Virginia Beach receives private proposal to extend Tide light rail system

[thelakelander]

I guess people in the community were tied of not receiving the economic benefits from LRT that neighboring Norfolk has been enjoying. Instead of waiting for public dollars, the private sector is stepping up.

A private development group wants to extend light rail into the city and says it can have The Tide running past Town Center by the end of 2016 - at least four years earlier than current projections.

The city received the proposal Tuesday but released few details other than who was behind the offer and the group's assertion that it could have the five-mile extension operational in November 2016.

full article: http://hamptonroads.com/2013/04/va-beach-receives-private-proposal-extend-tide