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(03-26-2018 05:04 AM)EverRespect Wrote:  This cannot be compared to tone DC metro. DC had a centralized area of business and real traffic problems. Hampton Roads has real traffic problems, but they are at the tunnels, which none of the plans address. Driving around where the starter line is and on every expansion route I have seen is not a big deal. DC had to act on a need. Norfolk does not have a need. I do think it might be able to break even and serve the citizens of it went up the West side. That is their best chance of saving the thing.

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You are kidding right? Have you tried to drive the 264/64 interchange to Greenbriar during rush hour? It sucks. Traffic stinks. When I worked at ODU in 1996, and commuted to and from Chicks Beach (a whopping 12 - 15 miles depending on route) it took me 15 minutes to get to work and 45-60 to get home. I am sure it is worse now. Hampton Roads is like Charlotte and Atlanta a primarily suburban region with lacking public transit options and a ton of traffic that is only getting worse. We cannot build new roads forever, we have to embrace other options for getting people around. The Tide is a good start, it just needs to expand to get people to and from population centers and important destinations.