Hampton Roads Pressroom
HRT – sponsored school wins Garrett Morgan competition
Post Date: Apr 30
Hampton Roads Transit is proud to announce that its sponsored school, The School of International Studies at Meadowbrook, is the winner of the 2009 Garrett Morgan Symposium.
This annual competition, sponsored by the Minetta Transportation Institute (MTI), is designed to encourage young people to think about careers in transportation. Each year, members of the MTI Board [...]
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HRT to spend $5.7M to look into more light rail connections
Post Date: Apr 24
By Debbie Messina
The Virginian-Pilot
© April 24, 2009
Hampton Roads Transit’s board on Thursday authorized spending $5.7 million to study a Virginia Beach light-rail extension and possible routes to Norfolk Naval Station.
“This is a great step towards the regional vision,” said Norfolk Councilman W. Randy Wright, who also serves on HRT’s board.
HDR, an engineering firm, was hired [...]
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Look again, it is hardly business as usual
Post Date: Apr 22
By GRACE G. ROUTTEN
Grace G. Routten of Hampton is chair of the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads, the policy board of Hampton Roads Transit.
AS CHAIR of the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads, the governing board of Hampton Roads Transit, I keep a low profile that suits me well.
But when Virginia Beach Mayor Will [...]
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Some nays, some OKs on tolls to pay for tunnels
Post Date: Apr 22
By Jen McCaffery
The Virginian-Pilot
© April 22, 2009
PORTSMOUTH
Edward Ellis thinks the $2 to $3 that have been proposed as potential tolls at the Midtown and Downtown tunnels would be hard on Norfolk Naval Station and Norfolk Naval Shipyard workers.
But Dean McClain, a staff director of the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce, said his wife told him [...]
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Vacant big box holds a prize
Post Date: Apr 21
The Virginian-Pilot
© April 19, 2009
Virginia Beach has barely made a move toward a light rail line to the Oceanfront. The controversial purchase of the Norfolk Southern right of way isn’t even complete. So why would the City Council be talking about buying property for a light rail station that’s practically light years away?
Because a 3.3-acre [...]