Information on the site explained that one goal of the redesign was more intuitive organization of information, and the historical look of the portal coincides with the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown.
New features have been added, said the site, "such as Richmond's weather and the commonwealth calendar on the homepage give users more immediate access to information. The Community Map Service enables Web site visitors to find information about counties and cities via both image and text based interfaces." an 'I Want To,' feature enables users to enter keywords to find services and forms available throughout the state.
For those who like the old site, it will stay online for six months, but will not be updated.
