Kate Hinds

Newsday didn't mince words: Helena Williams was fired.

The MTA is planning to put bus service in place if Long Island Rail Road workers strike as threatened this summer. But not every MTA board member thinks that's a good idea.

The White House wants to lift a ban on tolling Interstate highways. San Francisco is testing signal prioritization for buses. Citi Bike won another court case in NYC. Chicago may regu...

Google's self-driving car has mastered city streets. NYC cops are cracking down on subway dancers and acrobats. AAA will fix your bike's flat tire in some states. Amtrak dropped its s...

New York City could get 140 speed cameras, up from five today, if a bill that was approved Monday becomes law. And that might mean a lot of revenue--those five cameras alone have issu...

Got a cat or (smallish) dog? Want to take that four-footed companion on a trip within Illinois? All aboard!

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just announced the winners of its $1.6 million pedestrian safety grant program, and New York City is getting the largest award.

NJ Governor Chris Christie and state Democrats are on a collision course over how to fund transportation. The first round of Seattle bus cuts are in, and they're not pretty. The SEC i...

To stem the train's huge deficit, it should also raise fares and be funded in part through tax subsidies, say new recommendations issued by a watchdog group.

For the first time, the Silver Line finally has a projected opening date. Or rather an opening season: D.C.'s transit agency said Thursday the delay-dogged line would open "this summer."

New York's MTA will use some pension money to pay for worker raises. Philadelphia won't get bike share until next spring. Canada toughened standards for rail cars. Despite recalls, G....

Bus service is about to be slashed in Seattle. More subpoenas were issued in the ongoing Bridgegate probe. JetBlue pilots voted to unionize. And: most Texans talk on the phone while d...

There's an offer on the table in the labor dispute between New York's MTA and the Long Island Rail Road workers unions.

Starting next month, every single D.C. license will need to be replaced. Dozens of rail crashes have been linked to medical issues that could have been found in a health screening. Ex...

The winning bid for Montreal's bike share system will be unveiled today. MARTA trains and buses will start running more frequently in May. And: how to spot a skimming device on a NYC MetroCard machine.

Starting this weekend, the northbound lanes of the Pulaski Skyway are closing for two years, and New Jersey officials aren't sugarcoating it. 

Toyota is recalling over 6 million cars. MTA police officers were reunited with a dog they rescued. The Twin Cities' biggest transit project received a key approval. And: a Detroit bu...

A thoroughfare that runs through Brooklyn and Queens is getting the Vision Zero treatment.

Federal funding for D.C.'s Metro is in "real jeopardy." NJ Transit has "no culture of safety." Car theft in NYC is down -- unless you drive an old, heavy clunker. And: 100,000 tons of...

The sleep disorder known as sleep apnea is a problem across the transportation industry, not just for the engineer at the controls during Metro-North's fatal derailment in December. B...