One week of biking (and ferrying) to work
By Dave Forster The Virginian-Pilot © May 12, 2013 Biking to work is impractical for many, necessary for a few and optional by degrees for a large swath in the middle. I fall in that last group, which means like most others with the choice, I always choose to drive. Until two weeks ago, when
HRT Revising GoPass Program with New Rates
By Dave Forster The Virginian-Pilot © April 26, 2013 NORFOLK Hampton Roads Transit is beginning to strike deals to keep its GoPass365 ridership program running at colleges and major employers under scaled-back arrangements that will charge much more per pass. Norfolk State University officials have agreed to buy 600 passes at $250 each for the
The Value of The Tide
The Virginian-Pilot © April 24, 2013 No road pays for itself. No school. No police department or fire department. No mass transit system. Indeed, those institutions are the reasons municipalities exist. Governments provide for the common good, creating necessary institutions beyond the means of individuals acting alone. Yet a few seem to think light rail
Va. Beach Might Receive More Plans to Extend Light Rail
By Gabriella Souza The Virginian-Pilot © April 17, 2013 VIRGINIA BEACH – The city might receive at least two more proposals to extend The Tide from Norfolk, City Council discussions revealed Tuesday. The companies involved in the proposals were not named, though Councilman Jim Wood said he was aware of “national organizations” that were looking
Study Begins to Extend Rail Service to Norfolk Naval Station
By Dave Forster The Virginian-Pilot © April 11, 2013 NORFOLK A $1.8 million study of extending light rail to Norfolk Naval Station has begun. Hampton Roads Transit announced Wednesday that it had told HDR Engineering Inc. to begin identifying potential routes for getting The Tide or another form of high-capacity mass transit to the base,
Editorial wants more Information on Light Rail Proposal
Light rail plan demands details Editorial The Virginian-Pilot © April 4, 2013 It’s hard to get too excited about Virginia Beach’s potential partnership with a private company to extend light rail to Rosemont Road. Even though it would cost less than what’s been projected. Even though the train would be running in 3-1/2 years. The
Va. Beach Receives Private Proposal to Extend The Tide
Va. Beach receives private proposal to extend Tide By Dave Forster Gabriella Souza The Virginian-Pilot © April 3, 2013 VIRGINIA BEACH -A private development group wants to extend light rail into the city and says it can have The Tide running past Town Center by the end of 2016 – at least four years earlier
New Report Recommends Financial Changes for HRT
By Austin Bogues, abogues@dailypress.com | 247-4536 8:46 p.m. EDT, March 26, 2013 Hampton Roads Transit will review a report by a group of “peer” agencies Thursday that says the agency has a lot of work to do to manage its finances. The report, which was requested by HRT CEO William E. Harrell recommends the agency
Home Values Performed 42 Percent Better When Located Near Public Transportation during Last Recession
Location, location, location near public transportation may be the new real-estate mantra according to a new study released today by the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) and the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). Data in the study reveals that during the last recession, residential property values performed 42 (41.6) percent better on average if they
Hampton Roads can’t use regional tax for mass transit
By Dave Forster The Virginian-Pilot © February 26, 2013 Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia got higher taxes than the rest of the state in the landmark transportation bill that passed the General Assembly this weekend. They also received different rules on how they can spend the money. Northern Virginia can use its proceeds – an estimated $300