Recent Mentions on Blogs

The Shad Plank: HRBT? Your words are strange to us ....

May 8, 2008
Del. Bob Brink, D-Arlington, certainly knows about traffic problems in his neck of the woods up in Northern Virginia. He's more perplexed by his cousins in congestion from Hampton Roads. On Wednesday, when the two regions got together to talk traffic, Brink put his confusion into words. "I've always felt you people down there are speaking in tongues -- HRBT and third crossing and all that kind of stuff," he said. Oh yeah? What about Dulles Rail? What's that supposed to mean? And what's with ...

The Shad Plank: Could Virginia sell the tolling rights to local bridges and tunnels?

May 1, 2008
This is a fascinating idea that's has a huge amount of potential and obviously it needs some really hefty analysis. Del. Phil Hamilton, R-Newport News, is really driving the idea right now. He brought it up a couple of weeks ago, when he and Del. G. Glenn Oder were still waiting to hear if the Virginia Department of Transportation was going to study expanding the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel. Now that that study is underway, Hamilton is making some more noise about using the private sector t...

blog.vivianpaige.com: A tale of two meetings

April 30, 2008
Saturday morning, I attended a symposium on regional unity, sponsored by The Future of Hampton Roads, Inc. The event featured a panel comprised of Dels. John Cosgrove, Glenn Oder and Joe Bouchard, along with Art Collins, the retiring executive director of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission. While the overriding theme of the symposium was identification of issues that require regional unity, one thing dominated: transportation. The discussion with the panel and the subsequent small-...

blog.vivianpaige.com: A tale of two meetings

April 30, 2008
Saturday morning, I attended a symposium on regional unity, sponsored by The Future of Hampton Roads, Inc. The event featured a panel comprised of Dels. John Cosgrove, Glenn Oder and Joe Bouchard, along with Art Collins, the retiring executive director of the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission. While the overriding theme of the symposium was identification of issues that require regional unity, one thing dominated: transportation. The discussion with the panel and the subsequent small-...

The Shad Plank: The bridge sketch migrates to Richmond

April 23, 2008
You may remember the story of Walter Grantz, the local engineer who helped design the original Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel and various other crossings in the region. Grantz became a part of the local transportation debate when he took a hypothetical bridge soaring over the HRBT and went ahead and sketched out a detailed version. Grantz used aerial photos and navigational depth charts to get a realistic idea of whether a bridge could really be built linking Hampton with Norfolk. If you missed ...

Recent Mentions in the Media

The Virginian-Pilot: Promising alliance for urban regions

May 9, 2008
?If we fix Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia, we benefit the entire state,? said Del. Glenn Oder, who came up with the idea for the summit.

Daily Press: Common ground sought on transportation issues

May 8, 2008
Del. G. Glenn Oder, R-Newport News, was credited as a driving force behind this first-ever meeting. "It was never my expectation that we would generate a ...

The Virginian-Pilot: Legislators reach some consensus on roads plan

May 7, 2008
Del. Glenn Oder, R-Newport News, had to urge a few legislators who initially declined to speak up on road funding. ?This is a real opportunity for all of us ...

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May 3, 2008
Del. G. Glenn Oder, R- Newport News, was one of the lawmakers who suggested that a single additional two-lane tube at the HRBT could help break the traffic ...

Daily Press: Bridge won't work

April 27, 2008
Del. Glenn Oder in his April 12 op-ed, "Don't dismiss the concept of a high-level bridge," still has it wrong about a high bridge crossing of Hampton Roads.

• HB12
  Introduced: November 27, 2007
  Status: Governor's recommendation received by House
  
  : Payday Loan Act; requires SCC to contract with one or more parties to develop, etc. database.
• HB23
  Introduced: November 29, 2007
  Status: Incorporated by Transportation (HB2-Tata)
  
  : License plates, special; eliminates fee to family of persons who have died in military service.
• HB35
  Introduced: December 04, 2007
  Status: Incorporated by Commerce and Labor (HB1311-Byron)
  
  : Credit reports; authorizes consumer to freeze access thereto.
• HB300
  Introduced: January 03, 2008
  Status: Left in Appropriations
  
  : Higher educational institutions; sexual violence prevention.
• HB404
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Stricken from docket by Health, Welfare and Institutions
  
  : Wells, private; prohibition on construction of certain.
• HB405
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Transportation
  
  : Interstate Routes 64 & 664; prohibits imposition & collection of tolls for use of certain portions.
• HB406
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: Continued to 2009 in Finance
  
  : BPOL tax; proof of state licensure for contractors.
• HB407
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: G Approved by Governor-Chapter 665 (effective 7/1/08)
  
  : Freedom of Information Act; exemptions for certain records of public institutions of higher ed.
• HB408
  Introduced: January 04, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0485)
  
  : Consumer Protection Act; prohibited practices involving residential real property.
• HB720
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0489)
  
  : Landlord and tenant; definition of application fee, etc. and manner of serving notice to tenants.
• HB721
  Introduced: January 08, 2008
  Status: Governor's recommendation received by House
  
  : Plats; approval process by local planning commission.
• HB1303
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Left in General Laws
  
  : Residential Property Disclosure Act; property located within historic district.
• HB1304
  Introduced: January 09, 2008
  Status: Left in Transportation
  
  : Hampton Roads Transportation Authority; procedures to be followed.
• HB1398
  Introduced: January 10, 2008
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0032)
  
  : Tire recycling fee; extended until July 1, 2011.
• HB1444
  Introduced: January 15, 2008
  Status: Left in Transportation
  
  : Hampton Roads Transportation Authority; abolishes Authority, taxes, etc., dedicated to operation.
• HJ325
  Introduced: February 01, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate by voice vote
  
  : Commending Margaret Lucille Waggoner Young.
• HJ454
  Introduced: February 22, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate
  
  : Celebrating the life of Sergeant Bruce E. Horner.
• HJ455
  Introduced: February 22, 2008
  Status: Agreed to by Senate
  
  : Celebrating the life of Roy F. Pritchard, Jr.

• HB523
  Introduced: January 09, 2006
  Status: Left in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Antifreeze bittering agent; engine coolant that is manufactured or sold within State to contain.
• HB908
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Finance
  
  : Enterprise zones; real property investment grants.
• HB1621
  Introduced: July 18, 2006
  Status: Assigned C & L sub: Financial Institutions (Dudley)
  
  : Payday loans; requires SCC to contract w/third party to establish database through Internet.
• HB2188
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0634)
  
  : Landlords; notice of termination of lease for substantial rehabilitation of building.
• HB2189
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0319)
  
  : Charter; City of Newport News. 
• HB2463
  Introduced: January 09, 2007
  Status: Failed to pass in House
  
  : Regional transportation authorities; created.
• HB2689
  Introduced: January 10, 2007
  Status: Impact statement from DPB (HB2689)
  
  : Smoke Free Air Act; created.
• HB3071
  Introduced: January 16, 2007
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0225)
  
  : Odometer readings; exempts certain vehicles therefrom.
• HJ603
  Introduced: January 03, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ603ER)
  
  : Personal rapid transit; Sec. of Transp. to study benefits, etc. thereof as public transp. option.
• HJ773
  Introduced: January 19, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ773ER)
  
  : Hampton Roads: America's First Region; recognizing as brand for Southeast Virginia.
• HJ869
  Introduced: February 06, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ869ER)
  
  : Commending Melissa Nehrbass.
• HJ907
  Introduced: February 13, 2007
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ907ER)
  
  : Commending Pat Taylor.

• HB521
  Introduced: January 09, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0643)
  
  : Landscape architects; acceptance of plans by state and local authorities.
• HB522
  Introduced: January 09, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407)
  
  : Tire recycling fee; extension of time.
• HB523
  Introduced: January 09, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Commerce and Labor
  
  : Antifreeze bittering agent; engine coolant that is manufactured or sold within State to contain.
• HB524
  Introduced: January 09, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0257)
  
  : Criminal history record information; dissemination thereof to shipyards.
• HB556
  Introduced: January 09, 2006
  Status: Stricken from docket by Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
  
  : Pesticide & fertilizer, applicator license; Dept of Agr & Consumer Serv to issue license for both.
• HB557
  Introduced: January 09, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0408)
  
  : Public Procurement Act; expands prohibited contracts.
• HB558
  Introduced: January 09, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0646)
  
  : Condominium Act; actions for breach of warranty and notice of declarant.
• HB906
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0666)
  
  : Pet trust; created.
• HB907
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0667)
  
  : Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; confidentiality of tenant records.
• HB908
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Continued to 2007 in Finance
  
  : Enterprise zones; real property investment grants.
• HB909
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0668)
  
  : Enterprise zone job creation grants; deletion of terms from definition of grant eligible position.
• HB910
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0121)
  
  : Higher educational institutions; programs to promote awareness of sex crimes upon students.
• HB911
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Left in Appropriations
  
  : Urban Highway Congestion Mitigation Fund; created.
• HB912
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Fiscal impact statement from SCC (HB912H1)
  
  : Payday loans; requires SCC to contract w/third party to establish database through Internet.
• HB913
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Left in Courts of Justice
  
  : Motor fuel establishment; presumption that owner or lessee of vehicle failed to pay, penalty.
• HB914
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: Left in Counties, Cities and Towns
  
  : Vacant & abandoned buildings; Newport News require screening, landscaping, etc. for properites.
• HB915
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0669)
  
  : Automobile graveyards & junkyards; adds Newport News to localities that may require screening.
• HB916
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0817)
  
  : Real estate tax; assessments for open space property for golf courses.
• HB917
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0122)
  
  : Fog lights; not more than two may be illuminated at any time.
• HB918
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0264)
  
  : Zoning ordinances; modification and provision.
• HB919
  Introduced: January 10, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0670)
  
  : Cable television operator; easement conveyed by developer within 30 days after request.
• HB1286
  Introduced: January 11, 2006
  Status: Stricken from docket by Transportation
  
  : Taxicab operators; criminal history background checks for licensure.
• HB1431
  Introduced: January 17, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0290)
  
  : Special conservator of peace; authority to arrest.
• HB1478
  Introduced: January 19, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0561)
  
  : Textbook sales at public institutions of higher education.
• HB1602
  Introduced: January 20, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0156)
  
  : Early Childhood & Day-care Providers & Prof'ls Day; changes from Oct. 22 to Fri. before Mothers Day.
• HB5061
  Introduced: September 15, 2006
  Status: G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0006)
  
  : Height of vehicles; increases penalty.
• HJ282
  Introduced: February 08, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ282ER)
  
  : Celebrating the life of Svein Jarl Lassen.
• HJ286
  Introduced: February 08, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ286ER)
  
  : Commending Mothers Against Drunk Driving on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.
• HJ334
  Introduced: February 16, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ334ER)
  
  : Commending Patricia Morrell.
• HJ440
  Introduced: March 02, 2006
  Status: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ440ER)
  
  : Commending Tom Olaisen.