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Hampton Roads Transit (HRT), incorporated on October 1, 1999, began through the voluntary merger of PENTRAN (Peninsula Transportation District Commission) on the Virginia Peninsula and TRT (Tidewater Regional Transit a.k.a. Tidewater Transit District Commission) in South Hampton Roads and currently serves over 22 million annual passengers within its 369-square-mile (960 km 2) service area ...
The Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Rail & Public Transportation is studying possible extensions to The Tide in several different directions within the multi-city Hampton Roads area. [26] Hampton Roads Transit, the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization, and local cities are exploring extensions of the starter line.
The service was started in 1980 and originally only had four trolleys running along Atlantic Avenue. Three more trolleys were added to the fleet in 1981. The system was sold to Tidewater Regional Transit, the predecessor to Hampton Roads Transit, in 1984. The trolley style buses were replaced with regular hybrid buses between 2008 and 2015, but ...
Imagine a Hampton Roads version of Uber, but for only $2 a ride. Starting on Sunday, Hampton Roads Transit will run an on-demand service in parts of Newport News and Virginia Beach. People canuse ...
Hampton Roads Transit presented its vision for the expansion of The Tide — Norfolk’s light rail system — to city councilmembers at a retreat Friday. The proposal would extend the existing ...
Operated by Hampton Roads Transit, it is the first major light rail service in the state. As of April 17, 2012, the daily ridership was estimated to be 4,900. [2] The Virginia Beach Transit Extension Study is examining the best transit options for possibly extending The Tide or adding bus rapid transit from Newtown Road to the Virginia Beach ...
This change would not take place until ten years later. At the time, the Commission members represented the cities of Newport News, Hampton, and Williamsburg, as well as James City County and York County. Since 2010, the Commission consists of six commissioners who are appointed by the cities of Hampton (2) and Newport News (4).
Hampton Roads Transit has embarked on a project to install more than 620 new bus stop shelters across the region. The transportation company has installed more than 40 shelters so far, and ...