Pedestrian Safety
Last update: April 30, 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
- Increased VCU Police enforcement (data from 8/1/2024 - 4/10/2025):
- 1,459 traffic stops
- 1,574 traffic summons issued
- 771 warnings issued
- 207 misdemeanor arrests
- 76 felony arrests
- 760 parking tickets issued
- Installed three new front doors
- Conducted outreach and education efforts, including a VCU Police awareness campaign events
City of Richmond
- 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 two speed feedback signs
- Implementing four left turn hardening locations
- Completing eight new curb extensions (two city projects and six VCU projects)
- Presenting at the Society for College and University Planning Mid-Atlantic regional conference in May 2025 to discuss the effective university-community collaboration model
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.
Contact us
Contact policedept@vcu.edu for questions or concerns related to pedestrian safety at VCU.