Pedestrian Safety
Last update: December 4, 2025
VCU’s pedestrian safety study – completed in partnership with the City of Richmond, Department of Public Works in 2023 – identifies and prioritizes pedestrian safety improvements on the VCU Monroe Park and Academic Medical Center (AMC) campuses and in downtown Richmond.
VCU contracted with Kimley-Horn, engineering planning and design consultants with experience in the Richmond area, and worked with the city to identify and prioritize improvements to enhance existing infrastructure within city-owned right-of-way, encourage collaborative enforcement and community outreach, and ultimately support a safer campus community.
View the final VCU Pedestrian Safety Study.
Read more about the study here.
Completed pedestrian safety projects
VCU
- Implementing four left turn hardening locations at the intersections of Franklin St. and Laurel St., Franklin St. and Belvidere St., Marshall St. and 11th St., and Marshall St. and 13th St.
- Installing two pedestrian crossing signs at the intersection of Cary St. and Madison St. as well as Main St. and Monroe St.
- Replacing pedestrian crossing sign on Floyd Ave. between the Student Commons and Cabell Library
- Increased VCU Police enforcement (data from 8/1/2024 - 4/10/2025):
- 1,907 traffic stops
- 1,306 traffic summons issued
- 589 warnings issued
- 888 parking tickets issued
- Installed three new front doors
- Conducted outreach and education efforts, including a VCU Police awareness campaign events
- Presented at the Society for College and University Planning Mid-Atlantic regional conference in May 2025 to discuss the effective university-community collaboration model
- VCU Police launched HEADS UP, RAMS!, an initiative to enhance pedestrian awareness and reduce traffic-related incidents to include education and community engagement, traffic and parking enforcement, communications, and traffic calming initiatives
- VCU Police hosted a license/administrative checkpoint within the 700 block of W. Main Street
City of Richmond
- Installed curb extensions on Cary and Main Streets, including two on the VCU Campus at Cary and Pine Streets as well as Main and Pine Streets
- Installed 14 “no turn on red” signs at 9 intersections on the Monroe Park Campus
- Installed seven corner clearance markings on the Monroe Park Campus
- Installed 15 speed tables
- Implemented leading pedestrian intervals at 40 intersections on the Monroe Park and AMC campuses
- Implemented Richmond-wide signal retiming
- Installing high-visibility signal backplates across the city, including VCU’s campus, through 2027
- Installed signal louvers on the eastbound approach of the intersection of Cary Street and Belvidere streets
- Installed longitudinal crosswalk markings at 12th and Marshall streets
Planned pedestrian safety projects
VCU
- Installing pedestrian crossing signs at the intersection of 12th and Clay streets
- Installing two speed feedback signs
- Completing six additional new curb extensions (two city projects and six VCU projects)
City of Richmond
- Requesting VCU lobby support for legislative changes that would allow photo speed enforcement in school zones for higher education institutions
- Red light camera enforcement at two locations on VCU's campus
- Hardening existing Franklin St. bike lane and extending the bike lane (with landscaping) to Lombardy St.
- Completing eight new curb extensions (two city projects and six VCU projects)
Contact us
Contact policedept@vcu.edu for questions or concerns related to pedestrian safety at VCU.