Monthly Archives: September 2010
Rail opinions, from both sides of the track
By Philip Newswanger philip.newswanger@insidebiz.com Light rail has its detractors and its advocates. Carolyn McPherson is an advocate. McPherson is executive director of Light Rail Now Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to the promulgation of light rail in Virginia Beach that was formed earlier this year. “Our goal is to educate and advocate about light rail
Before The Tide, safety first
By Bill Cresenzo bill.cresenzo@insidebiz.com Hampton Roads Transit has launched a campaign aimed at keeping people safe once The Tide light rail begins rolling through Norfolk next year. Light rail is frequently cited as the safest mode of transportation. To keep it that way, HRT’s campaign will continue indefinitely. “We believe that a public education campaign
Trains will roll in first quarter
By Philip Newswanger, Inside Business philip.newswanger@insidebiz.com Light rail trains will start rolling down the tracks during the first quarter of next year. Hampton Roads Transit will begin testing the trains as electrical substations are powered along the 7.4-mile route. In late March or early April, trains will journey between Newtown Road and Fort Norfolk Plaza
Long, steep hill for light rail
The Virginian-Pilot © September 26, 2010 The Tide’s financial mismanagement will cost Norfolk’s citizens millions of dollars more than originally planned. That’s hardly news. Hampton Roads Transit officials announced in December that the light-rail project was $50 million over budget and that they didn’t have the money to completely cover the gap. The cost overrun
Council eyes possible rail stop
By Tracy Agnew News Editor, Suffolk News Herald Suffolk officials are dreaming big for the possibility of a passenger rail stop in the city. City Council members on Thursday saw a proposal to create a combined Amtrak and Hampton Roads Transit station in downtown Suffolk, near the Saratoga neighborhood. City leaders pinpointed the former site