"New View" for Virginia’s Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads, Virginia -- The Hampton Roads Partnership launched Hampton Roads Performs, a “new view” for Hampton Roads, on Tuesday, February 3rd atop the Westin Virginia Beach Town Center, the tallest building in Virginia, a 38-story high rise hotel and condominium residence. As Chair of the Council on Virginia’s Future, Governor Tim Kaine participated in the launch of the new website focusing on regional performance in Hampton Roads.

Hampton Roads Performs is a multi-year, collaborative project of the Hampton Roads Partnership and the Council on Virginia’s Future. The Council, established by the 2003 Virginia General Assembly, is comprised of state, business and community leaders, who are committed to improving the quality of life for all Virginians.

The website shows how well the Hampton Roads region is doing on a broad array of quality of life indicators, many of which are aligned with the Council’s own site, Virginia Performs, while others are unique and will be further customized to Hampton Roads. It features a “Hampton Roads Scorecard,” highlighting each indicator’s performance and whether it is trending downward, improving or maintaining.

Hampton Roads Performs, www.HamptonRoadsPerforms.org, is modeled after the Virginia Performs website, launched in early 2007, and will serve as the first regional prototype in Virginia. The purpose is to inform and engage citizens with Hampton Roads’ progress and its future as well as significantly enhancing government transparency and accountability. The website gives citizens an opportunity to see real world results and will supplement and guide efforts by government and civic leaders on the development and implementation of a roadmap for Hampton Roads’ future.

Organizations can use the scorecard and research in community education and dialogue as well as to structure and facilitate civic engagement processes in the future.

Click HERE for an easy how-to-use-the-website Guide to HamptonRoadsPerforms.org.