No nothing to do with global warming (maybe a little). The ground breaking for the Norfolk's starter light rail line, called the Tide. drew around 300 people. The mayor, Paul Fraim, expects the station at Harbor Park to be the transit hub that will connect light rail to a high speed rail line that would run to Richmond, Washington and beyond. Rising gas prices and growing congestion will force the city to rely more heavily on public transportation in the future. The light rail lines will end at Newtown Road because so far Virginia Beach has not signed on for the ride. I don't know if it is good or bad but from the few places that it is a success, real estate prices around the stations has skyrocketed and that is good for everybody.
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