THE LIGHT RAIL VOTE BACKERS, FOES GET READY TO TOUT POSITIONS IN...

The Virginian Pilot;  September 20, 1999 ;     700+ words ......sides of the Nov. 2 light rail referendum in Virginia...fall. Proponents of light rail have far-reaching...be, the debate on light rail should soon accelerate...group's goal is to keep light rail in the mix of transportation...alternatives. Its motto, ``Light ...

LIGHT RAIL POPULAR, IF FREE RESIDENTS RECOGNIZE THE BENEFITS, BUT QUESTION...

The Virginian Pilot;  June 12, 1999 ;     560 words ...Most South Hampton Roads residents believe that light rail would provide...commissioned by the Hampton Roads Transportation...popularity of light rail and widespread...role. So does Hampton Roads want light rail or not? The survey...

BASKET OF EGGS REASONS TO WANT LIGHT RAIL.(LOCAL)

The Virginian Pilot;  October 28, 1999 ;     700+ words ......since nearly every light-rail rider means one...exceed Los Angeles'. Hampton Roads had three days...carrying capacity as light rail would cost $1 billion...congestion costs each Hampton Roads driver $645 in...t. Eventually, light rail could serve all of ...

CHESAPEAKE COUNCIL OKS REFERENDUM ON LIGHT RAIL.(LOCAL)

The Virginian Pilot;  February 23, 2000 ;     323 words ......spoke against light rail in a referendum...weeks after the Hampton Roads Transit commission revived light rail for the region...determined whether light rail is needed in...officials with Hampton Roads Transit. The...transit systems (light ...

LIGHT RAIL TOUR ADDS PERSPECTIVE TO LOCAL VISION.(LOCAL)

The Virginian Pilot;  March 3, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Three busloads of Hampton Roads residents felt...touring Baltimore's light rail line. While riding...she was convinced light rail was the way to...could occur in Hampton Roads. ``It was a nonstandard...had never ridden light rail and said she went...fit ...

TRT GROUP TOURS BALTIMORE LIGHT RAIL LINE A DOZEN LOCAL RESIDENTS RIDE THE...

The Virginian Pilot;  July 11, 1998 ;     700+ words ......Hyde-Wright's support of light rail service in South Hampton Roads as much as riding...Baltimore's heralded light rail train would...for the Navy. Hampton Roads' resistance to light rail is no different...was so eager for light rail that it ...

CUTE CARS LIGHT RAIL: NO EFFECT ON TRAFFIC CONGESTION.(LOCAL)

The Virginian Pilot;  October 29, 1999 ;     694 words ......nation to justify light rail have predicted...congestion by building light rail would be as well-serv...congestion and light rail. Hampton Roads is no different...So it is with light rail. The Hampton Roads Transit (HRT...to do it will ...

LIGHT RAIL KEEP THE STUDY ALIVE.(LOCAL)(Editorial)

The Virginian Pilot;  February 21, 2000 ;     350 words ...The Hampton Roads Transit's governing...shortened version of light rail alive makes sense...voters' defeat of light rail in a referendum...the rest of Hampton Roads needs to move forward...studying a possible light-rail route along the...Williamsburg. If ...

LIGHT RAIL CONSIDER ALL CURES.(LOCAL)(Editorial)

The Virginian Pilot;  August 5, 1999 ;     470 words ......unfortunately decided to go ahead with a premature light-rail referendum on this November's ballot. Studies of the light-rail spur to the Naval Base are incomplete...5 percent gasoline tax hike to pay for light rail. That was wise, since the funding mechanism for the proposed ...

LIGHT RAIL: VOTERS REJECT STUDYING BEACH-NORFOLK LINE; PROJECT MAY BE DEAD...

The Virginian Pilot;  November 3, 1999 ;     700+ words ......BEACH -- Light rail in Virginia...possibly Hampton Roads, screeched...to build light rail anywhere...Sessoms Jr., a Hampton Roads Transit commissioner...wonder if light rail could work...anywhere else in Hampton Roads. ``If light ...

TEST YOUR LIGHT RAIL IQ.(FRONT)

The Virginian Pilot;  October 31, 1999 ;     605 words ......improve safety, light rail tracks would...20 minutes 6. Hampton Roads Transit estimates...can I get to a light rail station? A...round trip on light rail cost, including...initial east-west light rail line? A. $525...15. How does Hampton ...

LIGHT-RAIL DEBATERS FAIL TO AGREE ON LIKELIHOOD OF LESS CONGESTION.(LOCAL)

The Virginian Pilot;  October 20, 1999 ;     700+ words ......attend a debate on light rail in an otherwise...and chairman of Hampton Roads Transit's light...committed to keeping light rail alive. Another group, Livable Cities-Hampton Roads, maintains a site containing light rail information...quality of life ...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT LET'S ASK SOME HEAVY QUESTIONS...

The Virginian Pilot;  June 19, 1999 ;     393 words ......Two-thirds support light rail,'' requires a reality...Would those in favor of light rail use it? What is the...segment of the South Hampton Roads population, based on...Norfolk-Virginia Beach light rail ignores two-thirds...the latter would use light rail ...

TRT OFFICIALS DISCUSS WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH LIGHT RAIL.(NORFOLK COMPASS)

The Virginian Pilot;  March 25, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Transit officials about light rail. The interview focused...relations manager for light rail; and Denis Cournoyer...construction for light rail. For more information, call the Light Rail Hotline at 461-0647...ridetrt.org 1. What is light rail? Light ...

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH LIGHT RAIL?(VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON)

The Virginian Pilot;  March 7, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Transit officials about light rail. The interview focused...relations manager for light rail; and Denis Cournoyer...construction for light rail. For more information, call the Light Rail Hotline at 461-0647...ridetrt.org 1. What is light rail? Light ...