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STIR presented to the April 8, 2010 meeting of the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission where members of the STIR board met with RRPDC members to talk about the future of Richmond transportation.  In addition to a presentation by John Martin of STIR the RRPDC members took part in some demonstrations of Segways and got peeks at alternative transportation vehicles from Dominion Resources and Velocity Motorcycles.  

As the RTD reported:

Richmonders love their cars.

About 88 percent of the Richmond region's commuters travel to and from work in a car, typically alone, said John Martin, president and chief executive officer of the Southeastern Institute of Research in Richmond. That's one of the highest rates in the state of what is called "single occupancy vehicle" transportation, he said.

That will need to change if the region wants to maintain its relative ease of mobility as the population grows, some alternative transportation advocates told a regional planning group yesterday. "We think there needs to be a shift -- a new paradigm -- to a transportation system that is more sustainable," Martin said.

Martin spoke to the Richmond Regional Planning District Commission on behalf of a group called STIR, or Sustainable Transportation Initiative of Richmond. The group of local business owners, civic and educational leaders and executives has been promoting alternative, environmentally friendly vehicles and transportation systems in the Richmond area.

For STIR, the future of transportation is not one barren of automobiles.

News & Events

Oct 12-14, 2010 • Governor Bob McDonnell will host Virginia: Energy Capital of the East Coast—The Governor's Conference on Energy at the Richmond Convention Center.

July 28, 2010 • STIR Executive Committee meets.

June 1, 2010 • STIR welcomes Byron Marshall, Chief Administrative Officer, City of Richmond to the Executive Committee.

Apr 28, 2010 • STIR welcomes James L. Wright, East Coast Regional Director, Pulsar Advertising to the Executive Committee.

Apr 27, 2010 • STIR Executive Committee meets.

April 12, 2010 • Leadership Metro Richmond, STIR, & University of Richmond sponsor “Sustainable Transportation: Where will Richmond be in 2030?” at UofR. Register here. See our press release for more information.

Apr 8, 2010 • STIR members meet and present at Richmond Regional Planning District Commission meeting.  Read more about this here.

Feb 5, 2010 • STIR welcomes Jack Berry, Executive Director, Venture Richmond, Inc. to the Executive Committee.

Jan 29, 2010 • STIR Executive Committee meets.

Nov 13, 2009 • STIR welcomes Robert Crum, Executive Director, Richmond Regional Planning District Commission and Mary Doswell, Senior Vice President of Alternative Energy Solutions, Dominion Resources to the Executive Committee.

Oct 23, 2009 • STIR Executive Committee meets.

Oct 6, 2009 • STIR welcomes John W. Martin - President and CEO, Southeastern Institute of Research, Inc. to the Executive Committee.

Sep 16, 2009 • STIR welcomes John Bennett - Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration, VCU to the Executive Committee.

Sep 15, 2009 • TIGER grant application submitted by GRTC.

Aug 17-18, 2009 • David Berdish from Ford Motor Company will be visiting with STIR to discuss Ford's Urban Mobility Network project.

Jul 15, 2009 • STIR Executive Committee  meets.

Check back here for STIR updates.
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