RVA Streets Alive in the Historic Jackson Ward Area

RICHMOND, Va. — After a successful inaugural event, the 2nd Annual RVA Streets Alive has returned and will be in a new location this year.

The event, officially billed as outdoor health and fitness fair is a collaboration between Sports Backers, the Mayor’s Healthy Richmond Campaign and the Richmond City Health District.

The event is a natural extension of River City resident’s appreciation for outdoor recreation; it’s a chance to enjoy the streets we drive down hurriedly from point A to point B — it’s about experiencing these asphalt arteries that we usually rush through.

And it’s about promoting a healthy lifestyle in a city that a couple of years ago placed third in the nation for most fast food restaurants, per capita.

This particular city project is inspired by others around the world, especially the Ciclovia event that began in Bogota, Colombia and occurs every week there. In Bogota they open up an amazing 70 miles of streets to over 1.5 million people.

More than 15,000 people attended last years RVA Streets Alive, that was held over a 2.5 mile looping course that shut down two bridges along with multiple streets. The course went over the Manchester Bridge, Commerce Road, Hull Street and the Mayo Bridge.

This year’s festival will be held in and around the Historic Jackson Ward area.

Since the event promotes community and healthy lifestyles, attendees can expect around 60 vendors and events that include running, walking, biking, skateboarding, dancing, Zumba, and many other physical activities.

There will be streets closures for the event. The eastbound and westbound lanes of East Broad Streets from 2nd Street to Belvidere Street and the northbound and southbound lanes of Brook Road from Broad Street to Leigh Street will be closed from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

For more details visit www.sportsbackers.orgor www.RichmondGov.com.

1. ACAC Fitness and Wellness Center
2. AFX Fit & Boot Camp Challenge RVA
3. American Heart Association
4. American Karate Center
5. Ariya Family Chiropractic Center, PC
6. Bike Walk RVA
7. Black Girls RUN!
8. Boho Cycle Studio
9. Chesterfield/Richmond Pickleball
10. City of Richmond Fire and Emergency Services
11. City’s Department of Parks and Recreation
12. Clinical Research Partners
13. CO2 Fit
14. CrossFit RVA
15. Dance Trance Richmond
16. Davita Dialysis
17. DentaQuest/Smiles for Children
18. Dept. of Veteran Affairs, Rural Health Initiatives
19. DNA Fitness Studio
20. Downtown YMCA
21. Flying Squirrels
22. Girls on the Run
23. Goal High Performance Sport Specific Training
24. Groundwork RVA
25. Health Warrior
26. Jazzercise of Richmond
27. JenCare Neighborhood Medical Center
28. King of Pops
29. Mainstreet Chamber of Commerce
30. Mary Kay by Damacia J
31. Master Cho’s Tae Kwon Do
32. Mayhem Fitness & Cross Training
33. Peak Physique
34. RABA/Richmond Cycle Smart
35. Richmond Barre
36. Richmond Behavioral Health Authority
37. Richmond City Health District – 95210 Campaign
38. Richmond City Medical Reserve Corps
39. Richmond Kickers
40. Richmond Physical Therapy
41. Richmond Road Runners Club
42. Richmond Ultimate
43. Richmond Volleyball Club
44. River City Chiropractic
45. River City Rollergirls
46. Road Runner Running Store
47. Sports Backers Merchandise
48. Small Smiles Dental Clinic
49. Sportable
50. Sports Backers/Active RVA
51. Sweet Frog Premium Frozen Yogurt
52. The Rehabilitation Center at Retreat Doctors’ Hospital
53. The Richmond Ski Club
54. United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg
55. USTA/RTA 10 and Under Tennis
56. U-TURN Sports Performance Academy
57. VA Premiere
58. VCU Department of Psychiatry/Children’s Mental Health Resource Center
59. Virginia Capital Trail Foundation
60. Virginia Repertory Theatre