Development
Virginia Beach Transit Extension Study
Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) has hired HDR Engineering, Inc. to provide services for the study of two potential extensions to The Tide, HRT’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) system. The first extension under study is a potential fixed guideway connection from the eastern end of The Tide in Norfolk at Newtown Road to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront along the Norfolk Southern Corporation’s right-of-way. The second segment of study is a potential fixed guideway extension of The Tide to Naval Station Norfolk. Fixed guideway projects operate in their own transit right-of-way.
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The Tide
“The Tide” light rail system is currently under construction. It will extend 7.4 miles from the East Virginia Medical Center through downtown Norfolk, continuing along the Norfolk Southern right-of-way, adjacent to I-264, to Newtown Road. Eleven stations will be constructed along the route with four park and ride locations that provide access to major areas such as Norfolk State University, Tidewater Community College (Norfolk Campus), Harbor Park, City Hall, MacArthur Center, and the Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
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ACS
The Advanced Communication System (ACS) is a new radio system and an automatic vehicle locator (AVL) system with computer-aided dispatch (CAD) for the fixed-route bus fleet. It is expected, based on other transit agency experiences, that the ACS, now dubbed “The Navigator” will improve the efficiency, safety, and reliability of fixed-route bus operations.
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Strategic Plan
The Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads (Hampton Roads Transit/HRT) is initiating a strategic planning process to outline its future direction. The strategic planning process will result in a guide that identifies our goals, actions needed to accomplish these goals, and a systematic monitoring program to measure our progress. We will engage stakeholders and the general public to help us (policy makers and HRT Staff) understand the agency’s future directions for the next 20 years and recommend time-sensitive objectives along that path.
The Plan will build upon the learning experiences since October 1999 when Tidewater Regional Transit and Peninsula Transit merged to better serve the entire Hampton Roads region. This Plan will serve as the roadmap for the organization’s success as a provider of regional public transportation services with the overall goal of improving the quality of life in the region.
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2030 Regional Transit Plan
HRT has completed an update to its 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan. This plan presents rail and bus operating plans, ferry, van pool, paratransit, and facilities service assumptions. The plan includes and builds on the following major elements: An LRT system in Norfolk, fixed guideway service on the Peninsula, growth in fixed route, van pool, and paratransit service, and expanded facilities.
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Southside Bus Operations, Maintenance and Admin Facility
The comprehensive agreement for delivery of new Southside Bus Operations, Maintenance and Administration Facilities to HRT was approved by the Transportation District Commission of Hampton Roads at its regular Commission meeting on April 23, 2009 meeting. The agreement is being posted on the HRT website in accordance with the Virginia Public-Private Education Facilities and Infrastructure Act of 2002, prior to executing the agreement. Any comments should be placed in writing and directed to Wright Parkes, Contracting Officer, Hampton Roads Transit, via email at wparkes@hrtransit.org or via regular mail to 3400 Victoria Blvd, Hampton, VA 23661.
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Hampton Roads Transit is the recipient of funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Click here to find out how the agency plans to use these funds.