about 5 days ago - No comments
I know I have mentioned Virginia Beach’s Strategic Growth Areas before but I wanted to touch on them again since the Virginian Pilot had an article about SGAs in Saturday’s paper. The Pilot’s Aaron Applegate reported that, in order to make up for the fact that the city has run out of large tracts of [...]
about 2 weeks ago - 2 comments
I, more than anyone, want HRT to be as efficient as possible. However, when I read the news that HRT’s temporary President and CEO, Philip Schucet, wanted to postpone raising the fare so that he could hire a consultant to look for savings, I was concerned. A consultant will probably cost HRT between $100,000 and [...]
about 2 months ago - No comments
The Virginian-Pilot reported the other day that Wally Erb, the man behind the the most recent drive for a light rail referendum, was able to gather only 1,083 signatures. Unfortunately for Mr. Erb, he needed 25,000 signatures. 25,000 signatures represent less than six percent of Virginia Beach’s population. 1,083 signatures represent less than .25% of [...]
about 6 months ago - No comments
HRT has released their final “cost-to-completion” for the Tide light rail system currently under construction in Norfolk. The new final cost is $338,284,251. This is, of course, much higher than the $232 million that was originally promised. Despite claims that HRT’s new President and CEO Philip Shucet is responsible for the firming up of the [...]
about 6 months ago - No comments
Norfolk has finally announced that it will start a 10-month-long public input period for the future of Waterside. According to the Virginian-Pilot, Mayor Fraim wants to keep the facility open to the public. This could be a step in the right direction. First, Norfolk has finally decided to listen to its own residents instead of [...]
about 6 months ago - No comments
Th Pilot reported that the new temporary leader for Hampton Roads Transit, Philip Shucet, will ask Virginia Beach to share 20% of the VB Light Rail Extension Study’s cost. Coming in at approximately $245,000, it is the latest in a long series of problems, real or perceived, at HRT. The money is to cover the [...]
about 7 months ago - No comments
HRT has named Philip A. Shucet as the new interim CEO for the company. Financially, I think that this is a great move. Due to his record on cost-control, he should bring some much needed eyes on the various budgets of HRT. One minor thing that I have to wonder about is: The Virginian-Pilot reported [...]
about 7 months ago - 1 comment
Both HRT and private company MetroMarine are studying the possible use of ferries as a method to have people and vehicle from popular area to popular area. HRT wants to create commuter routes between the Peninsula and either Downtown Norfolk or the Naval Base. MetroMarine wants a public-private partnership with a much more extensive system. [...]
about 7 months ago - No comments
Apparently someone made a mistake. The Virginian-Pilot is reporting that a section of the embedded light rail tracks must be reconstructed due to a failure during a routine inspection. The problem only applies to the concrete surrounding the tracks and in no way requires the rebuilding of the tracks themselves. While this is unfortunate, it [...]
about 9 months ago
the 15 st. facility is where the old one was right?
about 9 months ago
yeah. they are keeping their same properties. 18th street is the current garage and 15th is the current office/admin.