3:24pm Apr 20, 2017
Transportation
Transportation
More Guns Are Being Brought To Charlotte Airport
More people are bringing guns to North Carolina’s largest airport, continuing a four-year trend.
Transportation
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M.L. Schultze / WKSU 5:25pm Apr 17, 2017National NationalRide Hailing In Rural America: Like Uber With A Neighborly Feel
A small startup called Liberty Mobility Now is staking itself as the Uber of rural America. But to find its niche there, it has had to adapt everything from its app to its driver training. -
9:22am Mar 27, 2017Economy Economy TransportationCarolina Curious: Why Can't We Use The Railroad?
Listener Matthew Fedel asks: "Winston-Salem has a railroad running through it that’s fallen into neglect. Why couldn’t it be used as a commuter route, and what’s the history of railroads in this area?" As WFDD’s David Ford recently discovered, railroads built the Twin City, and could soon help shape it again.
[Correction: this morning, we misidentified the acronym for PART. It is Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation.]
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10:35am Feb 15, 2017Education EducationBus Shortage Curtails After-School Activities For Middle Schoolers
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school district is dealing with a shortage of activity buses at middle schools, leading administrators to make tough decisions on adding sports teams or expanding t
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3:30pm Jan 19, 2017Health & Safety Health & Safety TransportationCarolina Curious: Why Don't People Use Their Turn Signals?
Morning Edition host and self-appointed blinker crusader Neal Charnoff explores the question in our latest edition of Carolina Curious.
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6:00am Dec 26, 2016Education EducationWinston-Salem Bus Passengers Could See Higher Fares
Winston-Salem City Council members are considering raising bus fares to address a projected shortfall in the public transit budget.
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Matt Rourke/AP 8:52am Nov 01, 2016National NationalPhiladelphia Transit Workers Go On Strike, Shutting Down Buses, Trolleys
Around 4,700 transportation workers went on strike at midnight after their contract expired and negotiations failed. Affected buses, subways and trolleys usually handle more than 800,000 trips a day. -
4:30pm Oct 03, 2016National National Science Environment
A Revolution That Didn't Happen: Personal Rapid Transit
In 1975, the Personal Rapid Transit in Morgantown, W. Va., was expected to usher in a new age of public transit nationally. It didn't. Still, the aging system is getting a $100-million upgrade. -
Andrea Kissack/NPR 4:30pm Sep 27, 2016National National Science Economy EnvironmentIt May Not Cost You More To Drive Home In A Climate-Friendly Car
It has been a common belief that low-emissions vehicles, like hybrids and electric cars, are more expensive than other choices. But researchers at MIT have found otherwise. -
6:00am Sep 08, 2016Economy Economy EducationWanted: Forsyth County School Bus Drivers
As the school year begins, Forsyth County is once again dealing with bus driver shortages.
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David Ford 10:18am Aug 15, 2016Economy EconomyChanging The Way We Wait At Winston-Salem's Bus Stops
For this edition of Carolina Curious, listener Dean Franco asks:
“Why are there so few bus shelters in Winston-Salem?”
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images 1:46pm Jun 10, 2016World News World News NationalScheduled Flights To Cuba Approved For As Early As This Fall
The Department of Transportation has authorized six U.S. airlines to schedule round-trip flights from the U.S to some cities in Cuba. The DOT has not yet approved any flights to Havana.
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