Kate Hinds appears in the following:
Feds Chip in Other Half for New Train Tunnel Under Hudson
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Washington and the Port Authority make a deal on who's paying what for the new Gateway Tunnel, and how they will share in making decisions.
No Exit: What Closed Subway Entrances Have to Do with Delays and Crowding
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Low ridership and high crime led the city's transit system to close dozens of subway entrances decades ago. But those decisions are causing problems now.
Yes, We Can Stop Manspreading
Friday, November 06, 2015
As part of an annual design competition, local teams of designers and engineers build sculptures out of cans of food. This year, the MTA's entry is a sly nod to subway etiquette.
Hear What's Missing at the Port Authority Bus Terminal
Thursday, November 05, 2015
A 32-year-old audio-kinetic sculpture that once provided some whimsy in the otherwise dismal bus terminal is gone.
To Get to the East Side, MTA Goes 140 Feet Down
Wednesday, November 04, 2015
A massive — if also very expensive — solution to one of New York City's commuting connundrums is taking shape in a cavern deep under East Midtown.
Baby, Baby, Where Did Our Love (or Second Avenue Subway Money) Go?
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Beginning in May, the MTA began asking for more money from the city in order to get the next phase of the Second Avenue Subway built. So how did its funding get gutted?
New MTA Capital Plan Slashes Funding for Second Avenue Subway
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
The MTA board has formally passed its latest five-year, $26 billion capital spending plan. But while some new projects were included, the Second Avenue Subway was the big loser.
Design Competition to be Held for New Port Authority Bus Terminal
Thursday, October 22, 2015
The Port's board took what it's calling an "important first step" in replacing its aging bus terminal. But there are a lot of unknowns.
MTA Tries Blocking 'Political' Ads, But Some Get Away
Thursday, October 15, 2015
The agency's viewpoint-neutral ad policy was supposed to fix a problem. But enforcing it has raised new issues.
The Case of the Disappearing NJ Transit Trains
Wednesday, October 14, 2015
When NJ Transit announced it was slashing some service due to budget cuts, it didn't mention all the specifics. Now the reality of new late-night service is infuriating some riders.
Seven Things the MTA's Capital Plan Does. You'll Probably Only Notice Three of Them.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
The mayor and governor agreed on how to fund billions of dollars' worth of transit goodness. But you probably won't notice where the money's going. At least not yet.
Explainer: What are the Transit Funding "Raids" Holding Up the MTA Budget Deal?
Friday, October 09, 2015
Mayor de Blasio says he won't spend more city money on the MTA until the governor promises not to divert it. Cuomo calls that concern "a joke." Who's right?
Unfunded MTA Capital Program Now Legal Fodder
Monday, October 05, 2015
Two people hurt in a subway derailment last month are blaming the city and the MTA for their injuries. It's the latest — and most novel — wrinkle in the MTA's ongoing funding impasse.
New York's Bus Terminal: Overcrowded, Fragile and Largely Ignored
Monday, October 05, 2015
Buses move more people into the city from New Jersey each morning than NJ Transit trains do. But they don't have any good place to drop them off.
The Aging and Overcrowded Port Authority Bus Terminal
Monday, October 05, 2015
Kate Hinds, WNYC transportation reporter, looks at the hassles of the commuting option that moves more people from NJ to NYC each weekday morning: buses.
A Stronger Transit System Will Greet Joaquin, but It's Not Storm-Proof
Thursday, October 01, 2015
Sandy taught New York's MTA and New Jersey Transit a costly lesson, but both agencies say they're in better shape now to weather a storm.
No Place to Park: Citi Bike 'Deserts' and the Race for the Last Dock
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Finding a Citi Bike dock in the morning, or finding a free bike in the evening, is proving increasingly difficult in several Manhattan neighborhoods.
Your Guide to Getting Around During the Pope's Visit
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
The subways will be running — but bus service is impacted. The list of NYC street closures is four pages long. And driving into Manhattan? Find another way in. We'll show you how.
MTA to City: Pay Up, or Else
Monday, September 21, 2015
At an otherwise sleepy committee meeting, the MTA's chief threatened to cut funding for transit projects in NYC because Mayor de Blasio hasn't committed enough money to the agency.
Higher Prices + Tough Winter = Fewer Members for Citi Bike
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Bike sharing was supposed to transform the way New Yorkers got around, but its first two years have been bumpy. Will the third be better?
