On December 14, Governor Northam announced that the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission, in partnership with Charter Communications, was awarded a $21 million Virginia Telecommunications Initiative (VATI) grant to bring universal broadband coverage to the City of Suffolk and Counties of Isle of Wight and Southampton. The grant will provide needed funding to build a high-speed, reliable, and affordable fiber internet network to areas of western Hampton Roads that are currently without service.
HRTPO staff has updated phase cost estimates, expenditures, and schedule information on projects in the FY 2021-2024 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and has produced a snapshot of this data. In addition, staff identifies CMAQ and RSTP projects for which the data indicates progress has stalled. A snapshot of the TIP is produced on a quarterly basis.
As part of the 10th anniversary of askHRgreen.org, the team behind the regional environmental education program is challenging residents of the 757 to tackle new green habits in 2022. Many eco-conscious residents are recycling paper, plastic bottles, and metals cans, keeping grease out of household drains, and choosing tap over bottled water. The Level Up Challenge running now until April, challenges everyone to add at least one new green habit to their daily routine.
The Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC) and Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) fully comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, Executive Order 12898 on Environmental Justice, and related nondiscrimination statutes and regulations in all programs and activities. HRPDC's website, www.hrpdcva.gov, and HRTPO's website, www.hrtpo.org, may be translated into multiple languages. Publications and other public documents can be made available in alternative languages and formats, if requested. HRPDC public meetings are always held in ADA-accessible facilities and in transit-accessible locations when possible. Auxiliary services can be provided to individuals who submit a request at least seven days prior to a meeting. Requests made within seven days will be accommodated to the greatest extent possible. Any person who believes they have been aggrieved by an unlawful discriminatory practice by HRPDC under Title VI has a right to file a formal complaint. Any such complaint may be in writing and filed with the HRPDC and/or the appropriate state or federal agency within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory occurrence. For more information on HRPDC's Title VI program, or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, please call (757) 420-8300 or email:rcrum@hrpdcva.gov
