Politics BLOG POSTS
A Call to Action
By Hannah Serrano
The survival of the Virginia Commission for the Arts depends on your action right now.
The Last Day to Take a Stand on HSR
By Ray Taylor
The public comment period on high speed rail closes tomorrow, but you still have time to make your voice heard.
A Safer, Greener Hampton Roads with High Speed Rail
By Christopher Malendoski
The whole subject of High-Speed Rail is today a front-burner issue for innumerable reasons, particularly environmental and safety issues. But one thing is for sure–better late than never.
Hampton Roads: Wake Up Already and Get on HSR
By Grant Cothran
Hampton Roads is the “other guy” an awful lot of the time. We lose entire interstate highways because we’re asleep a moment longer than other regions.
The Lowdown on High Speed Rail
By Hannah Serrano
A comprehensive explanation of just what high speed rail is, how it differs from light rail, how much it costs, what Obama’s plans are, where Hampton Roads is in his plans, and why all of this will affect the rest of our lives.
Past is Prologue: The Unworthy History of High Speed Rail to Hampton Roads
By Louis Guy
How did Hampton Roads get behind the Eight Ball on High Speed Rail? What can we learn from our history?
The Future of Hampton Roads: The Survey
By Jesse Scaccia
The ‘Vision Hampton Roads’ document is available for public comment until Feb 5th. We talked to one of its developers about what it all means.
Giving to Haiti Locally & Tonight’s Love for Haiti Benefit
By Jesse Scaccia
And how inspiring watching others give can be.
Special Election in VB Tuesday… Be Special Enough to Vote in It
By Tench Phillips
An op-ed in support of Bill Fleming from The Naro’s Tench Phillips.
Light Rail: All Is Not Lost
By Hannah Serrano
Even amidst budget overruns and controversy surrounding HRT President Michael Townes, The Tide is on a similar cost per mile pace to other recent American light rail systems.
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What’s Cost Got to Do with It?
By Laura Johnson Dahlke
In Hampton Roads, a marriage license costs $30 and a Justice of the Peace union another $50. An unassuming, idealistic and naïve man and woman can bind their lives together legally for the same price as dinner and a movie.





