HRPTA Blog
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HRT To Extend Bus Service to Norfolk International Airport through March 31st
Source: HRT Hampton Roads Transit is extending trial bus service to Norfolk International Airport through March 31st. The Airport route, also known as Route 7, began service on February 5th. It serves the arrivals and departures terminals via Norview Avenue and Tidewater Drive from downtown Norfolk and the Cedar Grove transfer facility. Hourly service begins at 5 a.m. and operates to 11:47 p.m., seven days a week. Each trip costs $1.50. The Route 7 was previously slated to run through March 10th. The extension through March 31st will provide additional time and information for Hampton Roads Transit to determine the [...]
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The Tide Light Rail Still Successful, 6 Months Later
Source: PilotOnline.com By Debbie Messina The Virginian-Pilot February 18, 2012 NORFOLK Measuring The Tide’s impact in its first six months goes beyond noting that there’s standing room only on many trains heading out of downtown at 5 p.m., and that many more people are riding than were expected. Consider that roommates Stephanie Garcia and Jubilee Whaley rented an apartment within walking distance of a station so they could ride to college and work. Or that Kevin Henderson realized he and his wife need only one car between them because he commutes to work every day on The Tide. Or how [...]
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Bipartisan Surface Transportation Authorization Bill Needs Your Support
Source: APTA U.S. Senate Ready to Debate Bipartisan Surface Transportation Authorization Bill Late last week the U.S. Senate, by a vote of 85 to 11, agreed to a motion to begin consideration of S.1813, ”Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act” (MAP-21) – the Senate’s surface transportation authorization bill. As the Senate moves one step closer to passing this long-awaited legislation, APTA applauds the bipartisan consensus, especially with regard to the Senate Banking Committee’s public transportation title. The Senate’s legislation maintains dedicated financing for public transportation initiatives at Fiscal Year (FY) 2012 levels for the length of the [...]
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Hampton Roads Transit will extend bus service to Norfolk International Airport through March 31
Source: HRT By Cindy Clayton The Virginian-Pilot February 14, 2012 NORFOLK Hampton Roads Transit officials will extend bus service to Norfolk International Airport through March 31. They want more time to gather information to determine whether the new route should be permanent, according to an HRT news release. The service had been scheduled to run through March 10. If 10 riders per hour use the service, HRT could continue the new route 7. The hourly service runs from 5 a.m. until 11:47 p.m., seven days a week and costs $1.50 per trip. Route 7 serves the arrivals and departures terminals [...]
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House Ways and Means Committee Would Eliminate Historical Funding Source
Source: APTA The House Ways and Means Committee has released the tax title of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 – the House of Representatives surface transportation authorization bill. The Ways and Means Committee title makes drastic changes by eliminating the use of motor fuel tax revenues for public transportation, revenues that have been dedicated to public transportation for nearly 30 years. These revenues, which currently go to public transportation, will generate $25 billion in funding over the 5 year life of the bill, and would support nearly half of the authorized funding for public transportation. This [...]
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APTA Legislative Press Release on T&I Funding
Source: AFTA HOUSE TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE AND SENATE BANKING COMMITTEE MOVE FORWARD ON AUTHORIZATION PROPOSALS; FUNDING PROPOSALS TO COME Major action on surface transportation authorization bills will occur this week in the House and Senate, as the House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee and the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee are each scheduled to mark-up their respective authorization proposals on Thursday, February 2. While the T&I Committee will lead efforts on the House proposal, other committees will have important roles in crafting financing portions of the bill. The House Ways and Means Committee, as well as the [...]
