Comments on: Is High Speed Rail Coming to Hampton Roads?

By: Joanna

Joanna — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 01:44:22 +0000

I believe in railroad.

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By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:57:38 +0000

Immy:

You might be right for long-haul trips, but comparing high speed rail to air travel works for shorter trips. Take the DC-NY corridor for example: Many travelers choose to take the Acela Express from DC to NY, even though the travel time might be longer (although the amount of time that a traveler would have to take to go to an airport in DC an hour before his flight, fly an hour to an airport in NY, and travel into the city might be pretty close). In that situation, the convenience of having a way to travel from one center city to another, without having to deal with the headaches of air travel, outweighs the possible lower cost and shorter travel times of air travel.

By: lizzelizzel

lizzelizzel — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:10:08 +0000

I’m selfish. I want high speed rail and I want it now!

By: Immy

Immy — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 13:49:09 +0000

Many good points, and I’m a big supporter of high speed rail. One note, however – comparing rail to air is not a good idea. Rail generally loses, big time. Just a quick example:

A week long Norfolk to Pittsburgh trip (M-F)

AIR (from Norfolk) – $172, maybe 9 hours of travel time with layovers. Add a few hours for TSA silliness, and it takes maybe 14 total hours of travel.

RAIL (from Newport News) – $114, but a whopping 32 hours of travel time. Even if we bumped up to true “high speed” rail, this will be double the time.

Regardless, I think it’s a fantastic idea, and one that needs to be started ASAP.

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By: Missy Schmidt

Missy Schmidt — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 22:24:48 +0000

You are SO right about this being an under-40 issue for usage due to the build-out timing. However, it is also an issue for anyone who wants to see the Hampton Roads region be a region be more impactful on a national level! Thanks for getting the word out! :-)

We’ve shared a lot about it on the regional blog, http://smartregion.org/index.php?s=high+speed+rail … oh, and the Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance unveiled their new logo and tagline today at the Annual Meeting. Their website will be updated within 2 weeks.

Whatcha think? “Hampton Roads, the heart of the Mid-Atlantic”

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:01:50 +0000

FOR ALL FUTURISTS: This High Speed Rail Town Meeting on the 20th at the Granby Theater (5:30) is going to be most educational, so that everyone will be armed to the teeth for the public comment meetings with the Feds on the 27th and 28th. Besides being packed with useful information, It is going to be fun…and hey….will give you an excuse to get your Hump Day Happy Hour started early. BE THERE!

By: Thom White

Thom White — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:07:32 +0000

Everyone, PLEASE attend as many of these meetings as possible. Bring your friends, family, coworkers, neighbors. A real connection to a nationwide High Speed Rail system will benefit the area in ways that we can’t even anticipate at this time. Imagine what will happen when we are no longer the quiet end of a series of difficult dead-end roads.