Monthly Archives: November 2009
HRT’s next stop: a new home in Norfolk
PHILIP NEWSWANGER – Senior Staff Writer Hampton Roads Transit is on the move. In another two years, the regional transportation authority will have a contemporary complex on 11 acres on 18th Street in Norfolk. The whole project will cost $69 million, most of it financed by federal and state funds, including grants, and some local
Light rail will bring riders downtown. What will they see?
By Debbie Messina The Virginian-Pilot © November 29, 2009 NORFOLK When light-rail passengers arrive in downtown Norfolk late next year, many will experience the city from an unfamiliar perspective – as pedestrians. More folks will be on foot making their way to work, shopping, restaurants and entertainment venues. So, the Downtown Norfolk Council is exploring
Chesapeake seeks to study joining light-rail line
By Mike Saewitz The Virginian-Pilot © November 25, 2009 CHESAPEAKE The City Council is curious about light rail and whether it could connect to Chesapeake. So on Tuesday, the council voted 8-0 to pursue a federally funded study on the possibility of extending light-rail service to the city. Councilman C.E. “Cliff” Hayes Jr. said he
V-DOT’s commissioner says region’s traffic problems can be solved with light rail
As traffic continues to build up in Hampton Roads the money to add more roads or expand them is drying up on the state and federal level. V-DOT doesn’t plan to give a cent to local cities for road projects for the next six years. Virginia’s Secretary of Transportation Pierce Homer says drivers in Hampton
Clang of streetcars still echoes for ex-driver
By Debbie Messina The Virginian-Pilot © November 7, 2009 NORFOLK The steel rails are the same. So are the overhead electric lines. But the vehicle? Randall Pike, who, at 91, might be the oldest living Norfolk streetcar driver, said the city’s new light-rail vehicles feel like an airplane compared to the “box” he operated in