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Strategies

 

• Sustainable Transportation Initiative of Richmond (STIR) branding, website and blogs will be established as soon as is practical. This will be very important for credibility, maximum dialogue and the ultimate success of STIR. Data Directions is leading the effort to brand and create a compelling web presence for STIR.  

• STIR will engage a PR firm to manage its “message” along the way and promote the Greater Richmond Region as a national leader in these important endeavors.

• Grants from federal and state governments are available for our project; TIGER is best federal example and a funding target for jumpstarting many of the infrastructure requirements of the city. There are other numerous options which STIR is currently working on to be sure we identify all pertinent sources of attractive funding for STIR and its ultimate partners.

• VCU would likely be an ideal initial STIR test site and possibly the first among many within the Greater Richmond region. Other sites might include additional college or university campuses, corporate campuses such as Capital One or Phillip Morris, military bases such as Fort Lee, mixed -use communities where “new urbanism” is a central theme such as Roseland.

• STIR intends to designate official ‘Transportation Partners’ which will initially include Segway, Inc., Ford, Dominion Power, Segway of Richmond, and in the future other appropriate electric vehicle companies as well as pertinent technology companies such as those focused on battery and urban grid.  


 

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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