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Hampton Roads

Regional projects and the cities and counties around the harbor, from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach.

What local governments did

Virginia Beach car owners will get up to $80 off each vehicle's 2027 tax bill
Led by Virginia Beach City Council.
Funded. Benefits start Jan. 1, 2027.
Illustration from photo.See the photo (John Moss for Council campaign), opens in a new tab© John Moss for Council campaign, used as a drawing reference.
Virginia Beach is building 21 flood projects that voters chose to pay for
Championed by John Moss.
Rolling out. Not everyone has it yet.

Federal and state actions in Hampton Roads

Illustration from official portrait.See the photo (Office of the Governor of Virginia, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabPublic domain.
No more tolls on the Coleman Bridge between Yorktown and Gloucester
Proposed by Glenn Youngkin (R).
Working now.
Illustration from photo.See the photo (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tab
Free tunnel trips for lower-income Norfolk and Portsmouth drivers
Championed by Louise Lucas (D).
Working now.
Illustration from official portrait.See the photo (U.S. Congress), opens in a new tabPublic domain.
Federal money is building Norfolk's floodwall and storm surge barriers
Championed by Bobby Scott (D).
Rolling out. Not everyone has it yet.

Your turn here

Join a board or commission

Hampton Roads Planning District Commission: Community Advisory Committee, opens in a new tab
A printable application to join the up-to-30-member public committee that advises the region's planning and transportation boards; open to residents of the 17 member cities and counties, it meets six times a year, for three-year terms.
Hampton Roads Transit: Transit Riders Advisory Committee, opens in a new tab
A volunteer committee of up to 14 riders, with at least one from each city HRT serves, that tells HRT how to fix service problems; it meets every other month, and you ask HRT Customer Relations at 757-222-6000 about joining.
Hampton Roads Transit: Student Transit Riders Commission, opens in a new tab
An online application for high school students (grades 9 to 12) in the six cities HRT serves; a one-year term with a meeting every month.

See everything open to people in Hampton Roads

You?

Your face here?

Each of them ran for a city council or a state legislature, won, and did work you’ll find on this site. Running is one way in. Serving on a board or working the polls are others.

See where to start

From left: Chi Ossé (D), Bill Stanley (R), and Louise Lucas (D).

From left: Chi Ossé (D), Bill Stanley (R), Louise Lucas (D), Emmett Hanger (R), and Michelle Hinchey (D).

Illustrations from photos.See the photo of Ossé (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Stanley (Office of the Governor of Virginia, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 4.0.See the photo of Lucas (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tab

Illustrations from photos.See the photo of Ossé (New York City Council), opens in a new tab© New York City Council, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Stanley (Office of the Governor of Virginia, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 4.0.See the photo of Lucas (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tabSee the photo of Hanger (Senate of Virginia), opens in a new tab© Senate of Virginia, used as a drawing reference.See the photo of Hinchey (NY Senate, via Wikimedia Commons), opens in a new tabCC BY 2.5.