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Tim Richardson

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Washington Post transportation editor

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Joined April 2008
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6 million D.C. traffic tickets are unpaid. The worst drivers avoid consequences for years. washingtonpost.com/transport…
D.C. struggles to rein in risky drivers. One car has $186,000 in tickets.

D.C. struggles to rein in risky drivers. One car has $186,000 in tickets.

Some of D.C.’s worst drivers avoid penalties for years. A fatal crash on Rock Creek Parkway in March highlighted the threat that dangerous drivers pose.

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As Southwest, FAA probes begin, fallout could shape flying for years washingtonpost.com/transport…
As Southwest, FAA probes begin, fallout could shape flying for years

As Southwest, FAA probes begin, fallout could shape flying for years

The two incidents have triggered multiple federal investigations while revealing the fragile underpinnings of the domestic air travel system.

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Amtrak, other passenger rail systems dodge crisis as strike threat likely averted washingtonpost.com/transport…
Amtrak, commuter rail dodge crisis as strike threat likely averted

Amtrak, commuter rail dodge crisis as strike threat likely averted

Amtrak resumed some service Thursday that had been suspended ahead of a potential work stoppage, and planned normal service Friday.

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The battle that will determine the future of American passenger rail washingtonpost.com/transport…
The battle that will determine the future of American passenger rail

The battle that will determine the future of American passenger rail

Amtrak has money to expand, but it doesn’t own the railroad tracks. A stalled effort along the Gulf Coast is a test of its ability to grow.

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End of federal transportation mask mandate greeted with confusion, relief wapo.st/3ErPD0C
With routes slashed during pandemic, small airports are on shaky flight path wapo.st/3jdd8Ru
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Lower-income neighborhoods in D.C. recorded eight times more traffic fatalities in recent years than the wealthiest area washingtonpost.com/transport…

D.C. traffic deaths at 14-year high with low-income areas hardest hit

Wards 7 and 8, which are majority-Black and largely east of the Anacostia River, have borne the brunt of traffic fatalities and are home to the city’s deadliest traffic corridor.

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How the East Coast’s busiest highway unraveled: 36 hours of confusion and misery on I-95 wapo.st/3IEKFi4
How the East Coast’s busiest highway unraveled: 36 hours of confusion and misery on I-95

How the East Coast’s busiest highway unraveled: 36 hours of confusion and misery on I-95

The I-95 backup brought widespread misery to travelers, truckers and a U.S. senator, leaving hundreds of drivers and passengers stranded. The state’s fuzzy grasp of the situation lengthened the...

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Metro suspends more than half of its rail cars after investigation uncovers safety problems washingtonpost.com/transport…
Metro suspends more than half of its rail cars after investigation uncovers safety problems

Metro suspends more than half of its rail cars after investigation uncovers safety problems

An NTSB investigation revealed that multiple 7000-series train car axles are out of compliance with manufacturer specifications.

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Two decades after Sept. 11 attacks, threats to aviation have evolved. So has the system for keeping travelers safe. washingtonpost.com/transport…

Two decades after Sept. 11 attacks, threats to aviation have evolved. So has the system for keeping...

Officials say safety has improved even as hazards loom as an evolving cast of players hunts for new vulnerabilities to exploit.

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7 ways the ride to the office might be different this fall in the D.C. area washingtonpost.com/transport…
7 ways the ride to the office might be different this fall

7 ways the ride to the office might be different this fall

Whether it's driving, taking transit or walking; transportation has changed in several ways in the Washington region since the start of the pandemic.

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Returning to offices, rethinking commutes washingtonpost.com/transport…
Returning to offices, rethinking commutes

Returning to offices, rethinking commutes

Time lost traveling to and from the office once seemed unavoidable. But some workers say telework has made them see how unnecessary the commute has become.

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Airline employees took on new mission in Afghanistan conflict’s final days: Getting evacuees to the U.S. washingtonpost.com/transport…
Airline employees took on new mission in Afghanistan conflict’s final days: Getting evacuees to the...

Airline employees took on new mission in Afghanistan conflict’s final days: Getting evacuees to the...

The stories they told and the bruises on their bodies brought tears to her eyes. But her time with them also brought something else.

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Delta Air Lines to require that employees be vaccinated or pay a $200 monthly health insurance surcharge washingtonpost.com/transport…
Delta Air Lines to require that employees be vaccinated or pay health insurance surcharge

Delta Air Lines to require that employees be vaccinated or pay health insurance surcharge

The airline said it would require employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing and pay a $200 monthly surcharge on health insurance.

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D.C. eyes Georgetown parcel for future gondola landing site — and a potential home for Metro washingtonpost.com/transport…
D.C. eyes Georgetown parcel for future gondola landing site — and a potential home for Metro

D.C. eyes Georgetown parcel for future gondola landing site — and a potential home for Metro

The D.C. Council approved $10 million to negotiate property across from the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

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The nation’s challenged roads, bridges, rails and ports: 10 projects showing the big-ticket needs washingtonpost.com/transport…
The nation’s challenged roads, bridges, rails and ports: 10 projects showing the big-ticket needs

The nation’s challenged roads, bridges, rails and ports: 10 projects showing the big-ticket needs

Years of neglect and underfunding. Lots of future needs. Ten projects show what's at stake for the nation's roads, bridges, ports and rails.

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Federal program to cut bus emissions gets a Senate mandate: Some buses must pollute washingtonpost.com/transport…
Federal program to cut bus emissions gets a Senate mandate: Some buses must pollute

Federal program to cut bus emissions gets a Senate mandate: Some buses must pollute

A closer look at the origin of the 42-word passage shows the difficulty of getting the federal government fully behind efforts to address emissions and climate change in a politically divided nation...

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Commuting patterns, workplaces may look different in a post-pandemic Washington, Post-Schar School poll finds washingtonpost.com/transport…

Commuting patterns, workplaces may look different in a post-pandemic Washington, Post-Schar School...

The results suggest a potentially large shift in commuting patterns in the Washington area as some residents expect to change their behaviors around how they get to work and whether they work outside...

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More workers are returning to the office. The pandemic-era commute might be changed forever. washingtonpost.com/transport…
More workers are returning to the office. The pandemic-era commute might be changed forever.

More workers are returning to the office. The pandemic-era commute might be changed forever.

Continued teleworking could ease traffic congestion, experts say, but only if commuters don’t shy away from mass transit.

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Here’s how the bipartisan infrastructure deal would invest $280 billion in transportation washingtonpost.com/transport…

Here’s how the bipartisan infrastructure deal would invest $280 billion in transportation

The White House announced a new bipartisan infrastructure deal that includes hundreds of billions in spending for transportation. Here's how the funds would be divided among roads, transit and...

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