For decades, planning decisions in metro Richmond have effectively criminalized pedestrianism - relegating pedestrians to trespassing on private property in neighborhoods without sidewalks - to cutting through ditches and parking lots - but rarely have we literally made walking on public streets an arrestable offense. 

I write  to urge for keeping Bank St. a public right of way 24/7. 

If Richmond is serious about its "Vision Zero" commitment to zero pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities - we need to radically expand safe spaces for walking and biking, especially in the city's densest areas.