Comments on: Hampton Roads: Wake Up Already and Get on HSR http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/news-blogs/politics-blogs/hampton-roads-wake-up-and-get-on-hsr.html Creating and celebrating local culture in Norfolk and all of Hampton Roads. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:42:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jay Ford http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/news-blogs/politics-blogs/hampton-roads-wake-up-and-get-on-hsr.html/comment-page-1#comment-12348 Jay Ford Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:38:44 +0000 http://www.altdaily.com/?p=14157#comment-12348 Good words sir. Good words sir.

]]> By: Lucien http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/news-blogs/politics-blogs/hampton-roads-wake-up-and-get-on-hsr.html/comment-page-1#comment-12347 Lucien Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:42:22 +0000 http://www.altdaily.com/?p=14157#comment-12347 I'm awake tho. I filled the survey. I’m awake tho. I filled the survey.

]]> By: Lucien http://www.altdaily.com/blogs/news-blogs/politics-blogs/hampton-roads-wake-up-and-get-on-hsr.html/comment-page-1#comment-12346 Lucien Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:34:10 +0000 http://www.altdaily.com/?p=14157#comment-12346 I think the crux of the problem that is the transient nature of our area. I feel like nothing is conceived as long-term by the majority of our population. The area reeks of transiency and has no substantial sense of permanence. VB is a ghost town for 8 months of the year. We're chock full of colleges and universities. Military and service folks, plus their families, are constantly coming in an out of town, or being re-stationed. The shipping industry and contract workers are the same. I think the majority of our citizens are "asleep" because they don't need to worry about big decisions any longer then 2 years out? They don't have to out run the bear, they aren't in the tent, they're part of the camera crew filming from the truck. Get people to feel permanent and you'll start to see permanent things happen. I think the crux of the problem that is the transient nature of our area. I feel like nothing is conceived as long-term by the majority of our population. The area reeks of transiency and has no substantial sense of permanence. VB is a ghost town for 8 months of the year. We’re chock full of colleges and universities. Military and service folks, plus their families, are constantly coming in an out of town, or being re-stationed. The shipping industry and contract workers are the same. I think the majority of our citizens are “asleep” because they don’t need to worry about big decisions any longer then 2 years out? They don’t have to out run the bear, they aren’t in the tent, they’re part of the camera crew filming from the truck.

Get people to feel permanent and you’ll start to see permanent things happen.

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