Hampton Roads News 
HR Partnership | November 30, 2008
Fall 2008 Each newsletter HRACRE will pose the same four questions to someone in the region who can provide answers and foresight in 50 words or less that’s highly worth considering. For this issue, Dana Dickens, President and CEO of Hampton Roads Partnership, responds: HRACRE: What is the greatest Hampton Roads regional achievement? Dickens: The [...]
HR Partnership | November 27, 2008
Published as an Op-Ed in the Daily Press November 27, 2008 Spend, baby, spend! When the building is burning, put the fire out first. Worry about putting a sprinkler system in later. What we need right now is more government spending. In the right places. Yes, the U.S. economy contracted by 0.3 percent in the [...]
HR Partnership | November 26, 2008
HRP Member, Norfolk Southern, has issued its first Sustainability Report as part of their commitment to being a responsible corporate citizen of the communities they serve. “Railroads are the most environmentally friendly means of moving the goods that move the economy,” says NS CEO and HRP Board Representative Wick Moorman. Read the report and try [...]
HR Partnership | November 24, 2008
by C. Grigsby Scifres
Recently, the United States Navy released a Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the homeporting of additional ships, including a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, at the Mayport Naval Station in Mayport, Florida. This EIS indicates that the preferred alternative is to homeport a nuclear carrier in Mayport, Florida. If implemented, this recommendation poses a serious economic threat to Hampton Roads.
HR Partnership | November 23, 2008
by Al Riutort Virginia’s roads and bridges are falling apart. The General Assembly refuses to raise the 17.5-cent gas tax to pay for new roads, maintenance and transit that are needed. Check out all the potholes on Interstate 64 between the airport and the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel and on Interstate 664 in Hampton and Newport [...]
HR Partnership | November 21, 2008
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by Hank Lewis
The presidential election has taught me a lot about the leadership in our country, the desires of the American people, where our country should be headed and how we can get there. |
Essentially, I have long had the same dreams as Barack Obama — to stop the bitter political partisanship, to bring our country together and to move our country forward for the greater good of all Americans. I have the same feelings about our region – moving beyond parochialism for the greater good of the people. Partisanship and parochialism wastes time, resources and opportunities!
HR Partnership | November 21, 2008
Smart Beginnings South Hampton Roads Presentation View this presentation in a new browser window; click on “Full” to view full screen; click on “Download” to download the presentation to your own computer. Presentation to the Hampton Roads Partnership Executive Committee on 11/21/08 by Smart Beginnings South Hampton Roads (SBSHR) Executive Director, Lisa Howard, and Board [...]
HR Partnership | November 20, 2008
Frank Roberts, Executive Director of Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance (HRMFFA), provided a summary of key events and actions related to the potential loss of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier from Norfolk Naval Station to Mayport: Letter to President-Elect: Read the joint letter from Representatives Wittman, Drake, Scott, Forbes and Representative-Elect Nye to President-Elect [...]
HR Partnership | November 20, 2008
SENS. WARNER & WEBB, SEN.-ELECT WARNER & GOV. KAINE
CALL NAVY’S PROPOSAL FOR NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER HOMEPORT
STRATEGICALLY FLAWED, FISCALLY IRRESPONSIBLE
Washington, DC—Senator John Warner (R-VA), Senator Jim Webb (D-VA), Senator-elect Mark Warner (D-VA), and Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine today called the Navy’s announced preference to create a second East Coast homeport for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at Mayport, Fla. “strategically flawed and fiscally irresponsible.” They called on the Navy to delay its decision until a new administration is allowed to analyze the proposal’s strategic and fiscal considerations.
HR Partnership | November 19, 2008
The time has come for a regional, long-range vision plan for bus and rail service for the Hampton Roads area. The Hampton Roads Metropolitan Planning Organization (HRMPO) is developing a regional vision of public transportation corridors and districts. The plan will outline the combination of transit services and land use best suited for each corridor and district.
A Public Information Meeting on A Transit Vision Plan for Hampton Roads was held October 16, 2008. All meeting materials are available at www.HamptonRoadsTransitPlan.com. Please check this out as well as further information about the study and sign up for future email updates.
