Transportation Summary
A transportation system, which efficiently uses land resources and enables easy movement of people and goods, enhances the economy and improves the quality of life in the region. Highlights of the region's progress on transportation include:
- High-density population and housing provide enough passengers for the efficient use of transportation systems. The Hampton Roads region is second only to the Northern region in Virginia in the number of people and houses per square mile.
- Commute times are close to the national average, but congestion is most serious at bottlenecks in the vicinity of tunnels and bridges.
- The increase in public transit use between 2005 and 2007 in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area was well below the national average. Less than 2 percent of workers use public transportation for their commute to work.
The transportation indicators help to assess the progress that the region is making in transportation and understand the key factors that influence transportation.
