Kate Hinds

Senior Producer, All Of it

Kate Hinds appears in the following:

Megabus Ridership Tops 30 Million Passenger Mark

Thursday, September 19, 2013

The discount bus company says that as of Thursday, it's served 30 million passengers across North America, after just 7 years of operations.

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TN MOVING STORIES: Transpo Links from Around the Web

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Ten more states have to reach cost-sharing agreements with Amtrak by 10/1 -- or risk losing some rail service. Hong Kong's subway has a 99.9% on-time rate. Negotiations between BART a...
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TN MOVING STORIES: Transpo Links from Around the Web

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Lane changes at the George Washington Bridge caused traffic havoc in Fort Lee. It's unclear exactly when construction on California's high-speed rail project will begin. Clayton Count...
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Why Driving on the Sidewalk Doesn't Automatically Result in a Ticket

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

When the driver of a Honda Pilot hopped a curb in Queens last week, striking several children, that action triggered an NYPD investigation -- meaning the driver could face consequences. Here's why that's unusual in New York City.

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TN MOVING STORIES: Transpo Links from Around the Web

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

The Costa Concordia has been righted. Spanish consumers bought more bikes than cars last year. Boston's mayoral candidates say they want 24-hour T service. And: another study shows di...
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Your Feelings About Bikes, in 17 Syllables

Monday, September 16, 2013

Are you riding? Considering it? Angry at all the attention bikes get? Or excited to be a new bike share member? Get out your pens and poetry quills and join The Takeaway's Bike Haiku Challenge.

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TN MOVING STORIES: Transpo Links from Around the Web

Monday, September 16, 2013

Thousands of U.S. bridges are at risk of collapse. Engineers are trying to raise the Costa Concordia. The new bike/pedestrian path on the Bay Bridge is hugely popular. Something else ...
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The Port Authority Needs Sunshine and Oversight, Says Federal Watchdog

Friday, September 13, 2013

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey didn't give the public enough time to comment on its 2011 toll hikes -- which is no surprise to some longtime critics. "They operate like...
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TN MOVING STORIES: Transpo Links from Around the Web

Friday, September 13, 2013

New York State is borrowing $700 million to keep the Tappan Zee Bridge work on track. Beijing's subway wants to make it worth your while to recycle. Florida is mulling new ways to fin...
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NJ Transit Still Not Answering Why They Stored Trains in Meadowlands During Sandy

Thursday, September 12, 2013

At its first public board meeting since word broke last month NJ Transit disregarded its own hurricane plan during Sandy, executives were sticking to their story.

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TN MOVING STORIES: Transpo Links from Around the Web

Thursday, September 12, 2013

NJ is considering extending the PATH train to Newark Airport. The Grand Central Terminal of Minnesota will be next door to the Twins ballpark. D.C.'s new Silver Line is featured in th...
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NYC As Design Experiment

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Creating a pedestrian plaza in Times Square was "the stupidest idea I’d ever heard," said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. But it only took his transportation commissioner ten minutes to change his mind. And now the area, he said, is retail gold.

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TN MOVING STORIES: Transpo Links from Around the Web

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

MARTA is cracking down on "nuisance" riders. L.A.'s proposed Broadway streetcar has a $200 million funding gap. Canada sold off part of its stake in GM. Houston is standardizing parki...
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Bike Share Blue is the New Black

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

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Tens of thousands of New Yorkers -- whether they are plugged into this week's Fashion Week offerings or no -- are already employing a hot new color for spring 2014 merely by hopping on a Citi Bike.

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TN MOVING STORIES: Transpo Links from Around the Web

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

It's primary day in NYC. Meanwhile, in Boston, people can vote on the area's new transit map. The Texas DOT is targeting young Hispanic males in an effort to curb drunk driving crashe...
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EXPLAINER: Where NYC's Mayoral Candidates Stand on Transportation Issues

Monday, September 09, 2013

Most like bikes and buses, but they're iffy on bike lanes. Some have clearly defined transportation platforms, while some don't even mention it on their website. One candidate even wants a monorail system. Here's where the top mayoral candidates stand on transportation.

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TN MOVING STORIES: Transpo News Links from Around the Web

Monday, September 09, 2013

NYC kids head back to school today -- and so too do the city's first speed cameras. States are lining up to oppose the American-US Airways merger. The Port Authority sold naming right...
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Queens, Brooklyn Get Bus Boosts—Including Faster Ride to LaGuardia

Friday, September 06, 2013

Remember when the MTA had to slash bus service in 2010 to close a budget gap? Now the agency is in a moment of growth, and it's not only restoring some of that cut service, it's adding new bus lines starting Sunday in Brooklyn and Queens.

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TN MOVING STORIES: Transpo Links from Around the Web

Friday, September 06, 2013

Mexico City's traffic is teeth-grindingly challenging. Boston is re-energizing a dormant rail line. BART and its labor unions are back to sniping at each other. Seattle may use its sp...
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Subway Kittens Land on All Four Paws in Brooklyn

Thursday, September 05, 2013

The kittens whose sheer cuteness caused subway service at one New York City station to grind to a halt last week are now living the good life in Bushwick — at least for the next month or so. Potential adopters, start your engines. 

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