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Temporary change to a section of N. Mason Street aims to help rebuild trust
Temporary traffic changes will line North Mason for a few weeks in July, from Market Street to East Gay Street. Several sections of southbound lanes will be closed, and traffic lights will be turned off and replaced with roundabouts, as part of the Complete Streets Demonstration Project beginning July 7.
Community Perspective: How zoning impacts transit and transportation in the Friendly City
A contributed perspectives piece by By Brent Finnegan. This is part 2 of a three-part series of Community Perspectives about land use and transportation in Harrisonburg.
Community Perspective: Transportation in Harrisonburg is unsustainable and unaffordable. There’s something we can do about it.
A contributed perspectives piece by By Brent Finnegan. This is part one of a three-part series of Community Perspectives about land use and transportation in Harrisonburg.
First refugee candidate for city council seeks to bring ‘dynamic and new ideas’
Billing himself as the first refugee candidate to run for Harrisonburg City Council, Nasser Alsaadun said he hopes to engage a diverse range of city residents in all aspects of Harrisonburg life.
City seeks to put safe streets effort into motion
In an effort to improve Harrisonburg’s road safety, the Public Works Department hopes to assess its roads, pedestrian and bike ways, as well as school routes, as part of a $750,000 initiative, which would include federal grant money.
Mayor calls on community to help Open Doors; Council considers transportation changes
Mayor Deanna Reed on Tuesday expressed concerns for Open Doors, the local low-barrier homeless shelter. The organization has shifted its shelter from several locations in recent years, from churches to JMU at the start of the pandemic to the former Red Front grocery store building, then back to JMU this summer. But come Aug. 15, Open Doors will once again be in the market for space to run the shelter.
Road to reducing the city’s emissions starts with vehicles, according to updated environmental plan
With an initial focus on reducing pollution from transportation, city staff are preparing to invest in more electric vehicles, improve efficiency of traffic flow and plan for more sidewalks, bike trails and shared use paths.
Community leaders seek broad input to address central Valley’s key workforce concerns
Business leaders, nonprofit leaders and other community leaders from Harrisonburg and Rockingham County are already talking about ways to address transportation, affordable housing and childcare hurdles in the central Shenandoah Valley.