RVA RAPID TRANSIT INC

OUR MISSION IS TO ADVOCATE FOR FREQUENT AND FAR-REACHING TRANSIT IN THE RICHMOND REGION. TRANSIT PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO THRIVE IN THE RICHMOND REGIONRVA RAPID TRANSIT BELIEVES THAT REGIONAL TRANSIT IS KEY TO CREATING A THRIVING AND INTER-CONNECTED REGION WHERE CITIZENS CAN ACCESS GREATER OPPORTUNITIES, SUCH AS EMPLOYMENT, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, COMMERCE, HIGHER EDUCATION, NUTRITIOUS FOOD, ROUTINE HEALTH CARE, AND MUCH MORE. A HIGH-QUALITY REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM IS NOT ONLY CRUCIAL TO INCREASING HUMAN CAPITAL; IT IS KEY TO ATTRACTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES, A TALENTED WORKFORCE, AND IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES. RVA RAPID TRANSIT USES EDUCATION, ORGANIZING, AND ADVOCACY TO ENCOURAGE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT IN A HIGH-QUALITY, FREQUENT, AND FAR-REACHING REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PLAN WE DEFINE THE RICHMOND REGION AS INCLUDING THE LOCALITIES DICTATED BY THE GREATER RVA TRANSIT VISION PLAN.