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An electronic publication from the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization
Issue 4, Volume 8 | April 2015
Hampton Roads PDC and TPO Fill Regional Executive Director Position
The HRTPO & HRPDC announced the hiring of Robert A. Crum, Jr. to the position of Executive Director for both organizations yesterday.    READ MORE...
HRTPO Board Action Summary
The action summary from the April 16th HRTPO Board Meeting has been posted.      READ MORE...
LRTP Ammendment    
The amendment to the LRTP is to modify the project status of the Hampton Roads Multimodal Third Crossing.    
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Analyzing and Mitigating the Impact of Tolls at the Midtown and Downtown Tunnels Study Released   
HRTPO staff recently released the draft version of the Analyzing and Mitigating the Impact of Tolls at the Midtown and Downtown Tunnels report.    READ MORE...
May is National Bike Month    
May is National Bike Month!  Hampton Roads will be celebrating National Bike Month with several events and activities throughout the region.     READ MORE...
HRTPO Develops Title VI-Environmental Methodology Tool for 2040 LRTP    
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in any program or activity that receives federal funding.   READ MORE...
FY 2016 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)     
The HRTPO UPWP describes transportation planning work and associated funding for the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Planning Area (MPA).    READ MORE...
Air Quality Excellent in Hampton Roads: Regional Ozone Levels in Compliance with Current EPA Standards      
Hampton Roads meets the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone, set by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to the brief by Tom Ballou of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VDEQ) at the Transportation Technical Advisory Committee's April 1, 2015 meeting.    READ MORE...
Population Growth of Recent Decades Continues in Hampton Roads       
The Census Bureau's recent release of population estimates by city/county for 2014 indicates that Hampton Roads has grown over the past four years at a rate (0.6% per year) similar to that of the 1990's and 2000's.   READ MORE...
HRTPO and Port Collaboration Shared with the Nation via FHWA Webinar      
Jeff Florin (Port of Virginia) and Rob Case (HRTPO) summarized the collaboration of the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) and HRTPO on freight efforts for the most recent session (March 18, 2015) of FHWA's "Talking Freight" webinar series.     READ MORE...
Public Comment Opportunity 
The public participation and notification processes of the HRTPO satisfy the individual public participation policies of our planning partners in accordance with Federal regulations and guidelines. The HRTPO will strive to provide reasonable accommodations and services for persons who require special assistance to participate in this public involvement opportunity.
The following items are posted and available for public comment on the HRTPO website:
CTAC has Vacancies 
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Upcoming Meetings 

 

Long-Range Transportation Plan Subcommittee (LRTP)
 Friday April 24, 2015, 11:30am. The Regional Building, 723 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23320 

 

Transportation Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC)   Wednesday May 6, 2015, 9:30am. The Regional Building, 723 Woodlake Drive, Chesapeake, VA 23320