Transit Equity Day
https://gohrt.com/2022/02/transit-equity-day/Transit Equity Day is February 4, a National Day of Action that commemorates the importance of investing in public transit for the benefit of all citizens.
HRT Goes Electric
https://gohrt.com/2021/05/hrt-goes-electric/Hampton Roads Transit now has six all electric, zero-emission buses in its fleet.
Naval Station Norfolk Transit Corridor Project
https://gohrt.com/2021/04/naval-station-norfolk-transit-corridor-project/Hampton Road Transit (HRT) has begun work evaluating future high-capacity transit services for the city’s east side, including service to Naval Station Norfolk.
Introducing the HRT Paratransit app
https://gohrt.com/2021/03/introducing-the-hrt-paratransit-app/Your HRT Paratransit experience made much smoother.
Light Rail Safety
https://gohrt.com/2020/01/light-rail-safety/Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), a nationwide non-profit public safety program, awarded Hampton Roads Transit a grant in July to promote rail safety and public awareness campaigns.
New Training Equipment Helps Keep the Fleet Running
https://gohrt.com/2019/09/new-training-equipment-helps-keep-the-fleet-running/The Engine Training Sled is the latest tool for bus operations maintenance personnel to learn the ins and outs of working on bus transit powertrains.
Remembering Evelyn Butts
https://gohrt.com/2019/04/remembering-evelyn-butts/Evelyn Butts was a seamstress from the Oakwood section of Norfolk who rose to regional prominence in the 1960s during the fight to overturn Virginia’s poll tax, a fee imposed on poor, mostly black, citizens when they tried to vote. In the Jim Crow South, barriers to advancement were numerous and forcing the poor to […]
It’s January, What Better Time to Think of Air Conditioning
https://gohrt.com/2019/01/its-january-what-better-time-to-think-of-air-conditioning/Engines and transmissions may be critical to a well-functioning transit bus, but few systems can compete with HVAC for meeting the creature comfort needs of operators and customers. Mechanic Zinna Chappelle, holding the filter, and Larry Hill, in the background People naturally don’t think much about HVAC until it’s hot and muggy during the summer […]