NEWS BRIEFS
Crash kills elderly county man on Lucks Lane

An 84-year-old county man was killed on Nov. 4 at about 7:35 a.m. in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Lucks Lane and Abington Road.

According to police, a 1998 Jeep Cherokee was traveling west on Lucks Lane when it veered into the path of a 2000 Ford Ranger traveling east. Both drivers were transported to VCU Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the Ranger, Norman G. Powell, of the 1500 block of Abingdon Road, also died from his injuries.

Want safer roads?

How do transportation projects get started, and most importantly, how do they get completed in our region? It's a long process, and it has to start somewhere. That starting point for future projects is now here.

The Richmond region's Long-Range Transportation Plan is the official document that outlines where the area wants to be in the next 20 years.

Because transportation has a direct cause and effect relationship affecting everyone's daily lives on issues such as safety, affordable housing, air quality and basic quality-of-life issues, the Richmond Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (RAMPO), which is composed of all localities in the region, needs citizens to weigh-in on what they want for the region.

In order to accomplish this, RAMPO is having an open house for public comment on Sat., Nov. 17, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at 9211 Forest Hill Avenue, Suite 200.

Citizens can stop by for a brief visit in order to review the upcoming plan, fill out a survey and provide feedback.

For those unable to attend the public meeting, the survey is also available online at www.richmondregional.org and can be completed and mailed to RAMPO.