Traffix
TRAFFIX is a cooperative public service designed to promote transportation alternatives. Staff reports to an advisory board comprised of representatives from each of the area’s transportation planning groups: Hampton Roads Planning District Commission (HRPDC); Hampton Roads Transit (HRT); the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT); the Federal Highway Administrator; the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (VDRPT); and localities Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach. TRAFFIX staff are employees of HRT but the program has its own funding source.
TRAFFIX was established in 1995. It has helped hundreds of people with and without cars meet their transportation needs. TRAFFIX has assisted in the development of dedicated park & ride lots such as the Park & Sail lot in Portsmouth, obtaining funding to establish express bus service to Naval Station Norfolk. We will continue to work with employers (large and small) to establish transportation programs that will encourage the use of alternate modes when commuting to work.
Mission
It is TRAFFIX’s mission to assist in the continued efforts to decrease traffic congestion in Southeastern Virginia by reducing the number of Single Occupancy Vehicles (SOVs) commuting to work by encouraging the usage of HOV lanes through ridesharing and by encouraging the usage of alternatives to driving such as public transportation and bicycling.