Posts tagged hrt

• Taxis to Largely Replace Paratransit Buses in Hampton Roads, Raising Service and Safety Concerns

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | November 10, 2011 7:06 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  In a move projected to trim $500,000 in annual operating costs, Hampton Roads Transit has begun phasing in a plan to cut its fleet of Handi-Ride paratransit buses and vans from 87 to 33 and transfer...

• HRT Reveals Safety Improvements for Norfolk's Tide Light Rail System

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | September 27, 2011 7:15 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  After just one month of service, Norfolk’s new light rail system has defied all expectations, at least in terms of the number of passengers who have been enticed onto the new service. The...

• The Tide: How Much Like Other Cities' Light Rail Systems Will It Be?

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | August 11, 2011 7:48 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  On August 19, 2011, Norfolk, Virginia (VA), will become the newest U.S. city to offer commuters the option of light rail. The Tide is being welcomed by many elected officials who consider the 8...

• Norfolk’s Light-Rail Train Operators: Safety First

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | August 02, 2011 3:41 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  With Norfolk’s new light rail, The Tide, set to open on August 19, 2011, Hampton Roads Transit drivers are gearing up to operate the trains safely. Being in control of a piece of machinery...

• HRT Chief Concerned About Safety, Delays Light-Rail Start

  Emily Mapp Brannon | June 20, 2011 8:34 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Phillip Shucet, the president and CEO of Hampton Roads Transit wants adjustments made to the safety and communications systems of the new light-rail system in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), so the trains...

• Light Rail in Norfolk Lacks Emergency Brake System

  Randy Appleton | February 16, 2011 7:46 AM | 1 CommentNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  In a Valentine's Day interview with Patrick Terpstra of ABC affiliate WVEC-TV, which covers Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Hampton and Newport News, Virginia (VA), Richard N. Shapiro,...

• As HRT Grows, Responsibilities for Protecting Public Also Increase

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | December 03, 2009 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  HRT, which operates public transportation throughout Tidewater, had a big year in 2009. Hampton Roads Transit broke ground on The Tide light rail system in Norfolk, revised its bus routes...