive,thriving with culture and vested in the future of its children.
I am 48 and I live in 23836.
My Richmond is not taking advantage of its assets.
My Richmond could be America's most exciting city!
I am 71 and I live in 23221.
My Richmond is ....everyone who wants to work has a job.
My Richmond could be . . . better educated and able to be productive and hold a job.
I am 59 and I live in 23229.
My Richmond is isolated, doesn't work cohesively.
My Richmond could be working as one region.
I am 56 and I live in 23226.
My Richmond is a plodder, not realizing its potential, afraid to tout its obvious historical attributes; lacking viable high quality transit.
My Richmond could be dynamic, vibrant downtown, canal walk, shockoe area; re-focused on promoting its unique historical attributes as a tourist destination; realizing its forgotten past as a transit mecca.
I am 52 and I live in 23233.
My Richmond is struggling to develop an identity as a region, with pockets of very commendable work, but obviously needing to move beyond where it is right now.
My Richmond could be a vibrant community with safe, clean neighborhoods and a vital urban downtown to which people wish to return and live!
I am 64 and I live in 23220.
My Richmond is . . . A beautiful place that lacks community cohesion. It's a place that is very divided economically and racially. City also has a poor transportation grid that doesn't support vibrant regional interaction or neighborhood to neighborhood to neighborhood. Downtown leaves much to be desired.
My Richmond could be . . . A regional destination. A place known to be safe for kids and families. A jazz hub. Bring real clothing and food shops back downtown where people live. Establish ongoing public conversation and publish a report card around Crupi report recommendations.
I am 55 and I live in 23228.
My Richmond is fractured and seemingly disconnected, operating in silos. There are organizations, corporations and leaders in the community each working on behalf of their own mission/vision but without that champion to pull it together. Shockoe Bottom baseball; no baseball. The river is a gem that could unite but instead seems to divide. North of the river or south of the river, what to do with the river?
My Richmond could be exciting place that attracts visitors to get off the I-95 exits and experience a thriving city! My Richmond has Leaders that can convene a meaningful community dialogue, articulate a common vision and then make something happen. My Richmond embraces people regardless of geography -- north or south of the river --ethnicity, race or age. My Richmond cherishes its history and but does not still live it. My Richmond gets it!
I am 60 and I live in 23836.
My Richmond is an amazing place to live! I love the generous philanthropic community, the passionate leaders, and the hopeful children!
My Richmond could be even better as we address the issues of teamwork, and putting others first instead of our own self-interests.
I am 38 and I live in 23220.
My Richmond is Home. Where I grew up and chose to move back to. It is suburban, relatively safe, and a good place to raise children. Richmond is not like that for everyone.
My Richmond could be Unified in government, strategy for growth, equal education, and prosperity.
I am 44 and I live in 23229.
My Richmond is . . . Lived here all my life and think it is a great city. Like all we have our opportunities to improve.
My Richmond could be . . . A place where the various governments and orginizations could work as one. Example:the Baseball fiasco.
I am 62 and I live in 23238.
My Richmond is . . . We have studied the region and its problems for 30 years. All with same issues. We need to take action and quit studying! Think of all the money that's been spent on studies!
I am 61 and I live in 22578.
My Richmond is . . . A home for families and individuals sharing the unique and attractive natural, historic and cultural resources of this part of the Country
My Richmond could be . . . The most historic and environmentally attractive community to live, work and play-in, in the Country
I am 61 and I live in 23005.
My Richmond is slowly, but surely getting better. Race relations have improved, downtown development is increasing, the focus on the river is positive, a less combative city administrative is a positive, and movement of residents to the city is good.
My Richmond could be enhanced so much with greater cooperation among the city and the surrounding counties. Richmond is not just the city of Richmond; it is the metro area.
I am 68 and I live in 23229.
My Richmond is poorly governed, racially divided, not progressive and in need of new infastructure that would attract tourists (e.g., coliseum, baseball park, etc).
My Richmond could be well governed, in racial harmony, and progressive with new infastructure that attracts tourists.
I am 59 and I live in 23225.
My Richmond is . . . A great place to live, work and play. A little hard to be part of if 'you're not from here' and somewhat unwilling to talk about the past and future in a constructive way. A civil war was fought here not too long ago. We need to learn, love and move forward. We have the place can we develop the soul to make Richmond great?
My Richmond could be . . . The premier place to be in the southeast. We have the climate, history, access, and people to be world class.
My Richmond has no identity, no focus and no image.
My Richmond could be . . . If a way could be found to incentivize the City and surrounding Counties to make regional cooperation a reality this region could be a world-beater
I am 76 and I live in 23229.
My Richmond is . . . a safe city to raise children, with great educational system and employment opportunities.
My Richmodn could be . . . safer with better education and employment opportunities.
I am 48 and I live in 23229.
My Richmond is a city/region with vastly underutilized resources - natural, historic, human... operating as several independent entities rather than a unified region of greatness.
My Richmond could be a livable community where land use planning and transportation went hand in hand and the region cooperated on issues regarding planning, development, education, parks and recreation (including trails and greenways) and creative financing...
My Richmond is home. It's the place where my friends believe I know everyone. Probably because I've never met a stranger. However, it's also the place where I hear people say we're closed and unwelcoming. It's a place where you have to take initiative to integrate yourself. We're polite, hesitant to hurt people's feelings. Slow to change. Compassionate. A large % of folks are church goers. Artistic. The major downside is we don't appear to be properly educating our children.
My Richmond could be . . . One of the creative meccas of the state, nation, world. With the VCU School of the Arts, the theatre and dance companies, the music scene, not to mention the ad agencies and VCU's Brand Center. If we harness the creative forces at our disposal we could fuel an economic engine that would drive jobs and the delopment of intellectual property to rival any community in the world.
I am 56 and I live in 23228.
My Richmond is . . . One of the best places in the world to live, work, play, and grow.
My Richmond could be . . . An even better place if more people in leadership positions and the media would spend more time looking forward and less time looking back.
My Richmond is focused on narrow definitions of leadership. Too afraid to fail.
My Richmond could be respectful of multi-culturalism. Contains healthy, exciting activities for young people of modest means. Supportive of the arts.
I am 52 and I live in 23235.
My Richmond is a city whose public school system is below par.
My Richmond could be a city whose public school sytems rivals those found in more affluent communities.
I am 53 and I live in 23235.
My Richmond is a great mix of big city and small town.
My Richmond could be a shining gem of a city on the East Coast.
I am 38 and I live in 23233.
My Richmond is . . . I have only lived in Richmond a short time, but regional issues such as public transportation show the area is fractured and does not share a common vision.
My Richmond could be . . . One that identifies and works constructively on goals to benefit all the Richmond area.
I am 54 and I live in 23227.
My Richmond is . . . Historic, beautiful and has so much to offer individuals and families (metro Richmond, that is).
My Richmond could be . . . Even better if localities in the region worked together on a common vision for the region. Richmond does not stop at jurisidictional boundaries.
I am 42 and I live in 23226.
My Richmond is . . . on the cusp of change. lacks regional cooperation and a united vision from the city.
My Richmond could be . . . a thriving community for all--elderly, disabled, rich, por, middle class, all faiths and all ethnic groups.
I am 64 and I live in 23225.
My Richmond is . . . A series of separate silos with the city fairly isolated in the center.
My Richmond could be . . . A vibrant regional community like Minneapolis or Charlotte with shared governance, services and amenities. I realize how impractical this is given the attitudes of the various jurisdictions, the unwillingness to share power and the resistance to combining services to save money because of the various vested interests in the jurisdictions. I suspect we will just talk about this for the next 50 years.
I am 68 and I live in 23225.
My Richmond is a geat place to live.
My Richmond could be more educated about arts and culture.
I am 50 and I live in 23192.
My Richmond is . . .Conservative, character values of a small town, economic diversity. Great place for contributions to charitable causes. People who care. A place divided by history and politics.
My Richmond could be . . . More regionally conscious, with a change in the charter of the Commonwealth of Virginia's structure to combine cities and counties....that all schools are strong and that people feel safe coming downtown. That the things that divide us emerge as strengths.
My Richmond is . . . Unfocused. There are lots of great things about our region -- the river, new arts center, very active arts scene, fabulous restaurants, Monument Ave. 10k, rich cultural diversity -- and some not-so-great -- gang violence, struggling schools, indifferent sports fans, quarrelsome public officials, unaddressed poverty-related issues. The problem is, we don't have a common self-image. Nashville can say, 'We're the Country Music capital.' St. Louis can claim The Arch. Memphis can say, 'We're the center of the Blues.' Of all the great things about Richmond, which one do we claim?
My Richmond could be . . . Rockin' River City.
I am 58 and I live in 23229.
My Richmond is . . . Isolated & Limited. Needs more diverse cultural events. Boring.
My Richmond could be . . . More energized, dynamic & vibrant. Better shopping, restaurants and parking options. A safer place to visit.
I am 47 and I live in 23831.
My Richmond is a city marked with poverty and ineffective government, yet still historic, beautiful and vibrant.
My Richmond could be a city recognized instead for its quality public schools, beautiful architecture and value as a thriving metropolis that can hold its own with the other great cities of the East Coast.
I am 21 and I live in 23173.
My Richmond could stop being so uptight, so conservative and so lost in backwards thinking. This is a new day, new times and we should be moving forward. There is so much potential here---so much opportunity. I have seen so much growth and change in the city since arriving here 18 years ago but we still have far to go. We need to embrace each other and embrace the change that is inevitable. We need better transportation between the city and the counties.
My Richmond could be a mecca, a land of opportunity for all. It offers so much in terms of entertainment and its access to DC, VA Beach or Atlanta is great. It could be a safer place to live and the efforts of our law enforcement are trying to make that happen.
My Richmond is a fast growing Richmond. Richmond has and is still experiencing tremendous growth. My Richmond could be a more jubilent Richmond if it allows the diverse visions and voices to be seen and heard. I am 39 years young and live in 23831.
My Richmond is a city full of potential but so many of us don't take advantage of its greatness. I wish we could do more for the homeless. Thanks to Sheriff Woody who speaks out on our mentally ill and how we need to keep them out of the jails and find them real help. My Richmond could be a city of greatness if we all pull together to lift each other up instead of trying to bring each other down. We could find more positive activites to keep our youth out of the streets.
Age 36
Zip 23234
My Richmond is... a city that needs to start looking forward. We spend far too much time arguing over the past. We need to groom our younger generations to be productive citizens, that are willing to work towards a common goal. Make this city and it's sorrounding counties a great place to live, work and play.
MY Richmond could be... a great place to visit. We are rich in history and natural beauty. We could attract more tourists dollars and be able to provide better services to our citizens with them.
I am 41 and live in 23112.
My Richmond is the place where I was born, raised and educated. It has been a city divided (Black/White), and a city with major issues (Crime). But it has also been a place where children could go to the parks and just have fun. A place where school pride ran high and downtown was vibriant. My Richmond can and will be that place again.
Age - 55
zip - 23836
My Richmond is moving towards a new beginning! We are a diverse population learning to live and work together.
My Richmond needs to let go of the old and accept the new in order for change to succeed.
My Richmond is home!
My Richmond is "arty", historical, full of culture and diverse. Yu don't have to look far to "find some fun" for a wide age range.
Age 65
Zip Code 23223
My Richmond is . . . One of the best places in the world to live, work,raise a family & grow.
My Richmond could be . . . An even better place if more people would learn to accept people by the contents of their character rather than of the color of their skin. I'ts a great city with much potential only if we move forward in doing things that would better the community as a whole it's one city OUR CITY!!!!! I am 43 and i live in 23803
C.T. Woody, Jr. said...
My Richmond is....I have been involved in law enforcement in this city for forty one years. We need to wake up and prevent those with mental health issues from being dumped in jails where they do not belong. We need to have prenatal care from the beginning of birth, we need to put more efforts on treating the causes of social issues before going to jail, not after they get in. We need to provide education at its earliest stage for all regardless of what school they attend. We need to recognize that family values start at home. We need to be more proactive than reactive. We need to make sure hard core criminals stay incarcerated so that society will be protected... We need to stress with surrounding counties how important and cost effective Regionalism will make us whole. Invest in our youth by providing tools designed to keep them from getting into the Criminal Justice System, etc. (Sheriff C.T. Woody, Jr.)
My Richmond could be a World Class City.
I am 63 and live in 23221
My Richmond is a city that's striving for greatness and stability. Richmond is growing in diversity. My Richmond could be more productive when working together for one common goal.
age: 37
zip-23150
My Richmond is not able to move past its history (bad & good) and move towards a more progressive city. My Richmond could be a more cosmopolitan place to live if there was more regional cooperation in every respect - transportation, housing, education, entertainment, culture.
Age - 58
Zipcode - 23235
My Richmond is a city where too many folks have excuses to explain low achievement instead of having an expectation of high achievement for themselves. Along with the individual acceptance of low self achievement, there is a low expectation of citizens for our city government to be progressive, responsive and accountable.
My Richmond could be anything that we might wish it to be. In order for that to happen, I cannot be willing to be satisfied with less than the best from myself, my co-workers, and my neighbors. We need to be brave and bold enough to encourage those who are trying to keep trying, admonish those who are idle to get it in gear and stop forever accepting excuses as reasons and justification for malingering.
I am 47 and I live in 23235.
David Martin
My Richmond is a city on the move with great potential. It is centrally located close to the nation’s capital, beaches and the mountains. It’s a great place to live and raise a family.
My Richmond could be a city with a robust art cultural center and canal walk. We have all the historical attractions and sites in Richmond that visitors come from all over the county to see.
age 58
zip 23832
My Richmond is moving towards a new beginning! We are a diverse population learning to live and work together.
My Richmond needs to let go of the old and accept the new in order for change to succeed.
My Richmond is home!
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44
23237
My Richmond is a nice place to live with lots to see and do. The growth--business and residential--has been amazing.
My Richmond could be improved if the crime rate was not so high. It is becoming increasingly unpleasent to listen to the news.
Age: 55
Zip: 23227
My Richmond is "home"; however, it has not been an exciting place to return to. The people are too cliquish even in terms of where you worship. We don't support a real jazz venue; we don't support our professional sports teams until it's time for them to leave town; we are still too segregated and isolated economically -- white people are taking over previously black communities (i.e. "Churchill"); new communities are set apart by locale and economics; we just have not learned to live, love and enjoy one another as "people". The "haves" continue to have and the "have-nots" still have not. We get along, but who really cares?!
My Richmond could be better!
Age: 68 Zip Code 23228
Name: HHG
My Richmond is home to me and my family for more than 40 years. It's geographically very interesting, with great resources such as its river, but close enough to the mountains and the ocean.
My Richmond could......have lot of potential..... a new baseball stadium in Shockoe Bottom and hopefully more events at the canal walk.
My Richmond is.....a city with a lot of assets filled with opportunities and promise.
64 and 23231
My Richmond is a growning city with alot of potential.My Richmond could be more diverse to the different cultures.
Age-34
Zip-23075
My Richmond is a growing, diverse community with opportunities and challenges, but on the brink of something great if we could increase regional cooperation and diverse communities working together.
Age 32, Zip 23234
My Richmond is a great city with great qualities. It is comprised of people who have interesting and diverse backgounds. My Richmond leaders should do more to bring together its people so that we can learn about the many cultures that make up this great city! The Richmond Folk Festival is a terrific start...
Age 46
Zip 23219
My Richmond is a place with great historic value, a city with enormous potential. My Richmond is a melting pot of diverse culture.
My Richmond could be a much better place to live, some areas are populated with wealth and prosperity while others are poverty stricken and overcome with crime and violence. Drive down Broad street and see some of its history and the rebuilding of whats to come. live on Richmond...
AGE 40
ZIP 23060
NAME/SNM
My Richmond is a city still struggling with proverty,selfish minded people who wants it all for themselves.
My Richmond could be in a class by itself, with the right leaders in place to make great decisions where we all could benefit from!
52
23234
My Richmond is a great place to live. The new leadership in Richmond needs to work together and put old politics aside....out with the old and in with the new!!
My Richmond could be the center of attraction if we would use the old condemed buildings, and put them into good use. It's a lot we can accomplish here to be the center of attraction.
50
23231
My Richmond is a very livable and enjoyable city -- great weather, a sense of history, easy to navigate and great people of all backgrounds. My Richmond could be more cooperative and sharing -- the city and counties need to cooperate and look to metro government to solve many of the region's problems.
age - 53
zip - 23225
My Richmond is a place with quaint shopping, friendly voices, and a community for everyone. My Richmond could be safer for all people in the community.
Debbie, age = 34 and zip code = 23235
My Richmond is NOT a city that is divided and plagued by hate and segregation. My Richmond is one that acknowledges and appreciates the past while celebrating the present and excitedly anticipating the future. My Richmond is alive with vibrant businesses in the city with accessible public transportation throughout the metro area (including surrounding counties). My Richmond is inclusive and focused on becoming a vibrant city for all.
Age & Zip: 33, 23231
My Richmond is filled with talented people eager for the region to maximize its potential.
My Richmond could be a first-rate, inclusive, dynamic city shaped by the collective, collaborative efforts of citizens from all backgrounds.
Age 37
Zip 23227
John Moeser
Age 65
Zip code 23227
Richmond is perhaps the most historically rich city in the United States in that its history stretches across all of the major eras of North America development including pre-colonial, colonial, revolutionary, antebellum, Civil War, Reconstruction, industrial, post-industrial, and suburban development.
We have failed miserably to connect all of these eras, however, into one cohesive story that, if told right, would draw Americans by the millions.
My Richmond would tell this most griping story in its entirety.
My Richmond is a city full of potential, that too often let's drama and cultural differences disrupt our daily interactions and aspirations.
My Richmond could be the kind of place that more people are proud to call home instead of waiting to get out of, if we could celebrate our diversity instead of letting it divide us.
Age 24
Zip 23220
My Richmond is a place of great potential for quality of life, balancing the small town feel and look of typical suburbs with the great resources and benefits of a city (including sports, arts, public transportation, etc).
My Richmond could be a place I choose to stay to raise a family if we can build on regional public transportation and leverage the great schools just beyond the city line.
Age: 26
Zip Code: 23235
My Richmond is on a precipice.
My Richmond could dive with death-defying, mind-boggling greatness or hit every rock on the way down and end up in a broken heap. I'm betting on the former! I want "my Richmond" to erect a physical structure like a "Facebook" page the size of a city block (or some portion) where we all can put our artistic and written expressions. If "my Richmond" wants to build a new baseball diamond, then "my Richmond" must invest the same amount of capital and resources to build world-class, affordable housing for teachers, nurses, police officers, new workers, non-profit professionals, plant employees, government employees, and service workers, etc. "My Richmond" needs to insist that every public school -- no matter its current zipcode -- will provide an education that is unrivaled because we are a region that wants its "kids" to compete with the best in the world. In "my Richmond, let's take every closed Circuit City building in the metro area and turn it into an educational and learning place for "K through Gray" -- recycle & reuse. I know this requires cold hard cash but, first, "my Richmond" must have the collective will of a community determined to thrive and truly embrace that what happens to others happens to me -- in some way or another.
My age: 56
My zip: 23235
D. L. Mallory
My Richmond is a city on the rise, still being constrained by issues in education, poverty, and a lack of cohesiveness on direction and funding. My Richmond could be a model city that is held out to other cities as an example of one that got it right on addressing education as a regional solution, not as four independent entities.
Age: 52; Zip 23226
My Richmond is diverse and has something to offer everyone. My Richmond is the right-sized city. My Richmond is historical and beautiful with many great places, communities, and events to visit and admire.
My Richmond could be more like a Charlotte, NC if city leaders were more visionary, protactive and not caught up in their own agendas. My Richmond could be more concerned with getting a major professional sports team instead of mulling over a minor league baseball team. My Richmond could stop getting caught up in its past issues and embrace its future.
age - 27
zip - 23221
My Richmond is a great place to raise families with reasonable cost and has many interesting things and places to engage. It becomes more diverse in population but most still remains in their separate communities within their conservative comfort level.
My Richmond government officials, community leaders, and local residents could move out their conservative comfort level faster and truly experience the region's rich diverse cultures and people.
age - 61
zip - 23236
My Richmond is sort of a "sleeper hit" type city that seems to be getting better with the opening of The National as an important live music venue. It still flies under the radar though and doesn't attract the tourists it could. I find myself recommending Charlottesville and points west to potential vistors rather than Richmond itself.
My Richmond could be an overall better place with a more cohesive plan that allows the Canal area to live up to its once thought of potential. Perhaps getting a minor league baseball team into a cool new stadium in a nice location with lots of appealing bars and restaurants within walking distance of it would help.
35 years old. 23005
My Richmond is gorgeous, full of talented people, but perhaps does not use its resources wisely.
My Richmond could be more accepting of people.
My Richmond has great potential to be a wonderful metropolitan area. However, it is changing without a clear plan on how to address the needs of citizens and foster regional cooperation among surrounding counties. My Richmond could be more supportive of the arts, professional sports and other athletic activities.
age: 52
zip: 23220 - 23
zip: 23838 - 18
zip: 23838 - 7
My Richmond is a City adrift.
My Richmond could be an oasis of intelligence in a sea of banality. All it takes is leadership with a vision!
My Richmond is finally coming of age with farmer's markets, art walks and activism. My Richmond could be safer - end the constant violence.
age-30
zip - 23225
My Richmond is a city that offers a variety of activities from museums, to great restaurants and fun shops and wonderful parks.
My Richmond could be even more outstanding if music venues like Friday Cheers could go on even longer than 6 weeks and if the canal area had more to do. San Antonia's canal walk is incredible with outdoor cafes and shops right there along the canal. The closest restaurant to the canal is at the very end & a few blocks off (sinead's).
age - 42 - zip 23236
My Richmond is a place that needs to embrace what it has and capitalize on its strengths.
My Richmond could be a great destination city, but needs to make downtown a more vibrant, 24/7 place to be.
My Richmond is a gem hidden and covered by the old ways. In some ways this suits most Richmonders who want it laid back (showing up 15 minutes late to everything). But the History and the location of the Richmond area could make this a thriving economic metropolis again.
MY Richmond could have a better relationship with the outlying counties to provide a concentrated effort in promoting this area for travelers and businesses.
Age 42
23235
My Richmond is- a fast growing metropolitan. It's full of historic charm, fine dining and great spots to hang out. If you like to party, my Richmond knows how to party! If you like museums, the arts, or science, my Richmond has you covered. My Richmond is a melting pot of people from many different cultures and backgrounds. If you love the Lord, my Richmond offers many churches with many denomination. My Richmond is nationally recognized for its colleges and universities. My Richmond is centrally located making it easy access to the Blue Ride Mountains and Virginia Beach! Just another reason that makes my Richmond a great place to live.
My Richmond could be- number one on the list of cities that people and businesses migrate to and call their home if they only knew- "WHAT MY RICHMOND IS"
I am 40 and live on the 23223 side of town.
My Richmond is a town that I hope to stay in for a long time to come.
My Richmond could be even better than it is if we just had more vibrancy and better leaders.
Age 37 and zip code is 23226
My Richmond is a wonderful place to live. My Richmond could be more sophisticated, more diverse, more in tune with people of need, more cooperative with surrounding area, more business friendly.
Zip: 23220
Age: 62
My Richmond is historic, complicated, disunited, attractive. My Richmond could be appealing, commnicative, cooperative, beautiful.
Zip: 23220
Age: 51
My Richmond is segregated by income, race and education. My Richmond could be embracing its diversity.
Zip: 23238
Age: 40
My Richmond is independent.
My Richmond is many silos. Very family oriented, excludes singles. My Richmond could be more open, more receptive and genuine. More inclusive.
Zip: 23139
Age: 39
My Richmond is a place where history is not promoted enough to encourage visitors and residents. My Richmond could be a place where history can be told while progress is allowed to continue.
Zip: 23231
My Richmond is still steeped in provincial thought processes; tends to be down on itself as a region; not reaching its collaborative potential; but still a pretty great place to live. My Richmond could be a place where Richmond's rich history is understood and celebrated in a truthful, honest way; where citizens care about the well being of their fellow citizens; where we express our pride about what's great about the city.
Zip: 23112
Age: 50
My Richmond is a great place for me and my family to live and work and grow. My Richmond could be an even better place for families to live and work and grow.
Zip: 23116
Age: 62
My Richmond is a great place for many people to live. My Richmond could be a great place for all of its residents to live.
Zip: 23226
Age: 47
My Richmond is a region that has a hard time feeling good about itself. My Richmond could be a region that cherishes its entire history, moves beyond race, realizes there are other forms of diversity and welcomes a progressive, can-do spirit of collaboration.
My Richmond is blind to all that is different. My Richmond could be passionate about varying beliefs - even if they don't mirror your own.
My Richmond is a growing and changing city that has much to offer! My Richmond could be a bigger draw for people to work and live.
Zip: 23059
Age: 47
My Richmond is comfortable with status quo, but confused about its future. My Richmond could be unified.
Age: 51
Zip: 23226
My Richmond is struggling to progress. My Richmond could be regional cooperation for the benefit of all.
Zip: 23059
Age: 45
My Richmond is a growing community seeking to offer its citizens the best of small city values and big city opportunities. My Richmond could be a growing community that works better as a region to provide positive experiences to all of its demographics.
Zip: 23233
Age: 38
My Richmond is a great place to live with my family and raise my children. My Richmond could be a sought-after city where people from all over the country would seek to live and work.
Zip: 23229
Age: 39
My Richmond is a home to some; a stranger to many. My Richmond could be a world class location to live, work and enjoy an ongoing source of pride for her residents.
Age: 38
Zip: 23229
My Richmond is a city trying to be something its not. My Richmond could be welcoming to more people.
My Richmond is filled with a rich history and tradition. My Richmond could be vibrant and a destination.
Age: 45
Zip: 23233
My Richmond is still stuck between the promise of a great future and the shackles of its great past. My Richmond could be a community that cares for all its citizens.
Zip: 23060
My Richmond is HOME. I know no other place that is better to raise my family, fulfill my career aspirations and be so close to many featured attractions. My Richmond could be more willing to use our history as a tool to heal old wounds, instead of feeling victimized. We need to release ourselves from past historical forces that countinuously haunt our region.
Zip: 23238
Age: 32
My Richmond is diverse in population and recreational activities. My Richmond could be a city that could do more to enhance cultural diversity and improve on black/white relations.
My Richmond is a region full of history with the potential to write the next chapters to ensure a happy and healthy life for all of its citizens. My Richmond could be an even better place to live and work.
Age: 37
Zip: 23221
My Richmond is a city that does not call upon its past or the river that runs through it. My Richmond could a wonderful capital city which utilizes the waterway.
My Richmond is a wonderful place to work, live and to raise a family. My Richmond could be more cosmopolitan with some of the same amenities offered in larger cities (professional sports teams, more top restaurants and shows) and viewed as a vacation spot for people from around the US and around the world.
Age: 39
Zip: 23059
My Richmond is working through its identity for the future, while clinging to its past. My Richmond could be vibrant, inclusive, historic and progressive.
Zip: 23834
My Richmond is a beat behind the times. We are waiting for people to come here only to tell them we don't do it that way. As far as the surrounding counties the civil war is over. Most counties around this country live and breath with their cities. Before you know it we are going to be suburbs of NoVA and Tidewater and saying "to ourselves" we don't do it that way.
ps this is the home of the first street car. Get some light rail going. They used to do it that way.
I'm 51 in 23220
My Richmond holds secrets and treasures underground and all around. My Richmond could be a guiding force for peace, healing, and freedom.
Age 44
ZIP 23235
My Richmond is cultural and roots based regarding values and family living.
My Richmond could be a focus point to family values and upbringing for a place to live.
Age - 38
Zip - 23225
My Richmond is full of flaws, lack of: education, community centers, jobs for felons and those who have been incarcerated so they won't go back to that old life of drugs, stealing, robbing, etc.
My Richmond could be no violence, peaceful people help more on jobs. No more young people playing sports going to college just on TV for being famous.
Age - 28
Zip - 23225
My Richmond is a good place to live. I feel that there's a lot of talent here and it's not recognized much.
My Richmond could be where tourists would want to visit and more successful people would want to invest in to make the city better.
Age 19
Zip 23220
My Richmond is a nice place to live. It's also a place yuo would want to raise your children. I was born and raised here.
My Richmond could be where you can find nice people with lots of talent such as art skills, writing skills and much more.
Age - 27
Zip - 23225
My Richmond is a place I grew up in with a lot of history. Richmond was the center of the slave trade and has a deep connection to the start of our great country. Richmond has come a long way since the dark days of slavery. Richmond has history, good and bad and has a lot to offer to anyone who chooses to visit or to live here. Richmond is the capital of Virginia and has lived up to that title. Richmond is very vibrant in many different cultures. Which can be seen by all the different festivals we have and I love Richmond and its diversity.
My Richmond could be better if we all came together as a community to celebrate the history of Richmond good and bad. I feel if we come together and celebrate how far we have come we can get past the negative past of our history. As long as we continue to stay in the negative we won't even get to the positive.
Age - 41
My Richmond is home.
My Richmond could be cleaner, more employment.
Age 36
My Richmond is my life, my home, born and raised here, Richmond is a very warm city, it's a motherland environment, population satisfaction, very unique in shape form and fashion, historical, I wouldn't leave it. My Richmond has all things available for anyone in education, housing, clothing, rehabilitation and romantic views of parks and the best care of medical assistance, the food is awesome and there are lots of amusement centers.
My Richmond could be my destiny, more secure with law enforcement, more rehabilitation programs for felons, more jobs for felons. My Richmond could have more nursing homes for eleders and homeless. My Richmond could be better if we had a pro football team, more sports events, more fun entertainment in the ghetto areas.
My Richmond is a city of expansion.
My Richmond could be all that it is. A city of progress. Progress is good. Progress helps others as well as a whole community. When I look at the crime rate, progress! When I look at housing, progress! When I even look at employment under the circumstances that the economy is under, I see progress. My Richmond is just what is is, a city of Progress!!
My Richmond is a historical site, a city filled with memories (good and bad). Memories that have made the city a stepping stone for all cultures - no matter what race you are! I was born and raised in historical Churchill. My neighborhood I would say is like an antique store - with its cobble stone roads and old style street lights, even though now-a-days drugs and crime has brought the value of the community down, I still think that its a beautiful place because the people there are starting to weed out the crime and drugs and rebuild the houses. It really is a wonderful site. My Richmond could be a whole lot better if we keep in mind the things our family went through to better our community so that life would be easier for our kids.
Age - 35
Zip - 23223
My Richmond is entrepreneurial. My Richmond could be a nationally-recognized center for innovation and technology if there was more venture capital investment and support for start-up companies.
I am 40, male and live in 23227.
31
23220
There are 3 types of people in the world.
Those that dont know what happened.
Those that want to know what happened.
Those that make things happen.
Could we stop asking and start doing it already! Enuff surveys!
My Richmond is a small town afraid of being a united city, a place where trust occurs in pockets and massive resistance has resulted in passive-aggressive relationships. My Richmond is a place that talks a good game but struggles with collaborative execution. My Richmond is a sleepy town that tosses and turns at night. My Richmond has much potential, but so does most cities our size. My Richmond is a town of chores and when it's over it's time to turn out the lights and wait for another day.
My Richmond could be so much more. But people have got to tell you want they like, rather than focus on what they don't.
Age -- 54
23221
My Richmond is a place that wants to realize its own potentials and not attempt to mimic or match itself against Atlanta, Charlotte or you name it.
Richmond could join that great sorority, of Charleston, Savannah and our wounded sister, New Orleans, if we but realized fully what we have here, and also acknowledge the horrendous damage that either lack of planning policies, or outright bad ones, have wrecked substantial and important sections of town.
Richmond's old motto was "Sic Itur Ad Astra." It's from the Aeneid, and translates as "Thus. do we reach the stars." This sounds lofty for Richmond -- but what of it? Through ambitious, visionary plans and actions, Richmond joins a higher realm -- which doesn't mean tall buildings and parking decks.
I'm 48, and a Richmond lifer, 23221.
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