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[KevinKorell]

Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot, 1/13/14:

HRT to hold hearings on proposed fare increases

Hampton Roads Transit will hold public hearings on a proposal to increase fares on its various transportation services.

Here is the story.

[KevinKorell]

Daily Press, 1/23/14:

Customers worried about proposed Hampton Roads Transit fare increases

Public response to a proposed Hampton Roads Transit fare increase on buses, light rail and ferries has followed three themes, the agency's district transportation commission learned at its Thursday monthly meeting.

Story here.

[KevinKorell]

Column in Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, VA, 1/18/14:

HRT's fares? So last century. It's time for 50-cent hike.

Not even inflation has altered the basic $1.50 fee to ride Hampton Roads Transit buses. That's also the price for HRT ferries and The Tide, Norfolk's light-rail system that opened in 2011.

Complete column

[KevinKorell]

Progressive Railroading, 3/5/14:

Hampton Roads Transit OKs fare hike

Hampton Roads Transit's (HRT) board late last week approved fare increases for rail, bus, ferry and paratransit services as part of an ongoing plan to strengthen the agency's finances.

Here is the item.

[KevinKorell]

Hampton Roads Daily Press, 3/28/14:

Higher Hampton Roads Transit fares delayed until Fall

Hampton Roads Transit riders will have a reprieve before fares increase on buses, light rail and the ferry.

"We want to push back the new fare implementation until the fall," Agency President and CEO William Harrell told the HRT District Commission on Thursday at its monthly meeting

Story

[KevinKorell]

And here they come! From Progressive Railroading, 10/1/14:

Hampton Roads Transit to implement fare hike

Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) will increase the base cash fare for rail, bus and ferry services on Sunday, agency officials announced this week.

Here is that story.