Introducing Route 65: The Jordan Bridge Limited

Starting November 10th, HRT will provide Route 65 which will run most of the day Monday - Friday making stops at 20th & Seaboard, Elizabeth River Park (old site of Jordan Bridge Toll Plaza), Norfolk Naval Shipyard (Gates 10 & 15), and County & Court in Portsmouth.

See HRT Website for route & schedule: http://www.gohrt.com/routes/Route_65.pdf

This route does not run on Weekends or Holidays.

Green Run's feelings on Reba McClanan

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Barack Obama Rally at Amphitheater may cause Service Delays

Due to a Barack Obama Rally today at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater, all buses at TCC may face service delays. This will especially affect Routes 25 and 33 since they both use Princess Anne & Concert.

According to HRT Staff, the last lineup will hold for everyone. I've emailed to inquire about the 5:45 lineup since that's the last 12, 25, 29 (going past Hilltop), 33 (going past 19th & Pacific), and 36 (continuing as the #1 Granby).

Why Facebook Ads Suck

(Larger Version)

This is why Facebook ads suck. It's clearly marked "Status: In a Relationship", yet I get an ad inviting me to some sl** site

(the "status" is more to get people to leave me alone, and yes Amy fully knows about it)

Survey

This morning on my outbound (towards TCC) trip on the #25, there were two people doing surveys for HRT wanting to know how people thought of the service. Biggest things:

• Number One: Run buses at night
• Number Two: Run buses on the Weekend (remember, the 25 is weekdays only)

After we arrived at TCC, they told me of a problem they had this morning on the first #12 out of Seaboard at 5:48 AM of how the driver was rude to them as well as passengers and compared to how polite Bill was to them on the #25.

Candidate Endorsements

I am now ready to release my endorsements for 2008. This is the first such entry for my blog.

• President: Barak Obama

In a nutshell, John McCain does not support fixed rail transit (light rail, The Tide being an example)

• Senator: Former Governor Mark Warner

There were some tough times when Warner was elected governor. Due to the mess Governor Jim Gilmore left us in, some major decisions had to be made.

• Virginia Beach Mayor: Scott Taylor

Watch the video blog he & I did together. Enough said.

Riding the HRT Buses

A portion of my book was submitted to TCC for entry into ChannelMarker

I submitted a portion of a book I'm working on to TCC ChannelMarker, the student literary magazine. I will know around March if they publish. April is when the next ChannelMarker is published.

I've specifically submitted Chapter 6 of Deep Freeze which comes from Rachel's Story 2. (that's the whole idea: to make you want to read more)

More info:

• ChannelMarker
• See my submission on my website RaggieSoft.com
  

Scott Taylor in Pilot

This morning's Hampton Roads section had a small article about Scott Taylor. It even has a small line about his HRT Video Blog, which I was the camera person for (for the curious, it was Route 15 heading inbound leaving Military Circle at 12:45 PM on a Saturday bound for Greenbrier Mall).

Route 25

on the 3:20 inbound trip, the driver refused to be corrected when he told a passenger the 20 comes into the Holiday Inn

30-Day Youth

Drivers, please be reminded that the old 30-Day Senior pass is also good for youth with proper ID

Simplify Your Ride, Starting Monday, October 6th

Go Pass from Hampton Roads Transit on Vimeo.

29 Holland Rd - What the?

Could someone explain the sign below the bus stop sign? How about getting it removed?

Me on the Sunday Buses

Yep: I actually rode buses today. Here's what happened:

• Bike Rack Full (we both boarded at VB Blvd & Witchduck – the other passenger is going to Military Circle)

• Inbound 20 had a 10-16 at VB Blvd & Newtown; we're down. 1:41 as we turned onto K-Ville

• Question: why do buses enter Leigh? What's wrong with the bus stops on Kempsville? Buses don't go into DePaul, for example.

• It's 1:45 as we turn onto the Blvd from Kempsville – should be at Military Circle now. Held up by 10-16 who wanted off at VB Blvd & JANAF, but then didn't want off. There goes lineup :( Passengers were hot headed, and knew who to blame (not the driver)
  

• Picked up another 10-16 at Military Circle. What a day.

• Oh what fun: the 2:18 #11 was shot at by some preschooler with a BB gun. Colonial & 29th. There was no damage and no injuries, but plenty of paperwork.
  

• Done with the concert at ODU. Time to head home.
  

• I boarded the 960. One bike in front, then I loaded. Two more bikes came up wanting to ride as well. The first biker didn't grasp that they could take the 20 with their MAX Day Pass. This is why when you see your bus, get in line. Perhaps HRT should look into SportWorks Trilogy racks (although that 4^th rider would still be SOL)?

• Passengers were running for the bus as it started taking off, but still inside Cedar Grove. I called forward to the driver but he ignored me. 5 PM #960 – bus #3001 – out of Cedar Grove.

• As always, why do I need to pay extra to ride The MAX? Why can't I have a 30-Day E&D MAX? It's a pain carrying around the extra change.

It's official: HRT reads my blog

It's official: someone from HRT reads my blog (the misspelling above isn't my fault). Click the picture for a larger version.

User Citizen's Advisory Committee Meeting Tomorrow

Tomorrow is the UCAC meeting at HRT's 15th Street facility. Meeting starts at 6 PM.