Healthy City
VPM News presents: Healthy City
This fall 2023 special series of reports dives into how Richmond's neighborhoods promote — or hinder — residents' well-being.
At its core, Healthy City asks: How easy is it for people living in Richmond to find/get what they need? How equitable is it?
How “healthy” is any Richmonder’s access to what’s needed to survive and thrive in 2023?
Written by VPM News and VPM News Focal Point. Edited by Whittney Evans and Connor Scribner.
Additional editing by Dave Cantor, Meghin Moore, Megan Pauly and Dawnthea M. Price Lisco.
Series and drone photography by Shaban Athuman.
Listen to Healthy City, Part 1
Listen to Healthy City, Part 2
Finding patience, resilience and beauty in the face of injustice.
By Patrick Larsen
By Patrick Larsen
Only about 7% of companies with employees in the city are Black-owned.
Development opportunities are scarce following the second failed casino referendum.
By Whittney Evans and Megan Pauly
By Whittney Evans and Megan Pauly
COVID-19's effects on health care settings worsened barriers to care for pregnant people of color.
One transportation advocate said keeping free bus rides will help ensure transit stays efficient and equitable.
By Shaban Athuman and Ian M. Stewart
By Shaban Athuman and Ian M. Stewart
Historical lending discrimination and modern neighborhood devaluation harm residents’ economic opportunities.
Veronica O. Davis recently wrote a book on reconnecting Black and brown neighborhoods divided by highways.
By Ian M. Stewart
By Ian M. Stewart
People without access to insurance can’t afford out-of-pocket costs for dental health. What do they do?
Trains, car brakes and construction are just some of the daily sounds Richmonders hear.
By Ian M. Stewart
By Ian M. Stewart