Transit experts from Denver, Minneapolis, Phoenix and Charlotte, N.C., brought their stories of “transformational transit” to Hampton Roads on Monday as Virginia Beach prepares to weigh in on light rail at the polls this fall.
Hampton Roads Transit hosted the daylong event for about 250 people at the Westin Town Center.
The affair was part rallying for the light-rail vote in November and part gaining traction for a long-term goal of getting regional funding for the transit agency, which receives money piecemeal from each city. The agency is hosting a series of educational, outreach and advocacy events.
This event focused on how large transit projects have transformed cities. The conversation often gravitated toward “the watershed moment” Virginia Beach is facing with its light-rail referendum.
