/tags/transportation Transportation en-US Copyright Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:30:31 GMT /show/due-south/2025-03-06/fertility-politics-federal-funding-nc-transportation-projects-dot-birth-rate-pregnancy-families-health-care Funding from the federal government is often tied to metrics. The US Department of Transportation says it may give preference to, “communities with marriage and birth rates higher than the national average.” Thu, 06 Mar 2025 18:30:31 GMT /show/due-south/2025-03-06/fertility-politics-federal-funding-nc-transportation-projects-dot-birth-rate-pregnancy-families-health-care Celeste Headlee, Cole del Charco /economy/2025-02-28/trump-funding-freeze-nc-transportation-projects-limbo The Biden Administration poured billions of federal dollars into road and rail development, including a new passenger train rail line from Raleigh to Richmond, Virginia. Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:24:48 GMT /economy/2025-02-28/trump-funding-freeze-nc-transportation-projects-limbo Bradley George /education/2025-01-10/durham-public-schools-daily-bus-service In place of rotational busing, Durham Public Schools will implement family responsibility zones at 21 elementary schools. A proposal to implement express bus stops for three magnet schools will remain on hold until next school year. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 22:46:48 GMT /education/2025-01-10/durham-public-schools-daily-bus-service Liz Schlemmer /education/2025-01-07/durham-dps-bus-plans-express-bus-stops-family-responsibility-zones The DPS school board held a special meeting Monday to discuss transportation issues and ask questions of administrative staff. The plans are not yet final, but here are some of the takeaways. Tue, 07 Jan 2025 19:15:03 GMT /education/2025-01-07/durham-dps-bus-plans-express-bus-stops-family-responsibility-zones Liz Schlemmer /news/2024-07-15/moore-county-hawk-crosswalk-technology The High-Intensity Activated Crosswalk, or HAWK, signal technology assists people walking across marked crosswalks. It’s installed in only a few areas across North Carolina. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:15:05 GMT /news/2024-07-15/moore-county-hawk-crosswalk-technology Sharryse Piggott /education/2024-01-17/school-bus-chaos-durham-public-coordinated-response-district-pay-issue-transportation Many Durham Public School students didn't make it to school today, due to an absence of transportation workers. Transportation staff are among a group of workers at the district who received emails over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend announcing that their recent raises would be taken away. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 23:02:29 GMT /education/2024-01-17/school-bus-chaos-durham-public-coordinated-response-district-pay-issue-transportation Liz Schlemmer /2024-01-02/asheville-hasnt-had-passenger-rail-service-since-1975-that-may-change Over the years, there have been plenty of efforts to bring back rail service, only for funding or political momentum to falter. But this time is different, rail advocates say. Wed, 03 Jan 2024 01:21:39 GMT /2024-01-02/asheville-hasnt-had-passenger-rail-service-since-1975-that-may-change Felicia Sonmez /news/2023-10-12/rdu-airport-breaks-ground-on-new-runway The new runway 5-Left/23-Right replaces a 10,000-foot concrete landing strip built in the 1980s. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 15:02:03 GMT /news/2023-10-12/rdu-airport-breaks-ground-on-new-runway Bradley George /politics/2023-05-09/nc-senate-wants-you-to-move-over-more-often-on-the-road The North Carolina Senate wants to change the state’s “move over” traffic laws to protect people stranded on the roadside. Tue, 09 May 2023 20:12:05 GMT /politics/2023-05-09/nc-senate-wants-you-to-move-over-more-often-on-the-road Colin Campbell /news/2023-01-06/chapel-hill-leaders-hope-to-get-the-communitys-help-to-reach-their-goal-of-no-roadway-deaths-and-injuries The town of Chapel Hill and its police department want to prevent all traffic and pedestrian-related deaths by 2031. Fri, 06 Jan 2023 18:51:24 GMT /news/2023-01-06/chapel-hill-leaders-hope-to-get-the-communitys-help-to-reach-their-goal-of-no-roadway-deaths-and-injuries Sharryse Piggott