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Richard Stradling

@RStradling

Transportation reporter for The News & Observer. Planes, trains and automobiles, plus bicycles, scooters and just plain walking. Also #census2020

 Raleigh, NC
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Hoboken, NJ, has gotten a lot of attention for eliminating fatal car crashes. But #RaleighNC is a far different place. #visionzero #ralpol newsobserver.com/news/local/…
Can Raleigh prevent all fatal car crashes? It thinks it has a shot and wants your help

Can Raleigh prevent all fatal car crashes? It thinks it has a shot and wants your help

Safe Streets for All is a city effort to eliminate car crashes that kill or seriously injure people by 2045.

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Leaving the woods and trails as they are doesn't appear to be an option. #WakeCounty #rdu newsobserver.com/news/local/…
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We have a new leader @newsobserver. newsobserver.com/news/local/…
McClatchy names new executive editor for The News & Observer and Herald-Sun

McClatchy names new executive editor for The News & Observer and Herald-Sun

Nicole Stockdale, who has helped oversee five newsrooms for the company in California, starts her new job in Raleigh on Feb. 17.

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A 65-year-old bridge and the swing-span for boats near its center will be replaced. #NorthCarolina #obx #outerbanks newsobserver.com/news/local/…
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One of his daughters accepted the medal on behalf of the family on Friday, holding President Biden's hand as the commendation was read aloud. newsobserver.com/news/local/…
Durham High grad awarded Medal of Honor for saving fellow soldiers’ lives in Vietnam

Durham High grad awarded Medal of Honor for saving fellow soldiers’ lives in Vietnam

Capt. Hugh R. Nelson Jr., who died in 1966, grew up in North Carolina and graduated from Durham High School.

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Another setback for transit in the Triangle. newsobserver.com/news/local/…
Raleigh again fails to find a contractor to build bus rapid transit line. It will try again.

Raleigh again fails to find a contractor to build bus rapid transit line. It will try again.

The city has budgeted $90 million to construct its first bus rapid transit line along New Bern Avenue. Its only bid was for $113 million.

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Unveiled last summer, #nascar's first #EV prototype visited the Triangle yesterday. #ElectricVehicle newsobserver.com/news/local/…
Are electric cars in NASCAR’s future? A prototype developed in NC shows what’s possible

Are electric cars in NASCAR’s future? A prototype developed in NC shows what’s possible

The ABB NASCAR EV made stops in Cary and Mebane on Wednesday to show off the new technology.

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A visit to one of three #NorthCarolina state parks closed indefinitely as a result of #HurricaneHelene. newsobserver.com/news/state/…

Three NC state parks remain closed indefinitely after Helene, including the largest

Two of the long-term closures are due to lack of access because of washed-out roads and bridges outside the parks.

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"Thank you for helping us go back in time and fix this.” #northcarolina @NCSHP newsobserver.com/news/local/…
Overlooked no more: NCDOT honors 23 Highway Patrol officers killed on the job

Overlooked no more: NCDOT honors 23 Highway Patrol officers killed on the job

With the last four designations approved this week, the state has now named a bridge in honor of all 70 State Highway Patrol employees who died in the line of duty.

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Another set of performances kicks off in #Durham Thursday night. newsobserver.com/news/local/…
New one-man play uncovers complexities of a Jim Crow-era murder in Durham

New one-man play uncovers complexities of a Jim Crow-era murder in Durham

Army Pvt. Booker Spicely, who was Black, was shot and killed by a white bus driver in 1944 after the driver asked him to move to the back of the bus.

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The play opens tonight in Chapel Hill and moves to Durham next weekend. newsobserver.com/news/local/…
New one-man play uncovers complexities of a Jim Crow-era murder in Durham

New one-man play uncovers complexities of a Jim Crow-era murder in Durham

Army Pvt. Booker Spicely, who was Black, was shot and killed by a white bus driver in 1944 after the driver asked him to move to the back of the bus.

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About a third of the #BlueRidgeParkway in #NorthCarolina has now reopened since #HurricaneHelene shut it down in late September. newsobserver.com/news/state/…
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I-40 has been closed through the Pigeon River Gorge since #HurricaneHelene his Western #NorthCarolina on Sept. 27. newsobserver.com/news/local/…
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The first of two interstate connections between #NorthCarolina and #Tennessee was restored today, though with restrictions. The second will be out a good bit longer. #helene2024 newsobserver.com/news/state/…
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Altogether, the federal government, @NCDOT, the #NorthCarolina Railroad Company and @nscorp plan to spend $170 million on upgrades to the state's busiest rail corridor. newsobserver.com/news/busine…
Federal grant to add and speed trains between Raleigh and Charlotte

Federal grant to add and speed trains between Raleigh and Charlotte

The N.C. Railroad Company, the N.C. Department of Transportation and Norfolk Southern plan to spend $170 million along the rail corridor.

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The National Park Service says other sections may reopen soon. #NorthCarolina #helene2024 newsobserver.com/news/weathe…
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured Western #NorthCarolina for the first time since the remnants of #HurricaneHelene destroyed hundreds of roads, including Interstate 40. newsobserver.com/news/state/…
‘We will rebuild’ I-40 in Pigeon River Gorge, NCDOT tells Buttigieg. But how?

‘We will rebuild’ I-40 in Pigeon River Gorge, NCDOT tells Buttigieg. But how?

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured Western North Carolina for the first time since the remnants of Hurricane Helene caused historic flooding in the region.

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“Everywhere we went has been a big surprise." @NCDOT workers from the coast experience a different kind of hurricane damage in the mountains. #NorthCarolina #NorthCarolinaFlood #HurricaneHelene newsobserver.com/news/state/…
NCDOT workers from the coast are used to hurricanes. Helene’s aftermath is different

NCDOT workers from the coast are used to hurricanes. Helene’s aftermath is different

A group of 21 Division 3 workers went to Hendersonville, with equipment and supplies, on Oct. 2, five days after Helene brought torrential rain and wind to the region.

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#northcarolina #HurricaneHelene #ncdot newsobserver.com/news/state/…
Two weeks after Helene, NCDOT still working to connect Bat Cave with outside world

Two weeks after Helene, NCDOT still working to connect Bat Cave with outside world

The key is reopening a 66-year-old bridge that carries U.S. 64 over the Rocky Broad River.

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The list of roads damaged or closed in Western #NorthCarolina continues to grow as #ncdot crews get deeper into the mountains. #Helene #NorthCarolinaFlood newsobserver.com/news/state/…
Oct. 21 update: NCDOT works to reopen hundreds of roads in Western NC

Oct. 21 update: NCDOT works to reopen hundreds of roads in Western NC

The scale of destruction from Hurricane Helene coupled with the mountain terrain have made it hard for crews to get to many places.

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