Travel options are expanding for residents in Virginia Beach and Newport News, with a new ride share service coming to those cities.
At recent city council meetings, leaders in both gave the green light to provide funding to support rides on demand. In Virginia Beach, it was $466,000. Around $350,000 of that money will go towards routes in the Bayside area, with the rest of the money going to a second, undetermined zone.
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“You know better connectivity, not just in our city, but our region, is critical when it comes to attracting businesses and more young professionals here to Virginia Beach and the Hampton Roads,” said Virginia Beach City Council Member, Joash Schulman.
Schulman, along with Dr. Amelia Ross-Hammond, another member of council, are huge proponents of the program. She says buses struggle to get deep into these local communities.