According to the Batten Surveys, transportation is the #1 issue of concern to the public in Hampton Roads.

The lack of consensus on how to tackle this tremendous challenge is a circumstance that can be addressed by bringing all of the interested parties together to identify common ground.

The Hampton Roads Center for Civic Engagement is the ideal entity to facilitate such a process.

Among the most discussed projects are:

• Expansion of mass transit in Virginia Beach
  
  
• Construction of a third crossing from Southside to the Peninsula
  
  
• Construction of a high-speed rail line to S.E. Virginia
  • Read Louis Guy's presentation to the HRTPO
    
    
• Modernization of the Route 460 corridor
  
  
• Replacement of the Jordan Bridge
  
  
• Replacement of the Lesner Bridge
  
  
• Replacement of the Dominion Blvd. Steel Bridge
  
  
• Expansion of the Midtown Tunnel and MLK Freeway

Watch a discussion on WHRO's "What Matters" about transportation issues

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The project with perhaps the highest public profile right now is "The Tide", Norfolk's new light rail system, which Virginia Beach is studying to decide if they should support extending the system through their city.

This is a video presentation created by Hampton Roads Transit
that describes the project.

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HRT has a dedicated section on its Website describing the project:

http://www.ridethetide.com/

They also have a section specifically devoted to the Virginia Beach study at:

http://www.gohrt.com/vbtes/index.html

Of course, if citizens can't come to some sort of consensus on how to move forward, there's always the alternative: