Bring The Tide Across the Harbor

27/09/2017

https://pilotonline.com/news/government/virginia/hampton-roads-transit-wants-to-overhaul-bus-services-but-the/article_ed24056e-5d23-5d42-8990-b8777b0dc9d4.html

Hampton Roads Transit says increased bus frequency could transform region. The new plan calls for buses to arrive every 15 minutes on key routes during peak hours, instead of the

27/09/2017

Hampton Roads Transit says increased bus frequency could transform region. The new plan calls for buses to arrive every 15 minutes on key routes during peak hours, instead of the

30/07/2017

I have been to Denver, and I have seen the light.

15/06/2017

Hampton Roads Transit presented three possible routes for a proposed bus rapid transit system in the lower Peninsula to the Newport News and Hampton City Councils.

04/04/2017

Add light rail? Add light rail.

"This project is going to get built. We're taking some time to figure it out, but it's going to get done."

11/10/2016

The misinformation campaign by the anti-light rail crowd has had a huge effect on the latest poll results. If you're in Virginia Beach, please get out and VOTE!

Virginia Beach voters are evenly divided on light rail, according to a new poll: 49 percent no, 48 percent yes.

03/10/2016

http://wavy.com/2016/10/03/light-rail-extension-projected-to-cost-243m-according-to-hrt-estimates/

The project to expand light rail from Norfolk to Virginia Beach would cost a total of $243 million, according to estimates officials released Monday.

26/08/2016

Charlotte's experience shows what light rail can bring
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/get-ready-maryland-charlottes-light-rail-project-shows-what-purple-line-construction-could-bring/2016/08/14/9d8ba612-5351-11e6-bbf5-957ad17b4385_story.html

With tracks built into local streets, light-rail construction is particularly disruptive. But residents and businesses hope they will eventually profit.

26/08/2016

Seattle light rail sets record ridership
http://m.seattlepi.com/local/transportation/article/Light-rail-riders-spike-ridership-to-record-highs-9185445.php

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/transportation/article/Light-rail-riders-spike-ridership-to-record-highs-9185445.php Sound Transit sets records for light rail ridership By DANIEL DEMAY, SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF Updated 6:01 pm, Thursday, August 25, 2016 Photo: GENNA MARTIN, SEATTLEPI.COM Image 1of/1 Capti...

26/08/2016

Minneapolis planning light rail extension to Eden Prairie
http://www.twincities.com/2016/08/25/dayton-backs-last-ditch-plan-to-fund-southwest-light-rail-project/

The Metropolitan Council will pursue a last-ditch effort to fund the Southwest Light Rail project after several unsuccessful attempts to secure funding from the state Legislature. The $1.86 billion…

16/05/2016

MAJOR MASS TRANSIT NEWS FOR THE PENINSULA! BRT could be coming to Newport News and public hearings are scheduled all this week. The city needs to hear citizens input before moving forward so it is important that all of us attend!

NEWPORT NEWS — Up and down, and side-to-side.

22/04/2016

Denver opens airport rail line
http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/04/20/denver-airport-train-rail-line/83271302/?platform=hootsuite

The new 23-mile rail line will connect the airport to Denver’s downtown Union Station.

07/04/2016

This is what is occurring due to light rail in Texas

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jR2Afhd6gWY&feature=youtu.be

Light rail train systems are growing in many American cities where the car is still king, by luring economic development around new tracks and stations. In D...

20/03/2016

Missed Opportunities for 100 metropolitan areas regarding transit


http://www.brookings.edu/about/programs/metro/jobs-and-transit/metro-profiles

The "Transit Access to Jobs in Metropolitan America" interactive map is no longer available. The profiles below contain the same static data at the metropolitan scale.

25/10/2015

Welcome to "The Tide Diaries":

https://m.facebook.com/Tidediaries

This page documents our travels on Norfolk's light rail system called "The Tide"

15/06/2015

After the game with my nephew last night I was getting my bike at Harbor Park station (no bike racks at the stadium) and noticing the lack of riders on the Tide :)

02/04/2015

BLECHHHHHH tunnel traffic... tired of tunnel traffic and feel the same way I do? I don't always go through the tunnels but the tunnels still impact me too.
WE NEED THE TIDE TO BE EXTENDED TO THE PENINSULA CITIES

13/02/2015

Visit the new Slover library for wonderful events! Take the Tide to Macarthur Sq.
Go to a concert at Chrysler Hall or see a play at the beautiful Roper Theater from the Monticello station!

12/01/2015

Newport News residence: effective with the July service change, Route 106 and 107 will return to running every 30 minutes on the Combined Warwick Blvd. Corridor like it used to be. Details will arrive as it comes closer to the change. The reason it will not happen until July it's because that is when the new fiscal year begins.

07/11/2014

More Americans prefer public rransit to road building
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/more-prefer-public-transit-to-road-building/blogEntry?id=26338810

29/10/2014

This scores the walkability, transit and bicycling scores for major cities.
What improvements would you like to see here?

http://www.walkscore.com/cities-and-neighborhoods/

18/10/2014

Construction is set to begin in 2016, with an opening date of 2018. The facility will be able to accommodate 4 Amtrak trains a day, and include a transfer area for HRT buses, along with a Greyhound bus station. It has also been identified as a future light rail station.

Newport News has identified potential sites for a train storage and servicing area to complement a proposed transportation hub off Bland Boulevard.

01/08/2014

Congress approves Highway Trust Fund, extensions of MAP 21 & Transit authorizations
http://www.apta.com/gap/legupdatealert/2014/Pages/2014August01.aspx

01/08/2014

Congress punted much of the transit funding until next year, ask the Congress to support the Grow America Act by signing this petition and thank you!

http://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/50877/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=10384

09/06/2014

Light rail may finally become reality for Chesapeake: http://hamptonroads.com/2014/06/chesapeake-looks-hop-lightrail-bandwagon

09/06/2014

Light rail may finally become reality for Chesapeake - via Dave Mitchell
http://hamptonroads.com/2014/06/chesapeake-looks-hop-lightrail-bandwagon

02/05/2014

Last night I was at a meeting with the new chief at VDRPT, Jennifer Mitchell.
They are currently in discussion with the freight rail carriers regarding scheduling the next Amtrak train from Norfolk.

21/03/2014

It looks like the original plan to fund a high speed rail link between DC & Newport News (a proposal which was recently shoved aside in favor of a Norfolk-DC link) might be partially restored under a new high speed rail proposal that bypasses the Richmond suburbs to the southeast through Charles City County.

This Peninsula link would run from the town of Roxbury in Charles City County (which sits on the current Amtrak/CSX line) to the town of Toano just north of Williamsburg. It would likely be the first phase of a high speed rail link between Richmond & Newport News as city planners in Newport News continue to work towards a new Amtrak station that will be designed to accommodate high speed rail.

A proposed high speed rail route from Norfolk to Washington D.C. might include a spur linking it to the peninsula by way of James City County.

27/02/2014

HRT fares beginning this July: http://www.gohrt.com/fare-adjustment-rate-schedule/

19/02/2014

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Efforts to bring The Tide across the harbor have finally gotten the attention of our state legislature. The best advice we can give is to call/email/write to your House delegates and URGE THEM to pursue this study!

RICHMOND — Study money included in the Virginia Senate's budget proposal would fund a hard look at transit options up and down the Peninsula, and potentially set the stage for a rail line crossing from the Peninsula into Norfolk .

31/01/2014

Reminder for FRIDAY:

Hampton Roads Transit
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* NO BUS SERVICE
* Light Rail and Ferry on REGULAR schedule

GoWATA - Williamsburg Area Transit Authority
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* Buses are on a REGULAR schedule, however expect detours and delays as conditions warrant
* THERE WILL BE NO CONNECTIONS WITH HRT AT LEE HALL, NOR WILL THERE BE ROUTE 121 SERVICE TO THE TRAIN STATION

18/01/2014

VB Mayor Talks light rail: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/54082649/ns/local_news-portsmouth_va/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

15/01/2014

Do you agree or disagree that bringing light rail to the Peninsula would be just as costly, if not more expensive? Discuss.

Project leaders say the route would draw more commuters and tourists than two other options, but it would be more costly and disrupt twice as many homeowners and businesses.

27/12/2013

Study aims to find out whether or not light rail increases physical activity: http://mobile.masstransitmag.com/news/11286688/study-aims-to-find-physical-activity-impact-of-light-rail

18/12/2013

More money is on the way for transit projects in Hampton Roads.

Transportation bills approved by the 2013 General Assembly not only boost transit and rail project funding, they require a new method for figuring out how much money states will provide to transit systems, and how much localities must add to the pot.