"All of our cities, counties and towns,
Can surely advance by leaps and bounds
When even two or three find common ground."



Listen and Learn Tour
Utilizing skilled moderators, the Hampton Roads Partnership, an organization of civic-minded individuals in business and government, is engaging audiences across southeastern Virginia to gauge interest in regional cooperation and solicit ideas to achieve it.

The Objective
The goal is not one government – it is one people with a common ambition: to build a region in which citizens and their local governments work together to compete successfully for good jobs, attract visitors to our rivers and shores, maintain an outstanding quality of life, provide educational opportunities for all residents, and ensure that our children, and their children, can live, work and prosper in Hampton Roads.


L&L News
A Report from the Tour by Joel Rubin - "I am hearing hope and frustration, brilliant ideas and insightful observations." (read)

Latest Tour Reports
Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance- 12/07 (read)
Hampton Roads Partnership Annual Meeting - 12/16 (read)
Crown Colony Club, Williamsburg - 02/15 (read)

ESSAYS WANTED
Have a thought about what's working ... or could? Your insights are welcome. (feedback)
Heard On The Tour

‘(Governor-Elect Tim) Kaine said he hopes to alleviate city-suburban fights over state dollars with more incentives for regional cooperation.
‘“I don’t see an irreconcilable conflict between cities and suburbs,” he said. “We all do better in a region when we cooperate together.”’ Virginian-Pilot 11/15/05